Miami-Dade building audit that resulted in dozens of buildings being marked for repairs

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida. – Hundreds of high-rise buildings in South Florida are under inspection after the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside last week.

Two dozen of these buildings have been “red flagged” in Miami-Dade County, and two of these buildings, technically enforced by the county, are owned by the county.

Both are social housing of the district, which were marked as part of their 40-year recertification process due to open problems.

These are the Little River Plaza, a five-story building at 8255 Northwest Miami Court, and Ward Tower, a 15-story building at 2200 Northwest 54th Street.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daneilla Levine Cava’s emergency audit has put apartment buildings like these two high on the list of priorities.

Edward Rojas is the district’s construction clerk and spoke to Layron Livingston of Local 10 News.

“We’re an organization that does 1,000 inspections every single day of the week,” said Rojas. “We do 250,000 inspections every year, so we are prepared for such tasks when they come.”

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Livingston followed up with the question of why the county’s buildings are on the list when so many inspections are made each week?

“The county properties go through the same process as everyone else,” he said. “The county properties, projects pull permits like any other, and they follow the same rules.”

Rojas went on to have these district buildings conform to regulations, stressing that not every problem is structurally dangerous.

“The certification covers electrical components, lighting and parking lot lighting,” said Rojas.

Local 10 has learned that parking lot lights are the problem at Little River Plaza.

Rojas said the reviews are still ongoing.

“Given the urgency and the current atmosphere, we will work diligently to bring all of these properties together as quickly as possible,” he said.

The county has dispatched a team of Construction and Code compliance staff to conduct its ongoing review and is hoping to complete the review within the month.

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