Admiral’s Walk treasurer Collin D’Silva (l-r), property manager Daniel Gonzalez and condo board president Howard Somers talk out front of the condominium tower. Gonzalez says condo owners and buyers noticed work was underway at Admiral’s Walk while o
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By Rich Pollack
The 122-unit Dalton Place condominium completed Highland Beach’s strict recertification process in April 2022 — just six months after the town enacted new rules — thanks in large part to a $1.75 million renovation project that began p
By Mary Hladky
The city’s building recertification program will not need major changes to be consistent with state legislation approved by lawmakers in May.
Boca Raton enacted an ordinance requiring buildings to be inspected to determine if they are s
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach commissioners in early August gave tentative approval to a revised condominium recertification ordinance that incorporates changes passed by the Florida Legislature.
While much of Highland Beach’s original ordinance rem
By Rich Pollack
Armed with newly minted building recertification requirements drafted following the collapse of Surfside’s Champlain Towers South, Highland Beach’s building department has begun notifying a handful of condominium associations and othe
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach commissioners have revised a proposed ordinance requiring building recertifications to put more responsibility for how inspections are done onto the shoulders of condo boards.
Under an updated draft ordinance — tentati
A1A is lined with buildings in Boca Raton, where 77% of barrier island condos are 40 years or older. Google Maps
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton is the first city in Palm Beach County to enact an ordinance requiring buildings to be inspected to determin
Condos line the beach in Highland Beach. An analysis done by The Coastal Star of Palm Beach County property records shows 74 condos or co-ops located in Highland Beach. Of these, 38 were built prior to 1982. Google Maps
By Rich Pollack
Hoping to ensu