Landslide Forces Demolition of 2 Buildings, Threatens Third One
Building and safety officials in Rolling Hills Estates have teamed up with county engineers to study a landslide area that forced officials to demolish two office buildings this week and threatens to topple another structure.
Employees from 18 small businesses evacuated two buildings last week as walls began to warp and sidewalks buckled.
A third building was closed to everyone except tenants, but that building began slipping this week and forced building officials to close it.
Construction crews have removed about 5,000 cubic yards of earth near the base of the hilltop to stop the sliding and have braced a sinking corner of the building that was slipping about threefeet per day but appears to be stabilizing, officials said.
It is still unclear whether tenants will be allowed to return to the building or whether it will be demolished, officials said.
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