A worker was critically injured after a fall at the construction site of Estate Companies’ Soleste on the Bay apartment tower in North Miami Beach, according to authorities.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a medical call shortly after 9:30 a.m. Monday at 16375 Biscayne Boulevard, where two men were reported injured. According to the North Miami Beach Police Department, one man was electrocuted, which caused the second man to fall from scaffolding approximately nine stories high. The man who suffered an electric shock is in stable condition, while the man who fell is listed in critical condition.
Both workers were transported to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital. Their identities have not been released as of Monday afternoon.
Estate Companies, led by Robert Suris and Jeffrey Ardizon, is developing the 28-story Soleste on the Bay tower with 363 units. Estate General Contractors serves as the project contractor.
“We are deeply saddened that this occurred at one of our development sites,” Suris said in a statement. “The health and safety of all personnel on our sites is our number one priority, and we spare no expense to ensure the safe operation of every project.”
“Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with those impacted,” Suris added, “and we wish them a full recovery.”
Estate Companies is based in South Miami and has developed several multifamily projects across South Florida. Construction began on Soleste on the Bay in 2023, located immediately south of its completed 23-story Soleste NoMi Beach apartment tower.
Construction accidents have occurred at other South Florida sites recently. Last month, a worker died from injuries sustained at Bal Harbour Shops during an expansion project by Whitman Family Development. The incident involved removing the patient from a confined space before he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
In another case last year, a construction worker died and three others were injured when part of a crane collapsed at Gables Residential’s Gables Riverwalk site in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Three workers were also injured last year at Fort Partners’ Seaway at the Surf Club condo development site.
As of Monday afternoon, there were no updates on the condition of the critically injured worker from Estate’s site.
