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10/12/2021 One bank’s response to climate change: Financing condo retrofits—American Banker

Ken LaRoe and his team at Climate First Bank were in the midst of developing a new loan program when the Champlain Towers South condo complex collapsed near Miami, killing 98 people.
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10/8/2021 Sales start at St. Pete's highest high rise—Axios

Units have already started selling at The Residences at 400 Central, which aims to be the tallest residential tower on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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9/27/2021 Firefighters battle flames at South Tampa apartment—WTSP 10 Tampa Bay

A fire broke out Friday afternoon near the Westshore Yacht Club Condos in Tampa.
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9/13/2021 What questions Tampa Bay condo associations are asking after Surfside collapse—Tampa Bay Times

It’s been a little over two months since the sudden collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside on June 24, which killed 98 people.
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9/8/2021 Condo Association Board Member Defies “No-Pet” Rule With Emotional Support Animal In 55+ Community—Tampa Free Press

A dispute between a non-profit condominium association, a property owner, and a back-peddling osteopathic physician has led to a lawsuit over the ownership of a dog in a 55-plus community.
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8/10/2021 Construction begins on Tampa condo tower near Bayshore Boulevard—Tampa Bay Times

Bayshore Boulevard could soon see another high-rise building on its growing waterfront skyline in South Tampa.
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7/29/2021 Residents cleared to return after flooding at Element tower in Tampa—Yahoo! News

Residents of the Element apartment tower have been cleared to move back in 10 days after a broken water line flooded the building, Tampa Fire Rescue said Monday afternoon.
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7/29/2021 Ybor City development plan unveiled: Park, condo towers lead 50-acre proposal—Tampa Bay Times

Apartment complexes and condo towers with as many as 5,000 homes.
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7/26/2021 State Sets Up Hotline For Condo Consumer Protection Issues In Wake Of Surfside Collapse—CBS 4 Miami

Following the deadly Surfside condo collapse, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is asking the Florida legislature to update condo safety regulations during the next legislative session.
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7/23/2021 Condo association sues city of St. Pete Beach over Miramar hotel project—Tampa Bay Newspapers

The Dunes Condominium Association has filed a lawsuit against St. Pete Beach to invalidate a resolution passed by the City Commission on April 27 that granted the proposed Miramar Resort conditional use to construct a 7-story, 54-room resort hotel.
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7/23/2021 Condominiums Facing Costs & Coverage Crisis - What It Means For Policyholders—PR Newswire

In the wake of the recent Surfside tragedy, the condominium insurance market is facing significant changes.
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7/23/2021 23-story tower proposed to replace century-old St. Petersburg buildings—Tampa Bay Times

A proposed condo tower that will take the place of two century-old homes in downtown St. Petersburg has gotten a lot taller.
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7/20/2021 Flooding evacuates downtown Tampa high-rise condo—Bay News 9

Emergency crews responded to downtown Tampa's Element residential tower Friday morning due to flooding concerns.
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7/9/2021 Champlain’s All-Too-Common Issues: Surfside Tragedy Provokes Reckoning—Commercial Observer

When Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., collapsed on June 24, killing at least 60, the world was shocked.
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7/9/2021 New issues found at Osceola condo complex buildings—Bay News 9

Issues were found at other buildings at the Images Condominium complex in Osceola County, but no other buildings have been deemed unsafe yet.
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7/9/2021 Surfside tragedy rattles Florida’s condo insurance industry—Tampa Bay Times

Within days of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, insurance companies sent letters to owners of condominiums 40 years and older in South Florida, asking for proof that their buildings have passed all inspections, or they will lose their coverage.
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7/9/2021 Facebook Q&A: Condo ownership in Florida—Yahoo! News

Daniel Lustig, attorney and partner at Pike & Lustig, LLP in West Palm Beach, laid out some of the guidelines and rules that condo owners should know about while living in a high-rise complex.
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7/9/2021 After Florida Building Collapse, Task Force to Consider Changes to Condo Laws—The Wall Street Journal

A task force has been created to investigate Florida’s laws surrounding condominiums and make recommendations for legal reforms to the governor’s office and state legislature in the wake of the building collapse in Surfside, according to people familiar with the plans.
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7/6/2021 Own a condo? Here’s what you should know about building safety after Surfside.—The Washington Post

The wreckage of Champlain Towers South, reduced last week to a tangled jumble of steel and concrete, has worried residents of other multistory buildings who want assurances that their homes are safe.
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7/6/2021 Condos Are in Uncharted Territory—Slate

The cracks in the concrete suddenly feel like chasms.
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