The collapse of the Champlain Towers building (right) highlighted the real estate disorder that persists in Miami Beach.
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A North Miami Beach, Florida, apartment complex near the Surfside condominium building that collapsed last year was immediately evacuated, after engineers determined the structure was unsafe.
The 55 families who live in Bayview 60 Homes, at 3800 NE 168th Street, will have to move out of the building.
On Monday, the City of North Miami Beach received a letter from Bronislaus P. Taurinski Structural Engineers stating that the five-story building, known as Bayview 60 Homes, was “structurally unsafe” and called for an immediate evacuation, the city said in a statement.
Specifically, structural engineers cited “a deviation in the elevation of the building’s floor slabs” as the reason for the evacuation, according to the city. The building was built in 1972 and was preparing for its 50-year recertification.
“The City is working with the owner to ensure that all residents receive proper assistance when they move in within the next 24 hours,” City Manager Arthur Sorey said, it’s a statement. “Resident safety is our primary concern and we are working as quickly as possible to mobilize our resources to the construction site.”
The evacuation comes after the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapsed in Surfside, Florida, last year, killing nearly 100 people.
Since then, other buildings in the area have also been evacuated, including Regent Palace, a building in Surfside that was voluntarily evacuated in July after an engineer hired by the condominium association found problems with the building’s structural integrity.
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