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(Miami, FL) - Five years after the Surfside condo collapse, Florida's first milestone report is out. The state passed strict laws after the Champlain Towers South fell in 2021 killing 98 people.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Construction Safety Team found "the collapse began when two connections between garage columns and the pool deck failed.”
Now the 2025 milestone report flags 24 structures statewide as unsafe with 23 in Miami-Dade County and identified 30 buildings in 2024 as uninhabitable.
Aventura officials note that 19 of those listings belong to their city alone but stress the data lacks context-insisting all local buildings remain completely safe to occupy while owners complete standard, scheduled maintenance repairs.
Under Florida's sweeping Senate Bill 4-D safety regulations, all condo and cooperative structures three stories or higher must now complete mandatory "milestone structural inspections" once they turn 30 years old, with follow-up safety reviews required every ten years and mandatory reserves for repairs.