In the four long days since North Miami Beach, Fla., ordered the evacuation of Crestview Towers, an apartment tower roughly six miles from Champlain Towers South, the reason for a delay in submitting the condominium's engineering inspection has been a nagging question.
Completed in January as part of Crestview Tower's response to the required 40-year recertification process—but not submitted to town officials until July 1—the inspection report deemed the 10-story, concrete structure with a slab-on-grade foundation, and its electrical system, unsafe for occupancy. North Miami Beach officials ordered dismayed residents to evacuate on July 3.