The Champlain Towers South condo, which is partially collapsed, can be seen right next to the Eighty Seven Park luxury building. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDevelopers offered $400,000. to residents of the condo in Florida that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma.WaPo reports that the offer was made after Champlain Towers residents complained of construction.According to the report, Champlain Towers condo association did not accept the money.For more stories, visit Insider's homepage.The Washington Post reported that the developers of a luxury apartment block next to the Surfside condo in Florida offered $400,000 to residents amid complaints about the vibrating walls and debris falling into the pool.According to court records and emails obtained by The Post from the Post, Champlain Towers condo association, which was partially destroyed more than a week before, received a draft offer from Eighty Seven Park. This offer was intended to stop them opposing the project.The agreement that asked Champlain Towers homeowners for their support of Eighty Seven Park was not signed after The Post reported that lawyers from the association highlighted flaws in it.According to The Post, the offer was made after several Champlain Towers homeowners complained about the construction next to their pool causing debris and plastic foam to fall into the pool and vibrating their walls.CNN reported earlier this week that Champlain Towers South residents had complained about the shaking of their building during construction of Eighty Seven Park.Two developers behind Eighty Seven Park were Terra Group and 8701 Collins Development LLC. Insider did not receive a response immediately.The cause of the June 24th partial collapse at Champlain Towers South, which claimed 22 lives, is still unknown. Numerous recent reports have highlighted extensive structural problems in the building prior to the collapse.CNN reported that there was no evidence to suggest that Eighty Seven Park contributed in any way to the disaster.Continue the story8701 Collins Development LLC stated in a previous statement, "confident that construction of 87 Park didn't cause or contribute to the collapse which took place in Surfside," The Post reported.Mara Chouela (a Champlain Towers South resident) and condo association board member had sent an email to a Surfside building official January 2019, stating that the tower being built next to her was "uncomfortably near," The Post reported.According to CNN and The Post, Chouela stated that "We are concerned about the construction next to Surfside being too close." "The Terra Project on Collins and 87 are digging too near to our property, and we have concerns about the structure of our building."The original boundary between the two buildings was a street measuring 50 feet wide, according to The Post, which cited public records.The Post reported that 8701 Collins Development LLC made a deal in 2013 with the City of Miami Beach to purchase the street and build on it. An ex-official from Surfside claimed that Champlain Towers residents were not informed.Eighty Seven Park was constructed between 2016 and 2019. Environmental experts raised concerns about the building's vulnerability to flooding from rising sea levels. Jeff Goodell, an environmental writer, described Miami as "the poster boy for a big city in trouble."Insider has the original article.
