A highrise apartment building in Langford has been evacuated for the second time since 2019 because of structural defects.
The City of Langford revoked the occupancy permit for the 11 storey, 90 unit, RidgeView Place on Monday after an independent engineer found structural safety issues and recommended evacuation. The building was first known as Danbrook One when it was completed almost four years ago, but seismic, foundation and other concerns forced owner Centurion Apartment Properties to clear the building just days before Christmas in 2019. An investigation determined the structural engineer was not qualified for that type of concrete construction and the building was repaired and renamed RidgeView Place before the suites were rented again last year.
A statement from the City of Langford says it would not have issued the 2022 occupancy permit if it had known that documents from the remediation engineer could not be considered an assurance of compliance with the building code. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC says there are ongoing potential life-safety risks in RidgeView Place, and a notice from Centurion says rental contracts have been ended and it offers to work with residents to find other accommodations.
