Royal Bay Villas

The Problem

A 1976 villa community took Hurricane Ian’s wind field for twelve continuous hours — but the carrier’s side pointed to pre-existing conditions from Hurricane Irma. Causation had to be separated building by building, not argued in general.

What TCE Did

• Documented all 46 buildings individually — exterior and interior — across three field campaigns
• Ran dual wind analyses (70 and 100 mph) and reconstructed permit history back to 1994
• Analyzed the prior Irma-era engineering record and isolated pre-existing deficiencies to specific mansard runs — rebutting the systemic pre-damage defense