Florida commissioners look at new proposals, tighter regulations on condos

The median age of a beachfront, high rise condo 10 stories or more in Palm Beach County is 40 years

FINDS THERE ARE 125 BEACHFRONTCONDOMINIUM HIGH- RISES OF ATLEAST 10 STORIES IN OURVIEWING AREA.

MOST OF THEMLINE THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACHCOUNTY, WHERE TODAYCOMMISSIONERS WILL LOOK WAYSOF ENSURING THE HIGH-RISES ARESAFE LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AFTERTHE CONDOMINIUM COLLAPSE INSURFSIDE.

CONTACT 5INVESTIGATOR DAVE BOHMAN GIVESYOU AN IN DEPTH LOOK.THE MEDIAN AGE OF A BEACHFRONTHIGH RISE 10 STORIES OR MOREIN PALM BEACH COUNTY IS 40YEARS&THE AGE OF THE SURFSIDECONDO THAT COLLAPSED JUNE24TH..

WITH 86 AGING OCEANSIDEHIGH RISES IN THE COUNTY, PALMBEACH COUNTY MAYOR DAVE KERNERSAYS COMMISSIONER WANT TO KNOWMORE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.

FINDOUT [ DAVE KERNER / PALM BEACHCOUNTY MAYOR ] [:32]“TO LEARNAT A LITTLE DEEPER LEVER HERE,WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON HERE,WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH.SURFSIDE TOOK US ALL A LITTLEBIT BY SURPRISE.

MOST OF THE39 OCEANFRONT HIGH RISES INST.LUCIE COUNTY WERE BUILT INTHE 1980COMMISSION CHAIR CHRISDZADOVSKY SAYS THE COUNTY ISLOOKING AT HOW WELL, THEY WEREBUILT AND MAINTAINED&AND WHATTHREATENS THESE CONDOSAFETY.

[ CHRIS DZADOVSKY ][7:11:04]“THERERESEARCH GOING ON& [ 7:16:20 ]“&AND WEINFORMATION ABOUT SEA LEVELRISE, SALT WATER INTRUSION ATTHE BEACHES” [ STANDUPGRAPHICS: TITLE: 10+ STORYHIGH-RISE CONDOS 125 CONDOSPALM BEACH AND ST.

LUCIECOUNTIES 81% BUILT BEFORE1993] [ DAVE BOHMAN / CONTACT5] [7:25:29]“CONTACT 5CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS AND FOUNDIN OUR AREA, THERE ARE 125BEACHFRONT CONDOS, ALL IN PALMBEACH AND ST.

LUCIE COUNTIES.81% OF THEM WERE BUILT BEFORE1993, THE YEAR FLORIDA ENACTEDSTRICTER BUILDING CODES IN THEWAKE OF HURRICANE ANDREW” [KEN H.

JOHNSON / FAU COLLEGEOF BUSINESS ] [6:13]“WE WILLSEE MORE DUE DILIGENCE, THEOLDER THE BUILDING.

SO, THEREWILL BE A CORRELATION BETWEENWHAT A BUYER WANTS TO DO WITHTHE AGE OF THE BUILDING” REALESTATE EXPERT KEN H.

JOHNSONIS WITH F-A-U COLLEGE OFBUSINESS.

JOHNSON EXPECTS THEFALLOUT FROM THE SURFSIDECOLLAPSE WILL LEAD TO A SHORT-TERM STALL IN BEACHFRONT CONDOSALES AT OLDER BUILDINGS,WHILE STATE AND LOCALGOVERNMENTS DECIDE WHAT TO DO.[ KEN H.

JOHNSON / FAU COLLEGEOF BUSINESS ] [2:036:13]“MORELEGISLATION, AT LEAST LOCALLY,REQUIRING MORE MAINTENANCE ANDUPDATES AND INSPECTIONS” THEPACE OF INSPECTIONS IS LIKELYTO STEP UP FOR BEACHFRONTHIGH-RISES EXPOSED TO RISINGSEAS, BEACH EROSION, ANDCORROSIVE SALT SPRAY.

IN FORTPIERCE, DAVE BOHMAN, WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.HAPPENING TODAY... WE'LL GETOUR