"I think it’s the elephant in the room that people don’t want to address."
Surfside town commissioners plan to discuss how to better regulate development of new projects to protect nearby buildings after a study found 35 high-rises along Miami’s barrier islands are sinking beyond what would typically be expected.
In Surfside, the University of Miami study found subsidence — the sinking of land or a building — affecting 10 luxury high-rises, condos and hotels, including the Surf Club towers, the Fendi Chateau Residences and the Carlisle on the Ocean, and noted that nearby construction projects may have “accelerated, if not instigated,” the subsidence.
Buildings in Sunny Isles, Miami Beach and Bal Harbor were also affected, the study found.
Together, those high rises accommodate tens of thousands of residents and tourists. Some have more than 300 units, including penthouses that cost millions of dollars.
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