Luxury condos planned for South Florida site where building collapse killed 98

[Zorro]

Construction on the 12-story project has already begun and is expected to be finished in 2029.

A Dubai-based developer plans to build a 12-story luxury condominium project on the South Florida site where a building collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people.

DAMAC International said Tuesday that it planned to build The Delmore on the site where the Champlain Towers South partially collapsed in Surfside, outside Miami, in June 2021. Construction has already started and the project is expected to be finished in 2029, the company said in a news release.

The building with staggered floors designed by Zaha Hadid Architects will have 37 “mansions” with units averaging 7,000 square feet. The price of a four- or five-bedroom unit will start at $15 million, and the project will include a private restaurant, residential butlers, a wellness spa and other resort-style amenities, according to the company.

“We have been focused on delivering an ultra-luxury product to the South Florida market that is unlike anything the area has seen previously,” Jeffery Rossely, senior vice president of development for DAMAC International, said in the statement.

The news release makes no mention of the tragedy.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2025/02/02/champlain-towers-south-collapse-surfside-delmore-condo-project/

[NameAlreadyTaken]

1. "Oh, and one other little thing...

...oh, wait. Nevermind!"

[RainCaster]

2. How much experience does that architecture firm have

When dealing with settling soil?

[genxlib]

3. That is not what went wrong there

And even if it was, that is not the responsibility of the Architect. It is the responsibility of the Geotechnical and Structural Engineer.

I have my on credentials and opinions on the matter but it is enough to say both the government and private investigations have come to the conclusion that it was a bad design that was poorly constructed and badly maintained.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/investigations/engineers-champlain-towers-south-first-failure/3320074/

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. That is what I had heard as well.

It was not the ground.