By Gary Gardiner | Heritage Estate Management

Concrete, the robust material underpinning our modern high-rise and multi-unit buildings, is often viewed as indestructible. But it isn’t. In the salt-air environments of Naples, Marco Island, and the Palm Beach coast, environmental exposure and water penetration can lead to insidious …

By Gary Gardiner | Heritage Estate Management March 9, 2026

In the years following the Surfside tragedy, many Florida condo boards viewed the new safety mandates as a distant "2024 or 2025 problem." As we move through 2026, that grace period has not just expired—it has vanished. Whether …

By Gary Gardiner | Heritage Estate Management

I. Introduction: The 2026 Coastal Compliance Deadline

As we move through 2026, the deadline for Florida Milestone Inspections has shifted from a future concern to a legal mandate. For condominium associations in Naples, Fort Myers, and West Palm Beach, the legislative …