Construction of Roanoke Hotel and Convention Center to start in September

A closer look

During the June 9 meeting, the changes approved show that substantial work will be achieved within 639 days after Brasfield & Gorrie is approved to proceed with work. The Dallas company listed a start date of Sept. 3 and a completion date of June 2, 2028.

The start of the work is a month later than listed in previous city documents and two months later than a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing.

The convention center cost is $44.2 million, the hotel will be $41.3 million, and the parking garage will cost $11.9 million, according to city documents.

Amendment No. 2 includes drawings that will begin in June or July. Part of the $1.7 million included temporary fencing for the site, procuring fire pumps, grease traps, underground piping, water feature equipment, generators and rebar.

In addition, there was a square foot increase in the main kitchen, the expo kitchen, back-of-house space, updated serving counters in the boardroom/meeting room and a change order request from Worrell Design Group.

The background

The full-service boutique hotel will have approximately 200 rooms, meeting rooms, a ballroom and conference rooms, according to previous reporting. The city will own the convention center and lease land in Roanoke to the hotel for operations.

The hotel will be located on 3.27 acres and be five stories tall with a total area of 61,448 square feet, according to previous reporting.