Changes at Lodge Inn & Suites yet again

I mentioned last week that there were some changes happening at Lodge Inn & Suites again. Well, it looks like they have changed their name again. The main part of the building will be part of Baymont Inn & Suites. The smaller motel part looks like it will stay as Lodge Inn & Suites.

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House torn down on Ferry Street

A month ago I posted about the motel being torn down on Ferry St beside Al Macs. Now the abandoned house across the street and beside the Capri has been torn down.

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Changes at Lodge Inn & Suites

I mentioned a couple of months ago that Boccelli’s might be for sale. Well, the restaurant is closed right now undergoing renovations. There are also renovations being done on the main Lodge Inn & Suites building, as well as the motel portion.

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$200M venture proposed for N.F., Ont.

From Buffalo Business First: Niagara Falls, Ont.s’ 59-story Hilton Hotel tower may soon have a neighbor that’s nearly as tall. In a plan that’s been working its way through the Canadian city’s municipal departments since late last year, prominent hotelier and developer Tony Zappitelli and his Romzap company, has unveiled plans for three high-rise hotels…

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Loretto site approved for high-rises

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Loretto property, a treasured, historic site overlooking the falls is a suitable location for three high-rise hotels, city council says. They granted hotelier Tony Zappitelli’s request to put three skyscrapers – a 57-storey hotel and 42- and 32-storey towers that could either be hotels or condominiums – on a…

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Company plans three high-rises on Loretto property

From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the most historic sites in Niagara Falls could become one of the biggest hotel developments the city has ever seen. Owners of the old Loretto Christian Life Centre want city council’s approval to put three high-rise towers on the 7.6-acre property now occupied by the 148-year-old school and…

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Dave & Buster’s Sign is up

The sign for the new Dave & Busters was put up yesterday. I just checked the Dave & Buster’s official site, but there is still no mention of the Niagara Falls location. However, I did a quick Google Search and found that there is a local web site set up at http://www.daveandbustersniagarafalls.com/. There is a…

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Proposed Hotel/Residential Condo development

As was first mentioned by Drafty about three weeks ago and posted here, there is an application regarding a proposed Official Plan policy to permit a future mixed use residential condominium/hotel development on the lands  of the former Loretto Educational Centre building. The proposal is consisting of 3 buildings with heights between 32 and 57…

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Progress on the new Convention Center

A couple of weeks ago they erected the crane on the job site of the new Niagara Convention & Civic Center and have been making steady progress on the foundation of the building. They are also working in the back of the property on the parking lot that will enter off Dunn Street.

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New Doubletree addition almost done

The addition that is being put on the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview by Hilton is almost done.

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