Residents of the swanky Dockside Condominiums along the Cooper River have until 5 p.m. Friday to evacuate, according to emails obtained by the Charleston. The suspected culprit:  Structural issues in the 19-story tower originally built in 1976.

On Wednesday, residents of the Dockside Condominiums received notice of a mandatory evacuation due to structural issues within the building. On Thursday, a day later residents of adjacent townhomes were told that they would also need to evacuate leaving them with little time to plan.

Residents continue to evacuate Dockside Condominiums Thursday due to structural concerns, per its association request on Feb. 26. The Dockside Association Board received a letter from WJE, an engineering firm they hired,

Elon Musk at the first meeting of President Trump’s Cabinet defended his email demanding all federal workers report their accomplishments to his office, calling it a “pulse check” and saying anyone with a heartbeat and neurons could complete it. Musk said he asked all federal employees to send emails listing their accomplishments in order t…

Residents of Dockside Condominiums, Charleston's tallest building, were given 48 hours to evacuate building over structural concerns raised by engineering firm.

Officials in the city of Charleston have informed residents next to the Dockside Condominiums that they must evacuate citing safety concerns. The city informed the

The Dockside Board of Directors and the City of Charleston are working to re-assess the building due to load capacity being nearing unsafe standards.