When Sacred Ground Is Also Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate

What to do with the site of the collapsed condo in Surfside, Fla.? There is no easy way to both honor victims and compensate condo owners.

How We Built a 3-D Model of the Collapsed Surfside Condo Tower

A team of journalists examined building plans and interviewed a dozen experts to understand how the building could have failed.

‘They Were Bullies’: Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo

The team that developed Champlain Towers managed to build the condos despite checkered pasts, internal strife and a last-minute change that infuriated leaders in Surfside, Fla.

‘They Were Bullies’: Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo

The team that developed Champlain Towers managed to build the condos despite checkered pasts, internal strife and a last-minute change that infuriated leaders in Surfside, Fla.

The Police Believe 98 People Died in the Condo Collapse. One Hasn’t Been Found.

The search at the collapse site in Surfside, Fla., was declared over on Friday, but the authorities are continuing to look through the relocated rubble for the remains of Estelle Hedaya, 54.

Collapse Raises New Fears About Florida’s Shaky Insurance Market

Insurers were already skittish after losses from repeated hurricanes. The recent condo collapse has brought new insecurity. How long will Florida’s coast be insurable?

As Search Nears End, Florida Condo Death Toll Becomes Clearer

Officials in Surfside, Fla., now estimate that the total number of dead will be between 95 and 99 people.

Entire Families Were Lost in the Surfside Collapse. Here Is One of Their Stories.

Because the disaster happened in the middle of the night, many parents, children, grandparents and siblings were killed together.

‘Zero Chance of Survival’: Search for Survivors in Condo Collapse Is Ending

Nobody had been found alive since immediately after the Florida building crumbled almost two weeks ago, killing at least 54. Still, officials had resisted abandoning the search-and-rescue effort.

‘Should We Sell?’ After Collapse, Hot Florida Market Faces Uncertainty.

The partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., has plunged older beachside condos and high-rise buildings like it into a swirl of apprehension.

Lax Enforcement Let South Florida Towers Skirt Inspections for Years

The collapse of Champlain Towers South has prompted a review of hundreds of older high-rises. Some buildings ignored or delayed action on serious maintenance issues.

Florida Officials Plan Swift Demolition of Remaining Part of Collapsed Building

The partially collapsed structure might not withstand a coming storm, officials fear.

Six rescue workers test positive for coronavirus at the Florida condo collapse site.

Chief Alan Cominsky of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that contact tracing had been performed and that hundreds of other workers had since been tested.

Inside the Tumultuous Years Before the Florida Condo Collapse

The condo board knew that Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., needed major repairs. It did not know the complex was in a race against time.

Condo Wreckage Hints at First Signs of Possible Construction Flaw

Engineers studying the collapsed Florida tower said there seemed to be less steel reinforcement in certain areas than would have been expected from the 1979 design drawings.

A Delicate Decision: When to End Search for Any Florida Condo Survivors

The death toll rose to 22 after four more victims were found, including the 7-year-old daughter of a firefighter. No survivors have been discovered since the day the condo collapsed.

Collapse Wasn’t First for Inspector Who Said Tower Seemed in ‘Good Shape’

The chief building official of Surfside, Fla., had worked in at least six South Florida cities. The collapse of a 13-story condo tower prompted a review of his work in at least one city.

In Miami-Area Collapse, Echoes of 9/11 in the Grief and Rubble

Some who recall the early days following the World Trade Center catastrophe say the reports and images from Florida are almost too familiar.

‘We Are Waiting for You’: An Agonizing Vigil for Surfside Families

Many families have no choice but to navigate an ugly and liminal place where mourning can feel both necessary and premature.

The Bidens will visit the site of the Florida building collapse on Thursday.

President and Jill Biden will visit Surfside, Fla., a week after a condo building collapsed, and are expected to meet with families of the victims and local officials.