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Causeway Tower parking structure remains closed; magistrate continues fines totaling roughly $245,000
Summary
Inspectors told the North Bay Village special magistrate that the Causeway Tower parking structure remains unsafe and permit submissions were rejected; fines that have been accruing were continued, totaling approximately $245,000 as of the hearing.
Orlando Rodriguez, North Bay Village code‑enforcement co‑director, reported that the parking structure at 1666 Kennedy Causeway had been declared unsafe by the building official and remains closed. "At that point, the property had been running fines for 952 days for a total of $238,000," Rodriguez said, and during the hearing staff updated the running totals to roughly 980 days and $245,000. He told the magistrate that a contractor attempted to submit a structural permit but the submitting engineer was not qualified and the application was rejected.
Special Magistrate Regine Monasti accepted the village's recommendation that fines continue and required the owner, Causeway Tower LLC, to pursue recertification as soon as possible and return for status at the next hearing. The inspector's update and the magistrate's ruling leave the property's structural condition and any necessary repairs as immediate priorities for the owner and its contractors.
