Miami-Dade Judge Approves Pursuing Sale of Surfside Property That Is Site of Condo Collapse

Part of the 12-story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo, with more than 100 units at 8777 Collins Ave. in Surfside, Florida, collapsed early on June 24, 2021. Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS

By Jay Weaver From Miami Herald

SURFSIDE, Fla.—Hundreds of victims of the deadly collapse of a Surfside condo building could expect to see compensation in the near future, as a Miami-Dade Circuit judge Wednesday approved the planned sale of the oceanfront property, valued at more than $100 million, as well as the disbursement of millions more in insurance payments for property and personal damages.