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Ryan Mermer stands near his apartment in the historic section of Surfside, Fla., Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Mermer moved back from Palm Beach County to be near his parents and to be part of an active Jewish community. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Credit: The Associated Press
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) The condo tower collapse in Surfside could exacerbate the division that already exists between the tiny Florida town’s new luxury buildings built for the global elite and those constructed decades ago for the middle class. It is already creating headaches for some small businesses.
The town has seen the construction of numerous new condos in recent years, where large oceanfront units exceeding 3,000 square feet (280 square meters) with modern amenities can fetch $10 million and up. Meanwhile, small units of 800 square feet (75 square meters) in neighboring condo buildings construc
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