Affected properties include the Porsche Design Tower, Trump Tower III, Trump International, Surf Club Towers, Ritz-Carlton Residences, and Faena Hotel.

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to a new study.

High-rises in South Florida are sinking in South Florida are sinking, according to a study from the University of Miami.

Miami’s barrier islands are home to swathes of tall luxury buildings, and, according to a study recently published in Earth and Space Science, about three dozen are sinking.

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami has revealed that 35 buildings along the Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach coastline are experiencing subsidence, where the ground is either sinking or settling.