MIAMI — The city of Miami Beach ordered residents of a 164-unit condo tower to evacuate the building Thursday after engineers found significant damage to a critical structural beam in the parking garage.
Miami Beach spokesperson Melissa Berthier said around 4 p.m. Thursday that the city planned to post an unsafe structure notice and order residents of the Port Royale Condominium at 6969 Collins Ave., to vacate the 14-story building immediately.
Shortly before 5 p.m., the condo board sent residents a mandatory notice to vacate the premises by 7 p.m. As that hour approached, residents scrambled to gather their belongings, load up their cars and arrange for temporary housing.
