The Nevele Hotel in Ellenville has a buyer, MidHudsonNews.com reports. Tricon Development of New York City principal Raphael Weiss Tuesday said his company has gone to contract with the present owners to buy the shuttered hotel under the Nevele Holding LLC in conjunction with The Giluet Foundation.
Weiss said he wants to bring the hotel back to its grandeur. “We want to return this hotel to what it used to be like in the 70s and 80s and 60s and possibly the early 90s, but we want to make sure we do it with the modern amenities and upgrades it deserves,” he told MidHudsonNews.
Ulster County Executive Michael Hein said the deal is in its preliminary stages. “The county looks forward to working with anyone who looks to ultimately restore the Nevele to its glory and bring high quality jobs to the Ellenville area,” he said. “The county is looking forward to working to make sure that takes place.”
Weiss is hoping to secure Ulster County Industrial Development Agency assistance to help pay for the facility through incentives. He would not reveal the purchase price because of a confidentiality clause with the seller.
Weiss intends to pay off all outstanding debts before he goes to closing. He also plans on reached out to the unions to discuss hiring their members. He estimates the hotel will employ up to 600 people with an annual payroll of some $4 million.
The new Nevele could become the economic generator for greater Ellenville and Ulster County, he said, in terms of local spending and the tourist multiplier effect.
The Nevele abruptly shut down last July.
The 430-room Nevele Grand Hotel is a hotel located just outside of Ellenville, and has an 18 hole golf course. The Nevele dated back to the days of the Borscht Belt. To dedicate a new hospital in Ellenville in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson stayed at the Nevele. Eleven schoolteachers founded The Nevele in the late 1800s as an idyllic summer retreat; hence, the resort’s name is “eleven” spelled backwards.
The Nevele Hotel was Kosher for Pesach for many years – as recently as 2008.
(Source: MidHudsonNews / YWN Desk – NYC)
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Be”h the next GRAND chassiddishe summer camp. Give it 2-3 years.
waste of money but it ain’t mine. 🙂
I read that it was started by a Jewish man who had eleven children.
A group of Jews moved out there with plans of farming, only to find that the land was not cut out for it. There are many rocks.
Many things there have Jewish names. For example, Yosef Resnik airport.
Dream on! Never gonna happen. Those hotel days are over & never coming back.
Resorts all over the country and all over the world are booming.
I used to think in the 90’s that the cruise industry was dying, and yet it’s bigger then ever with every major cruise line racing each other to build new ships bigger and faster then ever before.
The entire vacation industry is growing by leaps and bounds even in this economy.
I think this hotel and resort with all the things to do they had before (I would especially like to see them heavily advertise the horseback riding) and with new and modern ammenities such as internet access and possibly a water park (which would be a HUGE attraction if large enough and with a varity of slides and rides and pools etc…) could be a very big success.
#^
Actually, it was bought by a group of “foward” thinking Yidden who will protect its guest from ALL evils of modern society. Therefore, there will be NO TV, telephone, internet, electricity, running water (or indoor plumbing), heating or air-conditioning. The will also be stables for horses and donkeys, but NO parking areas for automobiles.
First off I do wish Mr. Weiss and his associates the best of luck. Maybe his venture will be a success. That said ..does anyone know of any Kosher hotel in the Catskills that has prospered or lasted more than a year or two? The good news is that at least it isn’t in Sullivan County where I think almost all projects are doomed to failure.
Interestingly enough the former Fallsview Hotel which is right next to the Nevele has been reopened under the name Honor’s Haven and appears to be surviving pretty well (Not Kosher). The online reviews for this place appear to be favorable.
I’m afraid the glory days of the Catskill hotels (Kosher or not) are pretty much over. I do miss them…but alas things do change.