The restoration of the Water’s Edge residential building in the mission area is still ongoing.
It has been over two years since a major fire destroyed the neighboring building and massively damaged Water’s Edge On July 8, 2017, the roofer’s torch lit the fire.
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The fire spread to Water’s Edge, destroying 22 units and damaging others with smoke and water.
The residents wanted to move in on Wednesday, but received notification that their move-in date had been postponed.
“We were done, we were all packed up,” said Ray Putnam, a resident of Water’s Edge.
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“Now we have to wait another month.”
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Water’s Edge has 65 suites with 130 residents. All were evicted for two years while the building was being restored.
“We were of course disappointed,” Putnam told Global News on Tuesday.
“There is nothing we can do about it, we will make it.”
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Colter Developments, the company tasked with rebuilding Water’s Edge, said the delays came with a number of different problems.
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The company says it is expected to begin moving residents on Wednesday, but it cannot meet Kelowna city requirements.
“We tried to get an occupancy last week,” said Kelly Leroux, vice president of Colter Development. “But we didn’t have everything in front of them [City of Kelowna] Standards. “
Colter Developments also says the building suffered a setback about a week or two ago.
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“We had a sprinkler line damage. A minor setback, ”said Mitchell Hudson, a Colter Development employee.
“Four rooms were hit pretty hard.”
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Leroux says a lot of the difficulty is due to the fact that each unit is bespoke.
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“They are all different; it’s very challenging, ”said Leroux. “We work hard with every owner, the shifts and the consultants.”
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The City of Kelowna issued a statement on Water’s Edge.
“Before the city can issue occupancy permits, we have to provide the architect with the necessary“ timetables ”or permits so that people can stay overnight,” says the city’s statement.
“He is not yet ready to provide this because, for example, the minimum requirements for life safety, such as elevator or fire alarm certificates, are not yet in place. In addition, the parking garage is still full of building materials.
“The city has offered to be flexible up to a point and is ready to give partial use permits for finished areas of the building, but the architect is not ready to guarantee that parts of the building will also be finished.”
The residents should expect to be able to move in next month.
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