Surfside condo collapse

The condo collapse of Champlain Towers South along Collins Avenue in Surfside is one of the worst building failures in recent history. 98 people died in the building collapse nearly three months ago.  Investigations are ongoing by town and federal investigators. It could take months to years for an official result.   Students in Florida International University’s College of Engineering...

Victims, family members and supporters of those impacted by the Surfside condominium collapse are gathering Thursday to advocate for a fitting memorial at the site of the tragedy. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports

Professors and PhD students at FIU are trying to figure out what happened in Surfside to help build better in the future. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

There’s currently a hole in the beachfront skyline where the 12-story building once stood, as the property remains the subject of ongoing court hearings.

NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson is in Surfside where advocates and family members of the tragic collapse are in court looking to make a memorial on the site where the building once stood.

Condo residents, building owners, elected officials and industry experts gathered in Doral Saturday for a town hall meeting to discuss potential changes to current condo association laws. Meetings are being held as lawmakers locally and statewide prepare to make changes to condo association laws. The town halls are being held in the wake of the Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside....

After multiple buildings in South Florida were abruptly evacuated because of safety concerns and leaving many without a place to live, Doral hosted a townhall to see how to mitigate those concerned. NBC 6’s Cristian Benavides reports.

The final recommendations include changes to current condo association guidelines and safety inspections and come after more than 20 hours of expert testimony and discussion by committee members. NBC 6’s Sasha Jones reports.

The Broward County Condominium Structural Issues Committee has finalized recommendations they hope will help make condo living safer.  The special committee was formed following the Champlain Towers South Building Collapse in Surfside.  The 19-member committee includes state and local elected officials, attorneys, and structural building experts.  The final recommendations include changes to current condo association guidelines and safety inspections...

NBC 6’s Nicole Lauren has more after a plan to swap sites with the city’s community center was turned down.

Commissioners in Surfside, Florida, have rejected a proposal to trade public land to the eventual buyer of the condominium collapse site.

Surfside’s commission meeting Tuesday night saw emotional pleas from the victims and families of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South. Affected loved ones called for an on-site memorial to honor the 98 lives lost. Many who spoke proposed a memorial by way of a land swap with Surfside’s community center. If approved, it would mean Surfside trading the...

A town hall was held that would determine the fate of the site of the Surfside condo collapse. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports.

The makeshift memorial on the tennis court fence is gone, and now Surfside is grappling with a thorny question: where should we build the permanent memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers condo collapse? One group of families who lost loved ones in the collapse are adamant that a memorial should be placed at the site where the victims…

Nearly three months after the Surfside tragedy, the town is grappling with a difficult question: where should a permanent memorial to the victims be located? NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Officials are working on how to handle the money donated to the Surfside condo collapse victims.

Surfside has proposed a compromise for the Champlain site after survivors reject rezoning plans. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports

Survivors of the Surfside condo collapse survivors are worried a down-zoning plan will limit the compensation they get when the Champlain Towers South property is sold. But as of Thursday night’s workshop, a compromise is on the table — where the site would be exempt from the plan and its value would be protected. Susie Rodriguez, who survived the condo…

A Surfside zoning workshop could impact the value of the property and what compensation survivors will receive when the property sells. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports

A fourth person was arrested as several suspects faced a judge in court, accused of stealing the identities of the victims of the Surfside collapse. NBC 6’s Cristian Benavides reports