A troubled apartment building in Langford may soon welcome residents once again under a new name and address.
The former Danbrook One building at 2766 Claude Rd. is now being advertised as RidgeView Place, with an address of 2770 Claude Rd., on the website of owners Centurion Property Associates Inc.
Under the availability section, units ranging from one bedroom suites to a three-bedroom penthouse are shown as available as of May 1. Langford Mayor Stew Young said the building still needs an occupancy permit issued by the city before anyone will be allowed to move in.
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Black Press Media has reached out to Centurion for comment.
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The building has sat empty since just before Christmas 2019 after four months of near-full occupancy, due to what were deemed as B次元官网网址渄angerousB次元官网网址� structural defects. In November 2021, Engineers and Geoscientists BC released a disciplinary order against the buildingB次元官网网址檚 engineer, Brian McClure, stating among other things that he was not qualified for the job.
Centurion bought the 90-unit building, LangfordB次元官网网址檚 tallest, in August 2019 and said previously it was unaware of any structural issues. It quickly filled the building with tenants.
But four months later, the city revoked the occupancy permit based on recommendations from a new engineering report. Every tenant was required to find other housing.
Centurion said it was blindsided by the move.
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Centurion filed a lawsuit in October 2020 against DB Services, Loco Investments, Sorensen Trilogy Structural Engineering Solutions and the City of Langford seeking compensation for losses and expenses on the basis of negligence from each party. The case has not yet been heard in court.
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