According to a study published Friday by researchers at the University of Miami, 35 coastal buildings from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach are sinking.

A new study by University of Miami researchers shows a string of beachside high rises in Sunny Isles, the skyline shown here, along with Bal Harbour, Surfside and Miami beach have been sinking into the ground at unexpected rates. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@ ...

Nearly three dozen luxury hotels and condos at Miami are sinking into the ground at an “unexpected” rate, according to a study by the University of Miami. The study found 35 buildings — roughly 70 percent of the buildings in the northern and central Sunny Isles — sunk by as much as three inches between 2016 and 2023.