Canberra developer Geocon is continuing investigations into unidentified noises in the Wayfarer tower in Belconnen, with one owner temporarily relocating from his apartment after months of sleepless nights.
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Resident Jonathon Peris first raised concerns about loud banging in the walls and roof space of his apartment in May.
Unable to sleep through the night at home, he is staying with family and considering seeking legal advice about the problem.
"If you're living in a two-storey house, it sounds like people jumping up and down or even someone banging on the door viciously," he said.
"I notice it more on weekends when I'm home, and I've kept a diary of when the noises are happening.
"It's at stupid hours of the day or night."
Mr Peris has called for the source of the noise to be quickly found or for Geocon to compensate tenants worst affected.
A small group of residents have reported regular disturbances, described by one rental tenant as like the sound of a 20 kilo bag of concrete being dropped on the roof.
"If his continues, I will have no choice but to seek legal advice for me and the other minority tenants," Mr Peris said.
"We don't feel that we are getting the satisfaction or any real help."
A spokesman said the building's executive committee was satisfied with the response so far from Geocon.
Completed in December 2016, the Eastern Valley Way includes 330 apartments.
In a statement, Geocon said investigations were continuing and the executive committee had been kept informed of progress.
Last week the company said the building's lifts, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire services had been ruled out as the source of the noises, and thermal imaging of the building's roof and façade had yielded no results.
Testing by firm HW Technologies has continued this week and another consulting firm has been engaged to measure building movement and vibrations.
Early results suggest the noises could be related to a very slight building movement, something the company described as common in tall buildings.
"Geocon has brought in a further independent consultant to conduct a 3rd party review with regard to structural and façade elements of the building, and to review and make comment on all reports received from other external consultants.
"The building's structural engineer has been on site to observe some of the testing as well as perform visual inspections of the structural elements. At this stage there is still no concern that there are any issues with the building structure," a spokeswoman said.
Minor maintenance works have been carried out on the building's pool, unrelated to the noise noises.
In June residents were told in an email from Independent Strata Management there had been multiple complaints, and that Geocon had linked the problem to "movement of the building", its size and changes in temperature.
"Please note other residents also have the same issue and have had it put past them," the email said.
