Untouched ABANDONED Apartment Complex Destroyed By Flood

[@QuantumImperfections]

BRO I LIVED HERE DURING THIS! I was in the phase of the complex @0:55 "All the way that way", literally in that first building. I'd gotten unbelievably lucky and the flooding did not enter my apartment (the water just barely touched the patio in front of my door before receding). The airboat mentioned was being loaded / unloaded outside of my apartment. I have to hand it to my girlfriend at the time that noticed everyone "going outside to look at something" which turned out to be the back buildings being flooded. We put on our low-rise boots and went by to check and it was insane to see. We walked across the speed hump on the main road nearest the office to stay enough out of the water to check out our old apartment on the other side. Not flooded but got a better look at the hellish flooding in the back (moving dumpsters loaded with trash into parked cars). When we walked back to our apartment to discuss what to do we used the same speedbump but as we did water rushed into my boots. I stopped, looked at my girlfriend and some people nearby looking to do the same and said: "It's still rising". We shuffled quickly across and made an effort to pack-up and wash our shoes (which STUNK of sewage from the small amount of time we'd been out there). Wild to see Bright Sun Films making a video of something in my life. I will qualify these were not 'pristine' apartments. Roaches & mold were a constant battle. I'm a minimalist and clean my apartment thoroughly every week and I still couldn't fight the little buggers off. The mold was basically painted over when you moved in too.

[@Sashazur]

That sounds very scary but I’m glad it missed you! If you can’t stop moisture then you can’t stop mold. And no matter how clean your place is and no matter how much roach spray or traps you use, if there are roaches in the unit next door or above or below you, they’ll keep coming back to your place too.

[@hvachacker586]

Palmetto bugs mean business in south Florida.

[@nickdurham8769]

What was the name of the complex? He never mentioned it in the video which is rather interesting to me. It almost seems like there must have been an intentional reason not to state it.

[@tedddybear]

@@nickdurham8769 it’s probably bc he doesn’t want people to see his video and then go visit it themselves. Entering most abandoned places is considered trespassing and the conditions of the complex are clearly very dangerous-someone who doesn’t do this kind of stuff, but is “inspired” by the video, could easily get injured.

[@PaulLoughrin]

Oh my. I'm so glad y'all are safe.

[@Andrew-vt7mi]

4:03 - @brightsunfilms The writing on the wall is moisture test results. You can see two small pinholes on the wall by the numbers…that’s where they conducted the test by pushing the probe into the drywall. I would suppose they did the test twice to see how moisture levels were changing over time.

[@mired914]

Thanks man!

[@Dencrack89]

came here to post this but you explained it better.

[@ilikecats4711]

Wow, good eye! Thanks for the tidbit, bro!

[@kari53]

You are correct.

[@sarbah77]

Yes, this! It happened with my inlaws place nearby after the same storm.

[@BringerOfDearth]

04:56 Holy goodness. That's one _helluva_ water leak/resource conservation issue. Just reported it to Orange County Utilities. Thanks for showing this to us all, sir! 👍

[@MrSuperBrite]

Thanks for reporting.

[@ironiczombie2530]

Thank you

[@JMcCurry3D]

Thank you from an Orange County resident.

[@BringerOfDearth]

@@JMcCurry3D From a fellow Orange County resident, you're most welcome. 👍

[@randomvideosn0where]

They surely know about it, they are probably just not doing their jobs. The entire complex should have been shut off because what if the stagnant water and disgust from the complex backwash?

[@blueraspberryqueen]

What's the worst part is that this was probably one of the more affordable housing complexes in the area. If it's replaced at all, it's going to most likely be replaced with some unaffordable luxury apartments and/or airbnb hotshots. This is exactly what happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

[@notinterested6343]

To be fair, nothing is really affordable

[@hxdmain]

It was affordable because it’s in a flood plane unfit for people to live there.

[@nitehawk86]

And it will flood again.

[@Powderlover1]

Living in the Tampa Bay Area, those apartments would have been 2000-2500 a month, or 1600 in their current condition.

[@kellychuang8373]

Really a scary thought there.

[@lawevadingrock]

having this be so recent makes it even more surreal, normally abandon buildings come with a lot of history but the fact there people around my own age were living there is shocking. The kpop posters really nailed that in for me, thank you for documenting this.

[@bhuvanordhruv]

Yeah so weird

[@lifequest7453]

@@manitoba-op4jx I agree, it is a shock when you have seen the location in good times, maybe you atteneded a party there, had family there, then you see this, total devastation. It would be one thing if the cars were just flooded and left there, but the idiot explorers or gangs had to invade the property, and they destroy anything in their way, for what??? Maybe we need cars that fight back when they sense impact, like air bags.

[@randomvideosn0where]

I remember one they did on an abandoned hotel I had lived in only 2 years prior to the video. Crazy how fast things change, and life goes on!

[@kathryncoffey8961]

Not even knowing about the flooding, in an area that was prone to flood?! I feel like it should be a legal mandate to disclose that kind of stuff to potential tenants if it isn't already.

[@sarasotarebel2445]

The official county websites show the areas that are more prone to flooding. This is how you determine whether to stay or evacuate.

[@vinesauceobscurities]

That's the craziest part of this video. It's one thing for a nasty flood to happen in this area, but to approve the construction of new homes there? This is just plain reckless profiteering.

[@oliverstemp9132]

@@vinesauceobscuritieshappens all the time in the UK, not that it should

[@pathoyer5402]

@@vinesauceobscuritiesThose apartments like many that had to deal with the flooding were built before the current building codes. Now if those apartments were built, they would require water retention ponds with runoff from the streets feeding into them. Also the buildings would need to be a minimum height above street level. The developer would be required to show how the development would handle water. With each storm, experts learn more about how buildings can survive storms, but sometimes the storm has more impact than can be planned for without costing huge amounts of money. And they have to grandfather existing buildings as building codes are updated. Also the wind from Ian caused the water from the St. John River to reverse its flow. Instead of flowing away from Orlando, it was flowing towards Orlando, causing even more flooding that lasted for a while.

[@Feltcutemightchangelater]

@@vinesauceobscurities It used to not be illegal in Texas until 2022, 5 years AFTER Harvey happened. Some places will still try to lie to you about their property’s flood history/what flood plain they’re on in order to sign more tenants. It’s playing with people’s lives, and it makes me sick.

[@TwoCupsOfVegetableOil]

This is insanely eerie - the apartment complex I live in currently must have been designed by the same architect. Seeing my exact apartment layout, completely abandoned and decaying at 3:45, was positively surreal.

[@wilkinsonrg]

Right? I used to live in an older complex in Casselberry on 436, and SAME 1 bedroom layout. Only difference is that we had no central air, so there were wall units.

[@candacepost2137]

Same here. My apartments in Largo is the same design.

[@enricoderojassarson5596]

Same design buildings as apartment complex in Pine Hills, but it is high & dry

[@nitehawk86]

Apartment complex repeatedly floods? Landlords and Politicians: Lets put another apartment complex in the same place!

[@rond1475]

go figure

[@aaawac2174]

The biggest issue with Florida's growth is the allowance of new home/multifamily properties being allowed to be built in flood zones. Or at the very least not requiring them to be brought above the flood zone

[@Nderak]

truck in fill. or build on pylons

[@bladerunner10121]

@@aaawac2174 All of this new development also reduces the land's ability to absorb rain, which makes flooding much more widespread, including in places that had no such problems in the past.

[@ryanroberts1104]

And the same people bitch that there isn't enough housing...

[@bookgirl22]

Hello! I lived here during both floods and I have receipts! Please reach out to me I have so so much to add to this and can answer some of the questions you asked during this video.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Commenting here to give this a boost! Would love to hear all the "deets". Though I'm also terribly sorry you were affected by the floods and hope you've found a dryer place to live.

[@shelbyrice9162]

Also boosting!!

[@hrunchtayt1587]

Also boosting

[@stratcat4450]

I personally would love to know the name of the property management company that owned that complex. I have worked for two of the largest companies in Florida. It is truly a depressing business an is basically all about your employer getting as much income as possible while maintaining the property as cheaply as they can get away with.

[@oliverperkins4537]

@@stratcat4450 The letter the woman shows at 3:03 is from South Oxford Management. I recognized the logo because I live in an apartment owned by the same company.

[@liquidalloy]

One of my biggest fears is this and fire ruining everything. I feel bad for these people, losing things that can never be replaced.

[@christianm6052]

I used to deliver pizzas for the Papa John’s right near here. Have been here numerous times and I remember when the apartments first flooded. I loved the old satellite image of Alafaya at 2:03.

[@dschafar1987]

7:36 and of course the firealarm with low battery beeping...without that no abandoned house is complete I guess

[@tedddybear]

I thought I was going insane hearing that beeping sound but now I know where it was coming from thank you 😭

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

How the hell I lived with that annoying ass beep for years without realizing it was due to a low battery in the smoke alarm is amazing to me 😅. But it was also in a very annoying location, at the top of the staircase. I didn't have anything tall enough to stand on upstairs, so it would've meant grabbing a dining table chair and lugging it upstairs, and I just couldn't be bothered for quite some time (eventually I Googled what the sound meant and replaced the battery but I dragged my feet doing so). Not sure if it was beeping when my neighbor nearly burned down their apartment...and my fault for not checking on them as I heard their fire alarm going off (but could also hear unhurried voices, so I figured they were okay). As it turned out, the woman was outside in the back yard talking on her phone and let a candle burn next to an open window at the front and the curtain was blown into the flame, catching on fire. No damages happened to our apartment, thankfully. The woman actually knocked on our door to tell us we should probably evacuate, but as luck would have it, the fire department was really close so that too helped with catching it before it got too out of hand. Learned a few leasons from that day, lol. If you hear your neighbor's alarm going off for a long time, even if you hear calm voices, go check on them. For the next few years I was there, if I heard their alarm go off while cooking, I always prepped myself to go knock and check on them if it didn't go off a few minutes later. Thankfully, it always did. Also realized I might want to invest in renters insurance. I had way less stuff back then, but losing anything would still be a pain. And lastly, always change the dang fire alarm battery! Lugging a chair upstairs is a very tiny "price" to have peace of mind and to get rid of that incessant beep.

[@eyeballjay]

... *PIP* ...

[@papajohncena2516]

Or off-campus student housing

[@zachary8872]

​@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValleywhat's your skin color

[@GospelOfIHM]

usually when i watch the abandoned videos, they always give me a vibe that they were so far in the past, decades ago. seeing a random kpop poster from the girl group itzy put it in perspective how much damage this place suffered in a relatively short amount of time.

[@momspaghetti420]

I was wondering what group they were !! I agree, this video was surreal

[@mpettengill1981]

This is good primary source documentation. Most of Florida is low elevation, flat, and very vulnerable to sea level rise and hurricanes. I don't understand why people would buy property here as a long-term investment.

[@nathankim7664]

9:12. RIP to ITZY's "It'z ICY" album poster on the wall.

[@Deadwrongallalong]

I noticed that too

[@Ms_HyeSeungyeon]

I feel bad for the fan that potentially lost all their collectibles

[@ReapTheWhirlwind]

I was just thinking about this. My albums mean so much to me because of the memories of each era. 😢

[@Ms_HyeSeungyeon]

@@ReapTheWhirlwind omg was that yours? I’m so sorry it happened

[@ReapTheWhirlwind]

@@Ms_HyeSeungyeon no. omg I was just talking about how I would feel if I lost my albums. 😩😂

[@rodypony]

I would have felt obligated to look for a water shutoff in that cabana room where the pipes were spraying and wasting all that clean water for no reason. :(

[@jessicabechard724]

I came to the comments to say the same. Or call the city for them to handle. Cause water is the earth's most valuable resource. ❤

[@v31.48]

Came here to say this too! I felt the urge to yell “why aren’t you looking for the valve?!”

[@theairaccumulator7144]

@@jessicabechard724 the water is just going back into the earth it's more about the energy and chemicals used to clean it

[@ADHDLaurenAshley]

Yup that’s my clip 6:28. I lost everything and I still haven’t recovered. I have a playlist on my page called flood that is the aftermath of that. I hope we can sue them or something because only half the complex got the evacuation email and no warning about prior floods. I had to stop my job and education because of it it’s been hell

[@disneyfan9099]

They shouldn't have to warn about prior floods. You just tell by looking at google maps that it was in a flood zone.

[@ADHDLaurenAshley]

@@disneyfan9099 can you explain how?

[@TSkillz407]

Florida realtor would be like slightly used apartment 1500$ a month.

[@Trtevoorryu]

Are you kidding? This is waterfront now....$2000/month 😅

[@TSkillz407]

@@Trtevoorryu hahaha fair

[@bellacapone7737]

😂😂😂😂

[@Sierra_Polerina]

@@TrtevoorryuLMAO

[@lolw375]

NO DOT ENTER’ now that’s insanely menacing

[@lordhosk]

We lived in a ground floor apartment for a year that backed up to a creek in Wyoming Michigan in 2017. 6 months after we moved out the creek flooded, 14 feet high which put water 3 feet into the second story apartments. We found out then that Renters insurance doesn't cover flood damage from weather, only fire, break-ins, and utility floods. Our old neighbors had a 3 month old and had just gotten married, moved in together and bought thousands of dollars worth of furniture and electronics for themselves and the baby they lost it all and got nothing from insurance, the news covered it and there were dozens of people just like them who were in the same situation, they lost everything, contacted their insurance only to find out that renters insurance doesn't cover flood damage from rain. Dozens of families in that apartment complex lost everything.

[@DJdoppIer]

That looks like a perfect place to make a post-apocalyptic film! One subtle thing many PA films don't have is natural overgrowth of plants and other vegetation, because obviously that takes a long time to naturally happen. Another great video as usual!

[@1TitanicFan1]

Could you possibly think about doing a Bankrupt video on the American Queen Steamboat Company? They closed their doors earlier this year and I think you would find that the company is right up your alley of interest. Also, the SS United States could use an update video before September where we will learn if she will be scrapped, sunk, or moved.

[@AllyCatVidz]

Poor UCF students displaced by the storm and told to kick rocks afterwards. My heart is still with them as they are still recovering

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Right? Imagine being in school and then having to deal with this mess? School can be a challenge even in the best of times. I already know some probably had to drop out because they had nowhere to live after this (though they said this was in 2021, I think. Maybe school was still online from the pandemic).

[@95mushroom]

Nothing new for UCF it seems. 2004 was my freshman year at UCF and remember things being screwed up/delayed because of Hurricane Charley. I was a late decision so I lived at Pegasus Landing (called something else now) but remember there was issues with some dorms/off-campus associated because of the hurricane.

[@Beulah_Marisa_Pharr_Ford.]

And my only princess is leaving home for UCF next week 😭

[@Beulah_Marisa_Pharr_Ford.]

And my princess is leaving home for UCF next Wednesday 😭

[@gothoverheaven6239]

not a ucf student but a keiser student here, i was literally homeless for about 3 weeks and the place at alafaya was like "thats so sad :( heres some pizza while we drive around our golf cart watching everyone cry as they see they lost everything"

[@vwpassat444]

I toured here as a student looking to live here for Fall 2022. Even then it wasnt a very nice property, roaches everywhere and mold. Thankfully I avoided living there, and lived at the property next door. Wild to see it untouched.

[@Darealog963]

I used to live here during that year and was there for the flood. It was bad. It was slightly above our knees and so many cars were totaled from the flooding. I was luckily able to get my car out and our floor wasn’t as flooded (2nd floor) in time but a lot of people weren’t so lucky. The complex owner also wouldn’t let people break out of their leases about 3 days after it happened. There was literal black mold growing everywhere in the apartments. A lot of people ended up stranded and not knowing where to go. Shit was crazy. The complex ended up letting people break the lease when people began lawyering up. They gave everyone apology McDonald’s

[@starzz_andre]

💀

[@ARPLATINUM]

For those curious, the name of these apartments was "The place at alafaya"

[@reznorthecat]

YEP! i know exactly where this is, an old job of mine was about 12 min away.

[@BionicleC4]

@@reznorthecat Its funny, Google has this place marked as "temporarily closed".

[@Dixon_Cider407]

Noooo. Don’t tell people. They’ll only go and completely wreck the place smh

[@dannydaw59]

My mind registers alafaya as alfalfa for some reason.

[@Alfenium]

alfeniuya

[@thearmourboy3254]

Honestly kind of surprised someone didn't at least break in and steal the rims and tires off the cars at some point. I'm also not surprised they are building back on that same area. They've done silly stuff like that around Nashville too.

[@Revkor]

Florida space is a a bit of prememum. hopefully what ever repalces this place is designed better

[@gothoverheaven6239]

after the water receded, it wasnt cars but there were break-ins of peoples apartments. i personally had a few sentimental items stolen, but that was because the complex changed the locks at some point without our knowledge or consent. im pretty sure EDC (a rave festival over the weekend) was not long after the flood and if you know the area, the complex is directly in front of a fraternity. people found beads and ticket bracelets and nitrous cans, i shit you not. could have been EDC frat raver bros hopped up on nitrous, or could have been just regular assholes taking advantage of a natural disaster to loot.

[@findvladekhasel]

My dad and brother Vladek lived at that apartment complex, The Place at Alafaya, my brother went missing in November 2021, 10 months before Hurricane Ian hit but my dad remained there until the flood of hurricane Ian…we lost nearly all of my brother’s belongings due to the flooding, it was like loosing my brother all over again…2 1/2 years later Vladek is still missing with no leads or sightings, my heart breaks every time I drive by that complex. #FindVladek #TeamVladek

[@BrianSiskind]

Very much enjoyed this Jake - especially when I figured out it was not my smoke alarm beeping a low battery warning - it was in the video's nat sound! 😆

[@DENMAR411]

13:10 PIcture has no water damage and there's an excercise bar on the ground. Someone squated there after the floods

[@anthonymayorga9538]

I went to UCF and I remember doing a student film at this apartment complex about 3 years ago before the hurricane. It’s crazy it’s still abandoned!

[@gothoverheaven6239]

this was my apartment complex, i lived here when the flood happened. my entire apartment in the lowest area of the complex flooded to the ceiling and me and my roommate were forced to leave through the window with nothing but the clothes on our backs and our cat. at some point the locks were changed in the following weeks we tried to salvage things, and someone broke in and stole many sentimental items. we didnt give permission for the locks to be changed. the flooding had also happened in that same complex with hurricane irma, and had we of known that prior to moving in, we would have never moved in to begin with. i lost everything i ever owned that day and two years later, i still struggle with PTSD from that event and the agonizing weeks after it where i was homeless. the complex also attempted to get us to sign an NDA if we wanted our security deposit back, which i happily told them to go fuck themselves over.

[@staticbits]

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you're doing better now

[@starzz_andre]

You houodve sued them, it’s illegal to not disclose that, and then they stole from you?

[@gothoverheaven6239]

@@starzz_andre sue them with what money and what lawyer? let me just pull a legal team out of my ass. dont you think if i was actually capable of suing, i would have already? think before you speak.

[@starzz_andre]

@@gothoverheaven6239 hey! Don’t be disrespectful, just say “csnt do thst, sorry” and go on about your amazing Sunday

[@gothoverheaven6239]

@@starzz_andre buddy ive been hearing it for nearly 3 years, it gets irritating really quickly. you could exercise some critical thinking instead of tone policing me. you think if i had a lawyer id be commenting under a youtube video where someones touring my old rotted apartment like its the backrooms? please.

[@weerwolfproductions]

In The Netherlands there's some older farms that were build in areas prone to flooding from rivers. What they did was the ground floor would have tiled floor and tiles on walls (which were brick) to above the common flood level. These would be rooms that were easily abandoned or emptied - storage rooms or bedrooms. Then on the first floor, above flood level, is where the living spaces would be that were important: living room, kitchen etc. So after a flood, the downstairs rooms could be easily cleaned and refurbished. These rooms had lots of doors opening to the outside and lots of windows for cross-air ventilation to prevent mold after a flood. it makes sense that if you do allow building in an area that is prone to flooding, that you demand similar precautions. And have HVAC be build in the ceiling rather than in the floor or low in the wals, and don't use drywall on the lower level at all, but bricks and tiles.

[@jasonjason9866]

You live in a tiny country that actually. somewhat cares about the average citizen. Our taxes would rather go to you Europeans to keep you safe for some odd reason.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

If I had to make a list of countries that would take practical precautions against flooding, the Netherlands would be at the top of the list. One thing I noticed when visiting family there was the lack of basements. Instead, their homes had 3 stories.

[@weerwolfproductions]

@@kutter_ttl6786 There's some areas that have basements, but they're more like root cellars - and they're tiled. Basements are rare because of the relatively high water table in some areas, but in older cities and villages build on slightly elevated areas there's plenty of buildings with (near) standing height. We've had increased monsoon-like rain showers in recent years because of the warming up of the Atlantic ocean and the prevailing wind coming from the south-west taking all that rain-laden air over to our country. The drainage system can't always handle it. So we do have flooded hallways and flooded basements occaisionally. The fire department comes when possible to pump out the water and they have huge fans to blow-dry the affected areas (they're used to push smoke out of buildings after a fire as well). So we're not perfect. We do have campaigns to turn tiled gardens into grass again so it soaks up the water better and less water goes into the drainage system so there's less flooding. But yeah, we have pretty strict zoning laws on where buildings are allowed, and you're not allowed to build in emergency water retention areas or river flood plains.

[@weerwolfproductions]

@@jasonjason9866 What? What do you think Europe is, some third-world starved country? We level our own taxes and use them far more efficiently than the USA. There's no tax money from USA going to Europe. Not a dime from the USA went into our infrastructural pojects. And before you start about military 'protection', that stuff ended in the 1990's after Glasnost, when the USA closed down nearly all European military bases and moved everything to the MIddle East to protect their precious oil supply. Other than Ramstein and Rota there's no significant US military bases or presence in Europe. And both bases are used to transport personnel and goods between the USA and the Middle East through friendly air and sea space.

[@theairaccumulator7144]

@@jasonjason9866 nah we don't need your protection we can protect ourselves just fine from the clown show that is Russia. And the countries that do need your protection are paying with their own tax money for your equipment.

[@brandonmoserphoto]

I moved into the complex (4301B) in March 2021 and was there on the day of the flooding. Ended up evacuating when the water was at my doorstep and about to enter my unit. Could not get back in for 3 or 4 days as the water was not draining. My unit (1st floor) took on around 3-4 feet of water, but I know first floor units in the back of the apartment took on 6+ feet. I had around $5-6k in lost/damaged personal items and got screwed over by Geico even though I had renters insurance with them. Never got a penny from them

[@landondonofrio5308]

My town of Spencer Iowa was recently flooded and this video gave me chills seeing the water line in some spots, buildings in my town got up to 6 feet of water and you can still see the water line on the buildings some cars were fully underwater in the spots closest to the river. Great video Jake 👍

[@robbijj]

Wow, this isn't even near the coast. We were in Ft. Myers this past winter and much of the place is still trashed from Ian, but I didn't expect to see damage like that near Orlando!

[@kaylaf.9958]

i lived in the apartment complex right next to this, fortunately we only lost power for a couple days. i feel so bad that the property managers just fucked over a bunch of people.

[@Deadwrongallalong]

The abandoned Chaeryoung poster at 9:05 😢

[@Ms_HyeSeungyeon]

My Ult bias 😢

[@StubbyPhillips]

3:40 = "Don't dead open inside"

[@chrisobrien3818]

Probably someone or something died in that apartment room

[@beausuveas6869]

My brother lived in this apartment complex during Ian while he was at UCF. We thought it would be safer for him to stay in Orlando since we live on the coast south of Tampa. Thankfully he didn’t stay as his car would have been destroyed by the flood. It was really hard on a lot of the people living there when they closed down most of the complex. I guess eventually they shut the whole thing down obviously.

[@beargiles4062]

To answer a common question - I lived in that complex in 1979 or 1980 - and even then it had been around long enough that we had a pretty big worn spot in the kitchen lineoleum. The campus was already large - about half of what it is now - but there was still relatively little housing near it. (And basically no dorms, just the original cinderblock horrors.) That's why it could get built there. Setting aside the looser building codes of the time it was still surrounded by lots of open land that could absorb heavy rain. E.g., it was just a huge empty field between us and Alafaya, and to the south of us. Cover ground with buildings and asphalt and lower areas that had never been a problem before will start to flood. As an aside I visited it once, years, ago, just for grins. It may have been the first solid "you're getting old" jolt since the middling trees of my memory - not skinny, but not noteworthy - were now stately oaks. The campus had grown but the buildings I once haunted were all unchanged. Those apartments had a new paint job but that's a trivial change. But those trees... that was undeniable proof that decades had passed.

[@jasonjason9866]

What do you mean by " The campus had grown but the buildings I once haunted were all unchanged."?

[@AirLancer]

@@jasonjason9866 The specific buildings they used to use in some way didn't change.

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

​@@jasonjason9866I think "the campus" refers to the nearby university. That's why he (or she) says there was little housing "near it."

[@beargiles4062]

@@jasonjason9866 The campus didn't exist at all in the mid-60s, and at the time I attended in the late-70s/early-80s it had only filled out about half of the ring. I would run on dirt trails through untouched woods in what's now the other half of campus and adjacent properties. The buildings that existed in the early 80s are still there and unchanged (not torn down, not extended with new wings) - although they now host other departments. But over half of the campus is completely unfamiliar. There were two shocking bits though. First, the little rec area by the lake looked unchanged. Still shitty. The second is that it looked like there's still just a single visitor parking spot and it was unclear whether we could park since there was nobody in the booth. I'm now used to the widespread availability of parking meters at Univ. of Colorado - you can park close to your destination and it's clear whether or not you need to pay, how to pay, etc. Either could have changed in the last decade.

[@Xmetalfanx]

did she say "dont leave until you get a notice?" ... I am in Florida and i say "you dont HAVE TO leave until they tell you your in danger, if you dont" BUT "if you dont feel comfortable staying ... " (sidenote: a tropical storm is coming into my area tomorrow) " .. leave ahead of time ... feel safe"

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

That part struck me as truly bizarre. What property management service wants to potentially be held liable if someone tries to ride out a storm because they got a "don't leave" notice, and drowns as a result?

[@Revkor]

the big reason for abandoning the cars is that it they were that flooded they are essentially totalled. they are not remotely road safe anymore

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

I'm surprised the insurance companies didn't take physical possession of the cars after totalling them out. Perhaps their owners only had the liability insurance the law requires.

[@NathanCrouse611]

@@benjaminrobinson3842 Yeah, I suspect the cars that got abandoned were on liability insurance so there would have been no payout for a total loss and no reason for the insurance to collect the car. Since it was useless to them, no reason to pay to get it towed so they just abandoned them.

[@GoddessofWisdom]

9:03 shout out to the Midzy who used to live there, I'm so sorry this happened to you

[@st0ckp4rts]

I can see my car @5:55, bottom left, managed to save it by parking on that little hill.

[@MidwestMomma17]

Thats so sad 😢 great video as always!!

[@HardPourCorn]

Let's not forget that insurance companies are no longer servicing the state of Florida, *because* of natural disasters like this.

[@christopherskraba345]

Actually a far bigger contributor to the insurance crisis in Florida is insurance fraud - specifically as it relates to roof replacements. Current FL insurance laws make it nearly financially impossible for insurance companies to fight fraudulent claims.

[@HardPourCorn]

​@@christopherskraba345That's even worse.

[@christopherskraba345]

@@HardPourCorn You're not kidding... My heart goes out to Floridians.

[@rond1475]

Im in Central FL and pay $2400 for a 3500 ft home and my insurance in CT 6 years ago on a 3000 sq ft home was $1900 ,I'm not in a flood zone and Central FL hasn't had a hurricane in almost 20 years .Shame on the builders that built homes in flood zones .

[@brucelindahl9814]

I think Californians won't have insurance as well. I believe insurance companies are pulling out of their state due to wildfires.

[@monicadavis19]

Jake - My husband and I love your content. We bought our dream retirement home in May 2022. Ian destroyed it just four months later. We were devastated. We are just now back in that home watching your new episode. It was hard to watch but we appreciate your efforts ❤❤

[@BurryStuff]

There's an abandoned tennis court near my house and it's always surreal seeing fully furnished things just...sitting there, as if they're being used, even though they aren't.

[@george_8825]

A friend of mine lived in this complex during Ian, they lived in the furthest end where the flooding was the most severe. It was a complete disaster of mismanagement after the fact, but I’m almost glad the property is vacant, because it was only a matter of time before this happened again a few years down the road with all new residents that would be yet again unaware of how prone it was too flooding from the Econ river.

[@TheePrincessPurple]

Seeing this posted video made my FRIDAY Night!! Thank you Jake! ❤

[@StunningHistory]

I'm always amazed at how quickly nature takes over. Though I guess I shouldn't be considering my yard grows two inches overnight if it rains.

[@BrownWolverine]

I like how google states its "temporarily closed."

[@AyySorento]

love the random smoke alarm chirps, even when outside lol

[@josephmckenna9075]

Wondering how long that pipe has been spraying?

[@TealCheetah]

and who is going to get the bill

[@StubbyPhillips]

@@TealCheetah That water will cost WAY more than the value of the copper pipe someone stole.

[@nw7408]

I hope someone told the town so they can come in and shut that water off such a waste.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

​@@nw7408 Exactly what I was hoping and would've done. Not good to just let it keep spewing like that.

[@stratcat4450]

​@@TealCheetahbesides the huge waste the cost of water in central Florida is horrible.

[@josephbarretto5870]

My son and I lived in far back of The Place in Alafia, and he had to swim out with no warning from the complex. From what I heard, it has been sold to UCF, and they will build another apartment housing if thats true, I hope many will see this. Thank you for your hard work on this film

[@LlamaNinja]

Just so people know the AC isn't still live in the video. Those thermostats use triple a batteries so they don't require power.

[@Revkor]

then how is it still working. triple as would not last THAT long.

[@bluekewne]

​@@RevkorSwapped out some old thermostats for smart thermostats, can confirm those use AAA batteries. They can last well up to a decade because they only have LCD screens & have very little power draw.

[@caseypenk]

@@bluekewneexactly, lcds sip power and that’s why a calculator can go for years on a single set of batteries

[@andymanaus1077]

It seems insane that the authorities allow such developments to be built in the first place. At the very least, all the dwellings should have been built as elevated structures on flood-resistent foundations, with only garages and outbuildings permitted on the ground floor level. I hope that any new developments on the site take account of the flood risk and build the living areas above the anticipated flood levels this time around.

[@Sashazur]

It’s Florida. Lots of sketchy stuff goes on with politics and permits and builders.

[@pathoyer5402]

@@andymanaus1077 It was built to code at the time. If it was built today, water retention ponds would be required and the buildings would need to be elevated above street level. Building codes have improved significantly since that apartment complex was built.

[@andymanaus1077]

@@pathoyer5402 I'm glad to hear it. No one needs water going through their living room.

[@juliadagnall5816]

Increased development in the area could also be a contributing factor. The more impermeable surfaces there are the fewer places water has to go so an area with mild flood risk can very quickly become an area with major flood risk depending on what the people uphill decide to do with their property.

[@andymanaus1077]

@@juliadagnall5816 That would certainly make the problem worse.

[@GarrettDanger_]

If this is the apartment complex I think it is (a fair few flooded with Ian) I had some folks I knew that lived there. Seeing the videos of the water up to the top of their door frames on the first floor or event flooding the second floor was crazy.

[@uhlysserrr]

i believe it's "the place at alafaya". i live 5 min away in another student living complex that has quite a handful of very low spots, but somehow has managed to make it through at least 20 years (i believe). it's insane to me that construction companies are even able to build in such low areas. especially because of how it screwed over the students who were living there at the time. apparently there's gonna be new complex there eventually. unfortunately i dont think they'll even go through the effort of making sure this doesn't happen again.

[@ryanmahon963]

Advising your tenants to "stay put until advised to evacuate" should be criminal. Glad to see nobody was hurt

[@Jaxmusicgal23]

The candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky try to do the same thing with their coworkers…. Demanding them to stay put. That’s why so many of them died or got injured . Just a note : nobody can make you stay somewhere…. I would rather lose a job and all of my belongings then to die in a flood or a tornado …. It’s a shame though so many people probably believed the leasing office and stayed when they should’ve left… all because their ego was approved that they wouldn’t flood again even though they had a history of flooding. If you start seeing water rising into your house , get the heck out and figure everything else out later…

[@Kitkat805]

Always a good day when Jake drops a new BSF Abandoned video! 👍

[@Legority]

1:50 it's the unus annus music! that surprised me because i haven't heard it since that channel was deleted

[@OonieandCacola]

Memento Mori Good ol “Turncoat”

[@ResiBlazey]

this is exactly the comment I was looking for, memento mori

[@RobsNeighbor]

Thank you for sharing, great videos!

[@BionicleC4]

Wow, I lived literally 20 minutes from this place in 2019, which is when I moved out and headed west. I guess I seriously dodged a bullet.

[@kyledescheneau]

Love your channel Jake! Keep it up! ❤

[@BrightSunFilms]

Thanks!

[@JanetPlanet15]

I love your videos Jake, just a little advice, I would get a gimble to stabilise your videoing, it’s very shaky but love the content

[@christophejergales7852]

This is so badass, dude. This might be my favorite video of yours yet.

[@bripez]

As someone from the uk, the amount of parking spaces at this place is what dreams are made of

[@BringerOfDearth]

My brother lives in the UK and I live in Orlando. You speak the truth here, my friend. LOL! 👍

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

That many people with cars is also a sign of zero walkability and little public transit, so..."swings and round abouts", as you guys say 😅

[@Fortramnasdaq]

Also possibly responsible for a lot of thr lack of drainoff.

[@eyeballjay]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley that's true we are on trains here

[@bluekewne]

And the funny thing is, this apartment complex probably still had assigned parking & visitor/guest parking was probably a pain

[@marc_K4FTU]

I lived in this complex, then known as Haystack Apartments, my senior year at FTU (August 1977 - August 1978) I was in last group to graduate before the official name change to UCF. The address was 3309A Hoskins Holler across the street from the pool. Of the half dozen or so different complexes I visited, Haystack was one of the nicer places to live. Probably because it was still new then. Don't recall flooding to be a concern at the time. Of course things change.

[@MegCazalet]

Floods are SO destructive. Even a few inches of water in a home can require the whole thing taken down to the studs and rebuilt. As a Houstonian, floods are common and a huge concern of mine. My home was fortunately ok in Harvey, but we had to electricity and had to carry our small dogs through the floodwater to my mom’s house which was fine. After the Freeze of 21 we got a standby, whole-house generator, but in a flood, it doesn’t matter, you’re screwed. Both my aunts’ houses were destroyed. One had 6 feet of water, one had 6 inches, but bath homes were ruined. The house with 6 inches had to be taken apart down to the skeleton of the house and rebuilt, while the one with 6 feet, the entire NEIGHBORHOOD was ABANDONED. Everyone walked away and were supposedly compensated by the developers for building in a known flood plain. In TS Alison, when I was in college, my car was floating but I was able to get it up onto a driveway; fortunately the home I lived in then was a historic home built on practically its own island, like 12 feet above street level. My old Volvo was fine, since it was so old. Just bailed it out and got it cleaned. Now, after Beryl and the Derecho, I have yet another fear unlocked: falling trees. Weather is terrifying. Water is insidious.

[@stevens1041]

Welcome to the Cabana Room.

[@famousdiys2680]

Yet the infamous smoke detector chirp still lives

[@Ms_HyeSeungyeon]

9:06 the person who was in that unit must’ve been a kpop fan. Damn to lose it in here

[@whatwhat7798]

12:35 the way the floor is warped looks like the scene in Jumanji when the floor turns to quicksand in the attic and then the big ass spiders come crawling out 😭 Also that mold is so crazy, I know y’all had respirators bug damn that brave getting that close to it

[@Ann-ch8xw]

such a well done video documenting the situation

[@brian5o]

Seeing this and hearing what that poor lady went through was absolutely heartbreaking.

[@doctaC07]

You can just feel the Florida heat and humidity through the screen. Coming from someone that has been through multiple indirect hits over 30 years, I feel like the heat is just salt in the wound after a storm; you're out there cleaning up or repairing the wreckage after the storm has passed, in what is essentially a giant sauna. The summer sun is out and all that moisture that was just dumped down makes it quite possibly the worst condition to be doing any outdoor work. I feel for anyone that has lost everything and is stuck out in the elements.

[@chris_is_here_oh_no]

Excellent documentary, amazing work as always!

[@americansmark]

I can't believe the floors aren't warped. That's one helluva floor.

[@ducatisti]

Many structures in Florida are built on top of a poured cement foundation with no crawl space underneath, this appears to be the case here.

[@thisisme3238]

Thanks for the video, Jake. So sad for all those residents. 😥

[@camerondixon9060]

You need to come to Durham, NC we have one abandoned neighborhood and another neighborhood that was demolished years ago but you can still see the format

[@PaulLoughrin]

Thanks Jake. I moved to Jacksonville, Florida from Wisconsin 24 years ago. Thank the Lord, I live in an area that is neither a flood or evacuation zone. However, this is really sad. Take care.

[@nordisk1874]

This is why I live in Pinellas and on the high ground. We got the Bay to push off storms. Including tonight

[@quinevere]

9:18 ITZY AND GIDLE POSTERS 😭😭😭

[@arizonatsunami]

11:51 Aw, that's such a nice photo. I wonder why that person left it behind?

[@The__Creeper]

My question is who was forced to pay for the relocation of everyone in this apartment complex? Was it the tenants? Did the owners face any kind of liability for doing this stupid shit?

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

It was almost certainly the tenants. Look at how reluctant the landlords were to return the October rent. Do you think they'd contribute a dime towards their relocation?

[@luvzdogz]

I cannot believe the city or county hasn't drained that pool! What a HUGE safety risk. That really shocks me.

[@gothoverheaven6239]

ron desantis could not give any less fucks about this lol everywhere you go in florida it looks like this, they dont care about improving it they just want to shove people in it and take their money

[@JxckSweeney]

Great Video Jake, glad I could give you some tips about this place. Looks like it’s near UCF👀

[@austindoran9746]

Is it??

[@uhlysserrr]

@@austindoran9746 i think it's the place at alafaya. right off research pkwy i think the road is called

[@complimentaryham4066]

Great video Jake!

[@lauraflake7109]

No no one can tell you to not evacuate if you think you need to no one can legally stop you from leaving but it is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with your surroundings and find out what kind of weather is around you

[@micp0760]

Yes.....what few people actually do.

[@AG-fs8yn]

You nailed the Bright Sun Production feels

[@AnneBellowsBooks]

My grandparents lived in Haines City, FL during Charley and the other 2004 storms, in a big retirement community/golf resort called Greenleaf. I never saw it in its prime, they just never fixed some areas after those storms. Whole abandoned golf courses in active residential yards, green swimming pools, rotting townhomes, etc. Not sure what’s still there but it’s a huge sprawling community if you’re ever in the area.

[@rf159a]

@ 4:54 WTF!! All that water being wasted!!!

[@noahbundonis]

Another great video, Jake!

[@x808drifter]

That piece of paper at 3:03 was clearly just copy/pasted from a generic hurricane prep manual. If that is what the property manager sent out fkn RIP.

[@jordylazer8896]

the fact that theres still water going there is crazy given the state of it

[@skandarc2810]

So surreal. I was just waiting for the clickers from The Last of Us to come out haha. Very nice video. Cheers Jake!

[@TealCheetah]

omg the water is still on?!

[@chevymontmarlo]

Im surprised there is cars still remaining, unless they were stolen and dropped off at that complex or something. It's crazy though

[@cochisenahuh7939]

I bet the pt cruiser wasnt worth the couple hundred bucks.

[@LarrySkylines]

Probably only had liability insurance on those cars so it’s a just loss to the owners

[@cochisenahuh7939]

@@LarrySkylines of like couple hundred bucks.

[@pessolanostudios]

That’s really the worst of it is how there cars were completely submerged like that and nobody could have foreseen. It’s one thing for rentals but to not have a plan for peoples cars and then be like I know your car is destroyed in water damage so I brought you some Mc Ds like WTF.