Miami-Dade County
Along NW 79th Avenue, hard rain floods the same blocks again and again. Call once it's inside the warehouse, shop or home, and the slab and walls get dried.
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Doral grew out of swampland west of Miami International Airport, and most of it went up after 2000. South Florida Restoration Co lines up water damage restoration for the warehouses, showrooms and offices on the east side and for condos, townhouses and houses elsewhere in Doral.
Doral sits close to sea level and drains slowly. Record rain in May 2012 flooded NW 79th Avenue from NW 25th to 58th Street, NW 33rd Street and the industrial blocks around NW 53rd Street. In May 2020 a shop at 79th Avenue and 53rd Street had several inches of water inside. In 2025 the mayor said 79th Avenue had been flooding for more than a decade, and a business owner there said water stands for weeks. The first of five drainage projects, a trench at 79th Avenue and 29th Street, has started.
Street water carries oil, fuel and whatever was in the gutter, so this is flood cleanup: wet drywall and insulation come out at the base of the walls, and the slab gets cleaned before any drying.
Much of Doral’s business is importers, exporters and distributors near the airport. In a warehouse, water spreads across the slab under racking and pallets, and boxed stock on the floor wicks it up, as does drywall in the front offices and showroom. Wet stock comes off the slab first. Drying usually runs in sections, the wet area closed off while the rest of the floor keeps working. Commercial water damage covers drying big open spaces.
About 64 percent of the housing dates from 2000 or later. Roughly 30 percent sits in 50-plus-unit buildings, another quarter is townhouses, and over half of households rent. In buildings this new, the leak is usually a loose fitting, a burst washer hose or an AC drain pan that overflowed, and the water travels through the slab or under the wall into the next unit. If it’s coming from the floor above, see what to do about water from the unit upstairs.
Doral addresses in 33122, 33126, 33166, 33172, 33178 and 33182 are covered, even where the mailing city reads Miami. Some also reach into neighboring communities. Don’t see your ZIP? Call anyway and we’ll check your address.
Tell us on the call whether it’s a business or a home, if street water got in or a pipe let go, how deep it got and whether it’s still coming in. For a warehouse, say what’s sitting on the floor.
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Record rain in May 2012 flooded NW 79th Avenue from NW 25th to 58th Street and the industrial blocks along NW 53rd Street, and a shop at 79th Avenue and 53rd Street took water again in May 2020, NBC 6 and CBS News Miami reported.
In 2025 the mayor said flooding on 79th Avenue had gone on for more than ten years, and the city began the first of five state-funded drainage projects there, CBS News Miami reported.
About 64 percent of homes were built in 2000 or later, and the median home dates to 2006, by 2024 Census estimates.
About 30 percent of homes are in buildings of 50 or more units, another quarter are townhouses, and more than half of households rent.
FAQ
Across the carpet tile and under the wall into the next office, sometimes farther. Carpet tile hides water underneath it, so moisture readings across the floor map the wet area before any tiles get lifted.
Baseboards, a strip of drywall above the water line and any carpet or pad it reached. Tile on the slab usually stays but gets cleaned, since street water isn't clean. Laminate or wood that has swollen usually comes up.
Yes, once water has stopped coming in. Pumping out what's inside and starting the dehumidifiers doesn't have to wait for the street, and the longer drywall and flooring stay wet, the more of them end up coming out.
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Shut off the water if you can reach the valve safely, then call. Describe where it came from and which rooms are wet.
When you call, have ready