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News Articles: condo collapse

Driven by new regulations, developers are tearing down many older buildings on the waterfront in Miami and other cities in Florida and replacing them with luxury condominiums.

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After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

The 2021 collapse killed nearly 100 people. Regulations passed since then have raised costs for those living in older buildings. Developers want homeowners to sell so they can put up luxury condos.

January 04, 2024
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  • Greg Allen
In an aerial view, a cleared lot where the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood is seen on June 22, 2022 in Surfside, Florida. This week marks the first anniversary of the tragic event where 98 people died when the building partially collapsed.

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One year after Surfside condo collapse in Florida, a legal settlement is approved

The $1.2 billion settlement is for unit owners and families of those who died in the condo tower. It was finalized one day before the anniversary of the disaster in which 98 people died.

June 23, 2022
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  • Greg Allen
A memorial contains personal items of some of the missing from the collapsed Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla.

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Baseballs, Rings, Wine Bottles: How Crews Handle Property Found At Fla. Collapse Site

Crews continue to find the bodies of those who died during a recent condo collapse. There is another objective for those sifting through the rubble: collecting the property of the victims.

July 15, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Workers oversee an excavator dig through the rubble of the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on Friday.

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Death Toll In Condo Collapse Rises To 86 As Recovery Work Speeds Up

Seventeen days into responding to a condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., officials cite progress in identifying victims and those still unaccounted for.

July 10, 2021
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  • Dave Mistich
Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo on Sunday in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse.

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Official Death Toll Climbs To 11: The Latest On The Condo Collapse In Surfside

Emergency crews have been working at the site of the Champlain Towers South building collapse around the clock since last Thursday.

June 28, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz

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