That whole thing should be demolished. That building has to be nasty after the floors were flooded.
I just don't get why the city just doesn't condemn and tear it down. Do they think Kern is going to cough up that money? The fact he is not coming to Ohio tells me the bastard is probably broke.
Your guess is as good as mine. I assume there was some hope that it would be rehabbed early on, but once the water burst and flooded the top floors it probably should have been over. There's no need for a hotel there anymore.
The only thing I can assume is someone had their eye on it for niggerboxes long before it was announced.
Kern might know what they have planned and is just delaying it because he hates niggers.