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Case Study · 25-1427.00 · 2025

2214 N Miami Avenue

Collapse or decay? On a three-section Miami commercial building, that one word decides coverage — TCE documented the answer at exhibit scale.

Miami, FL · Retained Engineer · Policyholder Counsel

ForensicStructural Collapse
3 building sections
2214 N Miami Avenue

The Problem

A structural failure in an older commercial building put the claim squarely between the policy’s collapse provision and its decay-and-deterioration exclusion — with the building shored, the clock running, and the pre-loss condition in dispute.

What TCE Did

  • Inspected and documented all three building sections — roof and interior — over a two-day field campaign
  • Used pre-purchase photography to fix the pre-loss baseline and a 15-year aerial record to trace condition over time
  • Delivered the evaluation with an exhibit-scale photographic appendix supporting the coverage analysis
QuestionCollapse vs. decay exclusion
SectionsNorth / Center / South
Field workFeb 2025, 2-day inspection
BaselinePre-purchase photos + aerials to 2010
DeliverableReport + photo appendix, Oct 2025

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