Daytona Beach Shores - Shutdown of my Condemned Condo after Hurricane Nicole.
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- As promised, I visited my condo during a scheduled evac window to remove anything essential before a lengthy or permanent closure. We are hopeful that repairs can be made, but losing the building is still in the cards. This is my first on camera video and I'm no actor, but did my best to describe the condo and its situation. I greatly appreciate your views, comments, likes and subs. A million more of these videos and it may pay for my drone and TH-cam Premium. Love and respect to all.
So sad to see. My Uncle was an original owner in one of the early Oceans Condos.We have many fond memories in the area. He sold 5-10 years back. We have been vacationing in another building between your place and the Oceans since then. Praying that you come out ok. Thank you for the update, the news hasn't covered the area that well nationally. We are in the Atlanta area.
Thanks for sharing. Thank you for the well wishes!
Because Americans are sick of the whining from Florida about your State. Fix it yourself or get your Ronnie to pay for it. The other 49 States are fed up with having to clean up a few times EVERY YEAR. Close it and move. It's only going to get worse
@@Sandy-tj4wn Most things do get worse without maintenance
Thank you for sharing your home with us. Keep the faith. You'll be back there and can enjoy it. ❤️ Glad you guys are safe.
Thank you so much! - thanks for the comment, and hopefully a like & subscribe
Sorry for your situation. Again, thank you for the tour of your beautiful condo. I appreciate your upbeat attitude. Your son did a very good job as your camera man. Praying you guys can come back in 6-8 months to enjoy those beautiful ocean views again.
thanks so much for the comment. I'll post updates on this channel with repairs/status or collapse :)
I am so sorry for your loss:( I live in Ormond 1.5 miles from the beach ramp. I was blessed but my community is hurt and sad. You are all in my prayers. This is worse than 2004.
My relatives in Flagler weren't so fortunate. Glad you guys did ok. I appreciate the like and subscribe :)
So sad 😞 and your son is a very steady competent camera operator...thank you for the tour, again I'm sorry for your situation
Thank you so much!
Praying for you all! Very saddened for what you all are going through.
Thank you
I am glad you are safe, but very sorry for what you're going thru. I hope one day you can live there again, because it sure is beautiful.
Come visit...we'll be back in 6 months or so..
You have such a great positive attitude about it all. I am sorry for what you are going through.
I have my health and my family. All good :) - - hey thanks for the comment...would appreciate a like & share too :)
Thanks for sharing. Sorry it has to be under such uncertain circumstances. While on vacation, many times we have walked by the Coquina on the beach and street side and wondered what it was like inside. Always loved the landscaping on the beach side. Looking forward to future videos. Hoping for the best.
thanks for the comment...hoping for the best.
I’m so very sorry for the inconvenience that you guys are going through. Your condo is gorgeous and I’ve always wanted one. I pray everything gets restored and you can enjoy your condo again.
Thank you so much!
I always wanted a beach front condo. Now, I’m grateful I bought a nice pool house about five miles in from the gulf. Thankful I didn’t have the means for more. What a disaster. Ian went right over top of my house as a cat 4 and I took some pool cage damage and fence damage and that’s about it. No flooding anywhere near.
My friends inland and other places got flooded out. If you live here, you know its the luck of the draw when the "big one" comes in. Glad you're safe. Appreciate a Like and Subscribe ;)
@@Floroseven I didn't know much when I bought. I never thought to look into all that. So I meet my neighbor and that was the first thing he brought up, that we weren't flooding. In Cape Coral, that there was the big one. Those canal houses in the southeast are stripped down to studs.
I was in Daytona in 1977 and loved it, then we were there again in around 2010 and thought it looked run down unfortunately.
This is DBS, just south of DB...much nicer I think.
Wonderful video! Awesome room tour with warm positive energy!
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Yes it is very sad and unfortunate however very predictable that many of these buildings even new buildings need to be condemned deemed unsafe torn down never to be built again. Many of the shoreline areas need to be turned back into natural protected Preserve Coastal barrier land. Endless amounts of sand need to be brought back to the shores via dredging out in the ocean. And most importantly natural Florida Coastal vegetation needs to be brought back in a major planting way and protected. Many of the coastline areas and sites need to be returned back to their natural state. Before development. And zoning and code enforcement should not allow any future structures to be built on those sites. There should have never been buildings built there to begin with. The buildings are exactly what's undermining the coast with their horrible designed weak sea walls. The only seawalls that should be placed along the coast should be Army Corps of Engineers engineered specifically designed for Coastal erosion. And those Seawall should be placed further Inland next to A1A or the nearest Shoreline Road. Everything beyond the seawall out to sea should be protected As Natural preserved area and opened as a public beach with rules and laws not to disturb the vegetation.
Where do you draw the line on development? Most of the Florida peninsula's coast is developed. I love the idea of a nature buffer, but that type of change would be very challenging and expensive. Thanks for the comment! Please like and sub if you haven't!
@@Floroseven it should be considered a Line in the Sand using A1A or Coastal lined roads as the barrier point building a Army Corps of Engineers Seawall as that line everything beyond the seawall out to sea should be protected and preserved yes it's going to be extremely expensive phenomenally expensive. But it's something that the state should have been preparing for all along. Unfortunately a line has to be drawn otherwise the entire state of Florida is vulnerable. This is why new building sites that are on the coast should never be approved. It should automatically be considered protected land. And it should be enjoyed by all as public beach. With very strict laws and rules in place protecting the coast and all the vegetation cannot be removed only added to. And the only way this is going to be achieved is it has to be done on a state level effort. Using federal and state funds and maintained by federal and state funds. That ultimately become the taxpayers responsibility. And by taxpayers I mean everyone living within the state of Florida. In addition to Federal funding. Again to ensure that private individuals do not control the land use or the rights to the land along the coast. Any building that has been severely damaged or compromised or in danger of future damage should be deemed unsafe and condemned. Yes this is very unfortunate for people that live along the coast. However it is absolutely essential that it be done to protect Florida in general. The needs of the many outweigh the desires of the few.
@@jamesconway4821 funny how those people who don’t own, or live there think that owners should not be able to rebuild their homes. I live on a barrier island and we would be very happy to be left to our own here. We will take care of our beaches, our bridge and our schools. However, the town on the mainland fights every time we try to get out of their school system. The county needs this island. If it was not developed as it is, the county would go bankrupt and the state would be in much deeper crap. We are a cash cow for our state. We know it, and they know it. How would you replace all the revenue that would be lost by your stupid not very well thought out plan?
@@cbdoil4082 the revenue would be replaced by returning it back to what it used to be natural land Preserve. Even if it meant people would have to take a boat to get to it and enjoy its public beaches there still. could be some building on the Barrier Island I never said totally not have it populated. Just not right on the coast. Anything that is built there should have been built correctly up higher on higher land meaning bringing in dirt to raise the land and if you read my text I was not blaming the people that built there I was blaming the zoning departments and the code enforcement departments for allowing structures to be built so weak in their construction methods. I have been through many hurricanes and I have lost property myself but that's because the property that I invested in was poorly built I accepted the fact and moved on. Building on barrier islands particularly building on the coast are actually literally destroying the coast once it can no longer be a Barrier Island because all of the vegetation was destroyed that allowed the beaches to be eroded and the ocean takes it over that causes more risk for people that live inland. And that's not to say that many people that live inland have homes that are built properly or not of proper code. People should be protected when they invest money to build and that protection should come from zoning and code enforcement to make sure that the structures are built correctly to begin with so that people like you and me do not suffer the consequences of poor planning and poor code enforcement. Especially when the buildings or structures or homes. Are built new and code enforcement and Zoning are still allowing it to be built not properly or allowing it to be built at all. Many zoning areas that were zoned for building homes or structures should have never been zoned to allow structures to be built upon them. Every time these structures get damaged or destroyed puts those people living in those structures in danger and at the same time insurance goes up it raises the insurance for the entire state. After you have lived in Florida as long as I have you grow numb of people complaining that their house washed away or their house blew down because it was not built properly to begin with. There has to come a time when we hold zoning and code enforcement responsible for their negligence so that future homes and structures future properties are not built incorrectly. And so some areas are just flat out protected not allowing anything to be built on them therefore they would never be up for sale to begin with so no investor would have to make a bad investment. I'm sorry that you don't understand that some areas need to stay natural. Because we're human doesn't mean we have the right to destroy the Earth. There has to be a balance. Or at the very least a major effort of balance. For everyone's protection. How are you going to feel when one of these high-rise buildings just collapses with people inside. Because it was allowed to be built inadequately right on the ocean shore. How would you feel if someone like someone in your family live there and bought there because they thought they were safe because it was inspected by code enforcement and passed their week inspection or lack of inspection altogether. A builder will only build to what the Builder is required to build to. And people will only buy property that they are allowed to buy in the first place. So again if zoning and code enforcement were doing their jobs properly much of this major destruction would not be happening. In fact you yourself probably would not have to be going through what you're going through if you're home or your structure was built correctly to begin with that should have been required by code enforcement or zoning or both. I've lived in Florida almost all my entire life and I am over the hill now so to speak. And this is how I see it along with many many others see it that have actually lived here that long.
James your posts are intelligent, well said, and correct.
I want to cry for all of you, prayers being sent from Michigan
we're good..thank you Shari!
So much uncertainty. Sad. Certainly, the Governor will take care of his constituents Wishing all affected the best! 🙏
the legislature or perhaps congress has to act on some beach restoration help ASAP
Looks solid still despite the red tag. Its nuts how much the storms decimated the joint. I'm in MD, but property on the shore, hence why I was asking ya to drone it up again after nicole. Thanks
Check out my past 2 videos of the area after each storm. We used to have a 15 yard buffer or earth up to the pool area (sloped). We also had fifty yards of beach (all sand gone). The water was on the pilings...very scary. Thanks for the comment! Please like and sub if you haven't!
@@Floroseven I did, it was nuts thats why i started subing and liking. Appreciate it
That place looks so cool, best of luck.
Thanks - check out my latest video with a MAJOR update! th-cam.com/video/YSYfdUXzNvM/w-d-xo.html
The CVS used to be an Eckerd Pharmacy back in the day. And the Pirates Cove was a motel.
It was predictable that one day, sooner or later, a hurricane would take those buildings out.
that's nature I guess.
Very familiar area for us....my husband and his parents had a condo in the little Beach Club Condos right by Sunglow Pier. We would go down there every summer with our kids. Really sad to see all the damage and how much of the beach has been lost. We have a time share over on Ft Meyers Beach..... happily it's one of the ones still standing and the roof didn't get destroyed, but the first and second floors were wiped out and it'll be a long time before we get to use it again....if ever. All the best to you folks down there....
wow, both of your hot spots got hit. Fear not, we'll be back. We would appreciate you visiting again too!
Sorry to see this, your loss. My wife & I have timeshare space nearby but apparently out building was relatively undamaged after Ian, just water intrusion issues and apparently little to none from Nicole. We live in New Mexico now where the worst weather related situation is rare seasonal hail.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I still feel a need to live near water (I'm from SoCal and was in the Navy), so my options are all coastal. - thanks for the comment, and hopefully a like & subscribe
Looks nice and big but I have fear of heights. Could never live in a highrise.
Its just like a cruise ship view. You get used to it.
@@Floroseven I would be afraid it would collapse and I would be crushed.
Best of lucky. I am down in the 2000 block of a1a and our sea wall breached. It's a mess in the Shores. Daytona doesn't seem as bad. We where ordered out on Thursday and tagged unsafe. It was crazy trying to grab what u could in a cpl mins. Smh. We lost our sea wall by the pool. But the officials where worried that the towers next door could come crashing down on our building. A cpl of my buddies go detecting. We have been finding a lot of older coins. Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels and cpl standing 🗽. The moon setting about the same time as high tide had a profound effect on the tides, Thrusday morning. At the height of the storm. We are in recovery mode atm. Hoping for no more storms or noreaster.
Man I should have had you in the video. We are both in the same boat. Government needs to cooperate and help with the recovery. I’d love to hook up and detect sometime. U know where I live!
I used to live in South Daytona in the 60's. Your drive over Dunlawton and everything else is so familiar.
All the buildings on the beaches need to be torn down and NEVER replaced. American taxpayers are tired of paying for you to live on the beach.
I used to think that, but it is prime real estate. I suppose you're referring to National Flood. You are aware that Citizens insurance of FLorida might be the last insurer here and it is also backed by taxpayers, right? AIG bailout? Taxpayers...etc, etc, etc. I pay more in tax than most people make, so I'm for national flood insurance.
@@Floroseven you seem like a really cool dude to respond so calmly to comments like this one. So sad about our beach! I wish you all the best
I’ve been to that area many times. I was a vacation renter of condos on that strip. Bella Vista, ocean vistas. Only reason I ended up on the gulf was that area was my area with my ex wife and my new wife wanted some new area so we ended up in the Ft Myers/Cape Coral area. Ironically both areas I know got smashed by hurricane. I think the advantage of the gulf is the shallow water off those beaches did save the beaches. Sure, buildings were destroyed but the shallow ocean didn’t eat the beach like the Atlantic side. I can’t imagine if Ian had hit that side full force if back to back cat one’s removed that much beach. You don’t seem too upset I’ll give you that. I wouldn’t touch beachfront property if they cut the price 50 percent after seeing what these hurricanes can do.
Actually, the prices are going up due to scarcity. Insurance on the other hand will be another story. Glad you guys made it through safely. Appreciate a Like and Subscribe ;)
@@Floroseven My Aunt goes through the state. Her condo is on Sanibel which got demolished. Probably over a thousand a month for insurance alone I'd think.
What happened to the wide beach? I'm guessing lost sand due to the hurricane has 'lowered' the elevation of the beach.
The sand is gone, hence there is no natural beach pitch. It needs to be fixed for sure.
Wow 😮 the Collapse
Is eminent get your
Things ASAP and
Get out.. Mercy!!!
Done!
Crazy, he is worried about the refrigerator. I think I would be worried that you may never live there again.
well, I need to clear the fridge so nasty bios don't grow if we have power cut. Basic sanitary stuff. Many people wish I would show that I'm devastated. I have my health and my family, so I'm all good :) - - hey thanks for the comment...would appreciate a like & share too :)
Thanks floro steven...best wishes.....your a cool guy...
Thanks, you too!
Man I'm real sorry. My wife and I have come down last 3 years for bike week we usually stay at Ocean East in Ormond but this year it will be closed. We are staying at Ocean Walk at Wyndham. As far as we know they are ok but we absolutely love Daytona Beach and very saddened by this situation. We actually got engaged at the top of the lighthouse 2 years ago in Ponce Inlet. Last year we drove the truck down the beach for the first time and we actually talked to a worker for a while at those bathrooms that are gone just south of you. We are heartbroken for all of you I HOPE that things work out but man the beach is gone. Im not sure how they'll get that back. God bless, and good luck. I will follow your videos.
We have had home/property loss and feel for you. Will they not let you remove your property on the condo?
I had a short window to get valuables. I'm all good. I live in Orlando, so its not a big deal.
hope u all can build back I live in the castaways haven't herd anything about your bld as of today god bless
I hope so too
Beautiful condo 👍✌️🇨🇦
thanks :) my wife did the remod
Sorry about your lost condo! And the Florida’s lost beaches! That’s the new normal
we'll be back...thank you for the nice comment :)
So disturbing, thanks for sharing. You gained a subscriber
Thanks for the sub!
What are they doing to fix it before you can return?
Check out the latest video I just posted! th-cam.com/video/YSYfdUXzNvM/w-d-xo.html
@@Floroseven thank you! I'm sure you are so relieved to see the work being done and hopefully able to move back soon. I wish you all the best!!
We just sold our condo at Bayshore bath and tennis club on the Halifax. We sold not by choice but, they were already talking about what hoops the insurance companies will out all of us through, like 25,000 just for water sprinklers in our condos, and new electric boxes in our washrooms , and condos if they weren't already updated this was after the condo collapse in Miami, and before Ian and Nicole. The day after nicole had come and gone, we decided to sell, which the first person that the realtor showed the condo to, bought it. It sure broke our heats but, we knew we could afford what was about to happen to all condo owners in Florida. Sorry your was condemned, hopefully they will get it safe again and , you all can move back in. Good luck!
Thanks for the thoughtful comment :)
It was Surfside building. Champlain towers that set a precedence to the condo living.
Which is kind of crazy. Cause NYC has buildings 300 years old that are good.
U would think the foundations in Florida would be coral and lime stone as well as rods and rebar and concrete.
Are you allowed to move furniture out of the condo? What does your insurance cover? What an awful situation….
Very much appreciate you taking us on a tour of your condo, and so sorry it's no going to be a place to go to anymore. Lovely space! But curious to ask, you left a lot of things behind, and wondering if there wasn't anything that could have been donated to Good Will? Looking forward to seeing your drone footage.
Glad you enjoyed it. We had about an hour window to get out what we could (perishables, valuables, what not). The rest is just stuff and covered by property insurance if it collapses.
Why would you live in a condo or apartment??
Why do people live anywhere? You can't beat the view!
@@Floroseven What view it's just water
Funny that capsized boat caught my eye a few weeks back when I was doing an Uber run lol.
I'm always like "look a free boat".
Nothin funny about how humans trash the ocean without a bat of an eye, it's disgusting really, no respect for sea life at all.
This is what happens when the county neglects the beaches by not doing beach renourishment projects in years.
have to agree with you there
Building too close to the ocean there's nothing you can do
You say months but what happens if it goes into the sea??
Then its forever. That's on the table. One Nor'Easter and we're all done. Stay tuned. At least I got my PS5 and e-biked out! Thanks for the comment and hopefully a like and sub ;)
I would be getting my stuff out of there and trying to sell that place. All of the assessments in the world will not be enough to protect that building from the ocean. It can only get worse with the next few storms. Get out now if you can.
It is sad; cannot believe the damage.
No kidding. I have another vide of a bike ride up the whole shoreline before Nicole. I'll post that soon. Appreciate a Like and Subscribe ;)
Interesting, the almost dire feeling one gets looking out on the ocean under these circumstances. What was once so peaceful and relaxing has suddenly become ominous and forbidding. There's an unmistakable sense of reality check now. Things are just not what we have chosen to think they are. There's a lot more peril and risk than we'd like to admit in the things we've learned to take for granted. The reassurances we normally give ourselves now seem to have been based on mere delusion. 🤔
We liked the condo for the surene view. Now its just stress. Ugh...lets see what they let us do moving forward. Appreciate a Like and Subscribe ;)
Are you taking all your furniture, appliances, and contents with you? Will you get help through FEMA? So sad you are going through this.
We did not have time. We do not get help from FEMA. At best, the building (HOA paid by us) will get an SBA loan at a reasonable rate to repair whatever insurance doesn't cover. If it collapses, that's another story.
So you lose your investment with condos or are you covered by insurance ✌️🇨🇦🙏
its "dicey" - TBD - I sure can't see paying a mortgage on a place that doesn't exist, right?
So what’s the future look like? Does that mean insurance will call it a total loss?
not yet...TBD...if we have a Nor'easter, its all over...just a wait and see thing.
@@Floroseven - that’s the part I hate, is the waiting game of not knowing with so many locations being affected. Good Luck!
I hate to say this, but I hope they take these buildings down quickly in a controlled manner and not wait for next year hurricane season to take them down. It is going to be impossible to remove all the debris from the ocean but if they drop them down into their footprints in a controlled demo it will be so much easier to collect and remove. Sorry for your loss... But at least all your belongings are still ok. Even if they can somehow save these buildings, there is no beach left, so I don't see the tourists coming back.
eh, I got the PS5 outta there so I'm good :) - thanks
If anyone's doing the coin app they got a mind the land so they can bring up the land it's the property has to rise
Quando o prédio desabar tudo que está dentro dos apartamentos vão para o fundo do mar?
Do you have insurance?
We do but its "complicated". I have a minimal policy for my little box, while we pay HOA to the building for their insurance. Its not a great situation though as much is not covered.
Wow
what a shame. They cant live in their condo.
sarcasm, right? we have about 100 senior citizens that live there full time....sad they're displaced.
Why have u not hired a starving students moving company. Pack it move it into storage till u find new residence.
This guy is a bit arrogant re his loss.Or he is a good actor.
Hi Jean, I'm that guy. I just love TH-cam comments. Everybody has an opinion. I opened my home and took the time to show the world behind the curtain of a disaster. I am not crying about it. Thanks for the actor comment...I think. - thanks for the comment, and hopefully a like & subscribe
Relatively inexpensive? Are you kidding me here? Really? Like 500,000 to a million is relatively inexpensive? 🤦 I'm on SS in Ormond by the sea and can't even buy food sometimes, this is why the rich don't get it. 😥 guess it is all relative, pun intended 🤦
All I can say is I prayed and prayed for the last 5 years that I've been living here that someone could at least rent me their place at $900 a month. All I ever wanted was to be able to sit on my balcony and look at the water all day and night. I used to walk down the beach and look at those buildings and say nobody's even sitting on the balcony, ever!!!! I used to say to God, God if you get me a place on the water I'd be so grateful, I'd be out there constantly, God why can't I live on the beach and have a balcony? There was never anything that I could afford, and I prayed and I looked. All I can say is God knows better than I cz I wouldn't have had a place to live. Sometimes God says no for a very good reason, and I've learned to trust Him. I'm a block back from the beach and nothing touched me at all, not even flooding in either storm, praise the Lord 🙌🙌🙌
In Orlando (where the decent jobs are), you can't get into a single family home in a decent neighborhood for under $450k. For what many perceive to be a luxury condo on the beach, these go for $550k (I paid much less 5 years ago) to $1.5M (the penthouses). That's not inexpensive for a luxury item. 50% of our building is seniors who worked their whole lives to live here. They're all middle to upper middle class...not "expensive". Especially by the left coast's standards...or much of Florida's cost for that matter. Hey, Thanks for the comment! Please like and sub if you haven't!
It is a relative thing. I own a Florida home worth about 450k for a second home and we are just minnows in Florida. I wouldn’t let what you see there make you feel bad about you. I opt right out of that competition. The richest people in America own property in Florida so you see a concentration of just that. Not to mention some inherit generational wealth. When we furnished our home, we bought the stuff on marketplace and picked it up with a Uhaul. Great stuff rich people give away, couple of scrubs in a Uhaul we felt like, sort of like back when we were young and broke. I always wanted beach front property too, all my life. I worked long hours and tried like hell with no exceptional luck or skill. Ian went right over my house in the Cape. The houses I wanted down in the southeast cape, on the canals were destroyed. Those were 800k and above. I feel really fortunate my property didn’t take much damage, and I no longer aspire for the waterfront dream. I can drive to the beach or marina and that’s just fine. God has a way of getting priorities straight and I was already extremely fortunate to just have what I do. We were down over Halloween weekend, landscaping and we gave away a bunch of our furniture to retirees who’d lost everything, even stuff we planned on keeping. They lived in ft Myers beach, in trailers and their homes were destroyed.
@@Golfing422 Amen sister, God is amazing and I'm so glad He protected me. I no longer want a beach front property either, just happy to have Jesus with me 🙌🎺🕊️ I believe He's coming soon
@@sheraalanaRev310 AMEN!!
Yeah, god loves you more than the folks who made enough to live there. Makes perfect sense. Maybe you should have made a plan to earn enough to live on the water instead of thinking it was all gonna magically happen
This is life. Greedy, high class people can now taste reality. Vanity isn't forever, JESUS is forever, hope people seek HIM.
I'd guess the average condo cost is less than where you live. NOT rich people silly. I bought at about $300k.
@@Floroseven again, seek JESUS.
@@terrytorres7075 You're such an idiot. Way to show the love and mercy of your god.
Is this climate change? lol
No, it’s called erosion.
Climate definitely changes over time. There was an ice age not to long ago.
@@Floroseven I think of climate change as summer, fall, winter and spring. And tomorrow! It’s going to change.
@@monacallender721 That is not called climate, that is called weather.
@@grantofat6438 yes it is. What’s the difference? Weather forecast s weather! I call it weather you call it change. So what’s the difference.
Wah wah wah call your insurance 😭
So another words you can't rape people to rent your hole 🤮
Gee thanks. Much is not covered BTW...the cost of the view I guess :) - - hey thanks for the comment...would appreciate a like & share too :)
Why would someone ever buy a house right up against the ocean in a hurricane zone. So stupid of an investment.
Do tell me about your investment experience. Oceanfront real estate is finite. You can easily look up what i paid and what its worth.
Totally disagree, this will all end up getting fixed. Property values of places on the oceanfront always appreciate except maybe on a barrier island. For those who hate the beach this may not be for you, but that's a small minority.