South Roanoke's boutique hotels are slowly moving forward

Rudy van Thiel, the man behind the project, said material and labor costs, as well as interest rates, had increased significantly. Those factors, along with banks' reluctance to lend to hospitality projects during the pandemic, are obstacles, he said. Still, sounding cautiously optimistic, Van Thiel said he would release a positive update in the coming weeks.

“We, as individuals, have invested a lot of money into this project. I'm not a developer that's in a big hurry. We're doing it in a careful, well-thought-out way,” he said, adding, “That's what we intend to do.” Stated.

of City of Roanoke Zoning Board of Appeals has approved construction of a 21-room hotel and restaurant on the site in summer 2022.

When asked about the status of the project, Assistant City Planning Administrator Brittany Gardner said: “Asbestos permits have been approved and finalized. Demolition permits have been approved and must be finalized. Comprehensive development plans for improvements to the entire site and building permits for new buildings are still under consideration.” .”

Van Thiel said the only step left before the development plan is approved and a building permit is issued is for the contractor to pay the deposit. Van Thiel is awaiting further developments in the case, which he expects to reveal in the coming weeks, before giving the green light, he said.

“Like all of our neighbors, we're looking forward to our first drink, our first meal, and our first night there,” he says.

itas digitalRoanoke provider of asset performance management software systems acquired by global industrial technology services provider hexagonAccording to a Hexagon release.

Stockholm, Sweden-based Hexagon acquired Itas Digital on April 3rd. All 11 Itas Digital employees, including Itas co-founders Jason Klein and Joe Nichols, will become Hexagon employees and will hold leadership roles at Hexagon, Hexagon spokesman Jerry Felts said. He will be in charge of this. Staff will remain in Roanoke as part of Hexagon's Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division.

Feltz said the terms of the deal were not made public.