Miami is sinking.
According to a new study, released in the journal Earth and Space Science , luxury beachfront condos and hotels in the Florida city are sinking into the ground at “unexpected” rates, the Miami Herald reports.
Approximately 70 percent of the buildings in the city’s north and central Sunny Isles are affected , according to the University of Miami , which produced the report.
Researchers who published the study identified 35 buildings that have reportedly sunk by up to three inches between 2016 and 2023.
Some iconic Miami landmarks are on the list of 35 affected buildings; the Faena Hotel, the Porche Design Tower, the Surf Club Towers, Trump Tower II, Trump International Beach Resorts, and the Ritz-Carlton Residences. are all among the sinking structures.
The study’s senior author, University of Miami’s Falk Amelung, told the Miami Herald that virtually all of the buildings constructed along the coast of Miami’s outer barrier islands are sinking.
The impetus for the study was actually a response to the tragic 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, which killed 98 people and lit a fire for stronger structural reviews for apartments and condos across the state.