Bob Geary brings us word that the Velvet Cloak Inn has been closed by the city for having ‘non-permitted changes’ and fire code violations. The Velvet Cloak Inn recently changed owners and has been selling condos in old hotel rooms under the moniker of “Velvet Cloak Villas” for the last year. It sucks for those staying in the hotel temporarily, but what about the folks that lived there?
An excerpt from a memo to the city manager on Geary’s Blog:
Deputy Fire Marshall and determined that due to the amount of non-permitted work that has been done and the numerous building and fire code violations existing, it is hazardous and unsafe for the building to be occupied at this time. With this being the case, at 1:30 today Inspections staff and Fire Department staff with the assistance of Raleigh police will be posting the building unsafe to occupy and requiring the existing occupants to vacate the property.
An excerpt of a recent review on a hotel rating site:
We remembered this as a place our parents stayed on visits in the early 80s. Then, it was classy, clean, and quaint. Now, it is dirty - the carpets were disgusting, the bathroom fixtures are corroded, the sheets and bed mattresses are cheap, and there are what appear to be slow moving home improvement projects going on throughout.
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