Norfolk residents forced to leave high-rise, senior-living apartment after code violation The City of Norfolk deemed the top floors of Lakewood Plaza "unsafe or unfit for habitation" because of broken elevators. Residents said it's a long-standing issue. Author: Dana Smith Updated: 6:12 PM EDT May 12, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — People who live at Lakewood Plaza have a choice to either stay with family or stay in a hotel. Residents of the senior-living apartment building have to find somewhere else to sleep tonight after the city of Norfolk deemed the high-rise "unfit for habitation". The City of Norfolk cited the building for a code violation because the only two elevators in the building are not working; and now, no one on the top floors is allowed to live there.