A Skyline of Prosperity Rising Above an Unseen Ground Reality
Florida builds luxury towers while vehicle homelessness expands across Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, exposing one of the most striking contradictions in modern American housing.
Glass high-rises continue to reshape coastal skylines, signaling economic growth, global investment, and urban expansion. Yet beneath these developments, thousands of residents now sleep in cars, RVs, and temporary tents scattered across parking lots and roadside corridors.
We observe a housing landscape where prosperity and precarity coexist within the same city blocks. New residential towers target high-income tenants and international buyers, while long-term residents struggle to secure even modest rental units. The result is a physical and social divide that is increasingly visible in everyday urban life…