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Echoes of Sept. 11 lead Miami businessman to host condo collapse families
By Katanga Johnson
Reuters
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) - When Miami-based businessman Andreas King-Geovanis heard that a condominium building in nearby Surfside had collapsed, he knew from experience the disaster would lead to displacement.
The 31-year-old New York native, who runs a vacation rental property company, was still a child living with his family near the World Trade Center when it was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
After news of the disaster at Champlain Towers South on June 24, King-Geovanis called his 165 staff members to a meeting to say his firm, Sextant Stays, would offer a month of rent-free housing to survivors and families of the people who are still missing.
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Though we Miamians get a bad rap for being a little on the self-absorbed side, if the tragic events of last week have taught us anything it’s that when things around here get tough, we do everything we can to show up for each other. The Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside has brought this city together more than any other disaster since Hurricane Andrew, and though what happened last week was a horrible, unfathomable loss, the outpouring of support across South Florida has been incredibly inspiring.
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