This podcast contains comments from the August 24, 2021 meeting of the Bryan buildings and standards commission.

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Technically declared an unsafe structure last April, the owner of downtown Bryan's LaSalle Hotel has temporary permission to offer all 55 rooms.

The city's building and standards commission on Monday unanimously approved the request. A lawyer representing the hotel, Jess Anderson, cited an e-mail they received from the city's building official.

Commissioners granted the request two months after the hotel owner was down to offering five rooms.

Since the commission's June 21st meeting, windows and frames have been replaced.

Exterior repairs have to be completed by November 1 before the hotel owner can seek a permanent occupancy permit.