Aragon Ballroom receives final approvals, interior renovations to begin, opening expected by end of 2015, early 2016.

The Aragon Ballroom project received final administrative approvals through the the City's Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) today clearing the way to receive permits for renovations to the interior of the building.  See details and updates posted in April here.

The Historic Aragon Ballroom, a conference and banquet facility, is expected to open in Fall 2015/Spring 2016.

To-date emergency repairs and a majority of the exterior renovations have been completed. The interior renovations will include a new commercial kitchen to service the conference and banquet facility. At today's BZA hearing, the variances the building needed to operate were passed with seven conditions that were agreed to by the owners.  The list is provided below.

Also see the Freshwater article that featured some photos of the unfinished interior.

In addition to the historic Aragon Ballroom, owner Ali Faraj also operates La Villa Conference & Banquet Center located at 11500 Brookpark Road.

Aragon owner Ali Faraj and daughter Abbei, photo credit: Freshwater

Exclusive first look: the Aragon Ballroom renovation
Erin O'Brien, Freshwater, 4/15/2015.

Aragon Conditions Letter to BZA 05112015 by Brian Cummins