ROCHESTER, N.Y. — News10NBC is continuing to look into the Wyndham Hotel closure on State Street after the city shut it down Friday for having 23 open fire and building code violations.
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Mayor Malik Evans said the city’s order to vacate was a last resort.
When that happens, it means the property has run out of time and the city has run out of patience. The mayor also said the recent five-alarm fire on the city’s northwest side at Pallet Express highlighted an important reason for keeping up with fire code violations. While the city has a need for more hotel rooms, it also does not want to see another large-scale fire break out.
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Mayor Evans didn’t specify how long the city had been working with the Wyndham before deciding to close it. He said the city works with everybody “for a long time” before making this kind of decision.
“We need to have hotel rooms in our city and we need hotels that are operating in a way that will allow patrons that want to be able to stay there. So we would like to see these things fixed ASAP as we said in our statement and when they get them fixed the hotel will be able to be open back up,” Evans said.
Mayor Evans said the hotel’s next steps require constant communication with the code enforcement office as it works on repairs. News10NBC called the hotel’s CEO Monday to speak about those repairs. He said he’s not commenting about the hotel right now.
Last week, the fire marshal confirmed there were multiple safety hazards. This included things like locked emergency exit doors and no working central air conditioning.
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