Monday, October 27, 2008

Durant Hotel Renovation Confirmed

It's official.

The Durant Hotel will get a $30 million renovation to convert it into an apartment complex.





5 comments:

  1. Saw the article in the Urinal. That is Good News, I Hope! mebbe at least a baby step in the right direction? Where these new residents will work is another question...

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  2. It would be nice if a grocery store went in across the street or something... Dales where are you now?

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  3. Did it get renovated? The Durant Hotel? Is it reopened?

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  4. Not sure if it's completed yet, but the Durant was undergoing renovation when I was there this summer.

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  5. Yeh, it has been open for one year. The Riverfront apartments look much better, a few blocks away.

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