The building sits about 1.3 miles away from the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, which left98 people dead following its tragic collapse in June 2021.
The building, which is undergoing recertification, was evacuated in response to a structural engineering report where an engineer discovered that a main support beam had shifted 10 months after it was identified for repair. The report noted that a crack in the particular beam had expanded, while other structural supports may also need repair.
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“There’s cracks in the column, cracks in the base, I mean in the garage, in the two storage garages, there’s cracks in the beams, everywhere,” Marsh Markaj, a building resident who works in construction, told the station.
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Engineer Arshad Vioar wrote in an email, per theAssociatedPress, that the firm “noticed that one of the main beams in the garage had experienced a structural deflection of approximately ½ inch and also the existing crack that was marked for repair had extended.”
Victims and survivors of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South are set to receive a nearly $1 billion settlement, attorneys Harley Tropin and Javier Lopezsaid in a statement this year, revealing that they were “able torecover in excess of $997 million.” In an interview withThe New York Times, survivorsAngela Gonzalez and her daughter Devenopened up about losing husband/father Edgar Gonzalez in the collapse.
“On days when we’re doing fine, I’ll forget that my dad’s passed away. Or I’ll think that he’s working long hours, and he’s going to come home. But he doesn’t,” said Deven, 17. “Then you feel guilty, like you’re doing good without him. If you don’t miss him, it’s terrible. But if you miss him, it’s terrible, too.”
Other buildings have since been evacuated following the tragic events of June 2021, includingNorth Miami’s Crestview Towers Condominium, which was deemed “structurally and electrically unsafe” in July 2021. At the time, it was revealed that the building failed the county and city’s 40-year recertification process.
source: people.com
