A Dubai-based developer, DAMAC, has announced an ultra-luxury project called The Delmore in Surfside, where a building collapse in 2021 claimed 98 lives. Construction has begun on the project, which will feature 37 expensive condos starting at $15 million, but there has been criticism regarding the lack of acknowledgment of the tragedy in their marketing. Survivors and local officials are urging respect for the site's history and for the completion of investigations before new developments proceed, emphasizing the need for a memorial to honor the victims.
The focus must be on completing the investigation before allowing another development to proceed, while also ensuring a memorial is included to honor those we lost.
Burkett said he had hoped the developer would find a sensitive way to honor the site's history in its marketing.
They've got a real opportunity to see the reality that's right in front of them and take it head on and deal with it.
The project shouldn't begin until a federal investigation into what caused the collapse is finished.
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