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Hurricane Irma – The Day After in Photographs

September 11, 2017 by MelanieDawn Leave a Comment

After spending the last three days cooped up in our downtown Miami apartment without air conditioning thanks to Hurricane Irma, we are impatient to get outside this morning. Sixteen flights of stairs helped get the kinks out – we didn’t want to wait for the elevators to be turned back on – and the weather is lovely!

I am, however, surprised by the amount of damage the hurricane caused. Having been through Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Wilma, I realize it could have been much much worse; but it still hurts to see my beloved Central Business District in shambles.

The national story, of course, are the construction cranes that collapsed. One of those tower cranes is located directly across the street from my building. We heard the crash during the hurricane, but did not realize the extent of the damage – or how fortunate we are – until this morning. For my full blog post on this:  Breezy With a Chance of Cranes

Hurricane Irma Vice Apartments Downtown Miami crane
What is left of the tower crane above Vice Apartments at NE 4 Street in Downtown Miami (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Vice Apartments Downtown Miami
Operator cab from the tower crane beneath the MetroMover tracks at NE 3 Street (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Vice Apartments Downtown Miami
Part from the tower crane punched through iron gate at MDC parking lot on NE 3 Street (photo rights reserved)

We see pieces of the downtown Miami street lights all along NE 3 Street between Biscayne Blvd and NE 2 Avenue, yet can not find any damaged street lights on this block. Another small demonstration of the power of a hurricane’s winds.

Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Street light – origin unknown – on NE 3 Street (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Sheets of metal everywhere. This one possibly from the MetroMover? (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
From the Vice Apartments construction site across the street (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Debris next to the Vizcayne North Tower on Biscayne Blvd (photo rights reserved)

Avenue 3, between Flagler Street and NE 2 Street seems to have been hit the hardest in the historic section of downtown Miami. Some of the buildings on the west side on the avenue have lost parts of their roof, facades, and air conditioning systems.

Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Avenue 3 near NE 2 Street (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Avenue 3 near NE 1 Street (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Flagler Street at NE 3 Avenue (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
NE 1 Street near Avenue 3 (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Debris in the street on Avenue 3 (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Planters along Flagler Street near Avenue 3

And we finally found the “massive” downtown flooding all of the news broadcasts were talking about!

Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Biscayne Blvd northbound between SE 1 Street & SE 2 Street (photo rights reserved)
Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Biscayne Blvd northbound & the south end of Bayfront Park (photo rights reserved)

The Bayfront Park MetroMover station looks like it took the brunt of the tropical storm force winds & gusts up to 99 MPH coming straight off of Biscayne Bay. The electric system is also damaged, and is making awful noises as we walk past.

Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Bayfront Park MetroMover station

The lower level parking garage at the Intercontinental Hotel is flooded.

Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District
Parking garage at the Intercontinental Hotel (photo rights reserved)

And we have seen more than one water-logged pissed-off pigeon during our survey of the downtown Miami historic Central Business District. This little guy was sitting so still we feared he had been injured during Hurricane Irma, but he is fine. He is just enjoying the “day after” sunshine, trying to dry out.

Hurricane Irma Downtown Miami Central Business District

Filed Under: Central Business District, Miami in Photos Tagged With: Hurricane Irma

Melanie Dawn Molina Wood is a licensed real estate agent and real estate educator living and working in the Downtown Miami – Brickell area. She is a Certified International Property Specialist and an accredited LEED Green Associate. For more information about real estate in the Miami area, or to connect with a real estate agent anywhere in the world, contact Melanie Dawn by text/phone at 305-801-3133, or by email at MelanieinMiami@gmail.com

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