Hotel Grim (Texarkana, Texas)

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Hotel Grim
Texarkana April 2016 112 (Hotel Grim).jpg
Hotel Grim during 2016
Alternative namesLofts At The Grim
General information
Address301 N State Line Ave, Texarkana, TX 75501
Town or cityTexarkana
CountryUSA
Technical details
Floor count8

Hotel Grim is a restored abandoned hotel in downtown Texarkana, Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bowie County, Texas on June 7, 2016. [1]

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History

Sign on the roof of the hotel Roof sign, visible for miles, of the Hotel Grim, which was the "Crown Jewel" of Texarkana, Texas, in its heyday LCCN2014630206.tif
Sign on the roof of the hotel

The original hotel was opened in 1925 named after banking, railroad, and timber magnate William Rhoads Grim. At the time, construction cost 1 million dollars. The hotel had 250 rooms. It contains 103,200 square feet and was the second tallest building in the city when it was built. [2]

Restoration

Plans for restoration started in 2009. In 2014, assessment for the hotel finished. When Texarkana was visited by the Council of Development Finance Agencies in June 2015, A project response team composed of CFDA staff and technical assistance partners provided expert advice and proposed a redevelopment strategy detailed in the report titled Grim Hotel: Roadmap to Redevelopment. The property was added to the National Historic Registry in June 2016. In July 2016, the Grim Lofts LLC was officially formed by developer Jim Sari. The hotel was also submitted for cleanup funds. In November 2016, the Hotel Grim Lofts project team presented at the Council of Development Finance Agencies National Development Finance Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana during November 2-4th. The session was titled “Hotel Revitalization in the Heartland”. On January 30th, 2017, The City of Texarkana, Texas received approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for assistance in the amount of $1,429,000 for the Hotel Grim Lofts Project. The city council approved it on March 13th, 2017. [3] Construction finished in February of 2024 and the hotel will reopen as "Lofts on the Grim" in summer of 2024. [4]

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References

  1. Lee, Anna. "Making history . . . again". Tiger Times. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. Ritcher, Karl (April 9, 2022). "Contractor: Hotel Grim on track for autumn opening". Texarkana Gazette.
  3. "Hotel Grim Redevelopment". Texarkanatexas,gov.
  4. Easterling, Jeff (February 22, 2024). "Historic Hotel Grim Reopens as 'Lofts at Grim' after Extensive Renovation". Texarkana F.Y.I.