Nearly 3 dozen coastal buildings in Miami-Dade are sinking, UM scientists find

Thirty-five beachside high-rises between Miami Beach and Sunny Isles Beach, half less than a decade old, have sunk by as much as 3.1 inches, scientists from the University of Miami found.

The school used satellite images to track the changes. Researchers found the most market shifts in Sunny Isles, adding that preliminary data suggest similar trends in coastal Broward and Palm Beach areas.

Buildings sinking slightly during and after construction isn’t uncommon. But the “extent of the subsidence hotspots along the South Florida coastline” was, the scientists told The Associated Press, because the changes sometimes occurred years after construction ended.

– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics