Ostend(The Brussels Morning newspaper):Dement is asking Ostend to fix the Thermae Palace Hotel and Royal Galleries claiming Restotel has neglected them. They’ve taken legal action while the city plans to fund repairs by building new apartments nearby raising public concerns.
The heritage group Dement is asking the city of Ostend to fix up two important buildings the Thermae Palace Hotel and the Royal Galleries. These buildings are taken care of by Restotel according to their agreement with the city. Restotel is supposed to look after the maintenance and repairs of these properties. Dement is saying that both the Thermae Palace Hotel and the Royal Galleries have been getting worse and not being taken care of for many years. They are worried because they think Restotel is not doing enough to fix the buildings’ problems. The Thermae Palace Hotel and the Royal Galleries are really important buildings in Ostend’s history. Dement is saying that the city council needs to make sure Restotel follows the lease rules or find other ways to protect and fix these important structures.
Can legal action force Restotel to restore Ostend’s Historic thermae palace hotel and royal galleries?
Dement has taken legal action to make Restotel start fixing the Thermae Palace Hotel and the Royal Galleries right away. They want to make the city of Ostend make sure Restotel is responsible for not taking care of these buildings. Dement is saying that the city should make Restotel fix the buildings just like a landlord would make a tenant follow their rental agreement. They believe that the city not doing anything has caused the buildings to keep getting worse. The legal action is meant to make Restotel fix the buildings quickly and stop the neglect that has been going on for a long time.
They plan to pay for it partly by building new apartments next to the hotel. This way they hope to make money to help restore these important old buildings. Some people are against the idea because they think building new apartments next to these old buildings could change the area too much. They are worried it might make the place feel different create more traffic and even cast shadows over the historic buildings.It has been said that people are discussing how to mix building new things with keeping the old stuff special. It’s a big challenge for the city council to figure out how to fix the buildings while also listening to what the public is worried about.
