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One of them actually sold AFTER the Miami collapse. I would think that after seeing the hubris fail elsewhere it would make people second guess a huge purchase
by coding123 5y ago
One of them actually sold AFTER the Miami collapse. I would think that after seeing the hubris fail elsewhere it would make people second guess a huge purchase like that. It was probably a long escrow and figured they should just close anyway - it won't happen to me, not in this leaning tower in a quake prone area.
- Dylan16807 5y ago> One of them actually sold AFTER the Miami collapse. Why would the collapse of a different building, across the country, for unrelated reasons, affect their decision?
- redis_mlc 5y agoBecause it shows a building can suddenly collapse without external reasons. Surfside collapsed primarily because there was no safety margin for the columns. It also had minimal/missing shear walls and beams, damaged slabs and possibly an unplanned PH floor to get around the 12 storey zoning limit. In the case of Mill. Tower, the tilt creates an unplanned side load on the structural members, possibly inducing pancaking just like Surfside. Also, beyond a certain tilt, the plumbing and elevators will stop working, making the building uninhabitable.