Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids, United States
Built 1927 · Last completed renovation 2010
Hotel Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids was last renovated in 2010, and originally built in 1927 (sourced renovations: 1970, 1990, 1991, 2010). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 4.4/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~13-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Timeline
1927
Hotel opened
1970
Renovated to mixed rental/hotel use in the 1970s
1990
Further renovations in the 1990s; converted largely to apartments
1991
Added to National Register of Historic Places
2008
Post-flood adaptive reuse renovation began (2008 flood damage)
2010
Reopened as The Roosevelt Lofts (apartments)
2010
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2010 renovation
“With extensive renovations after the 2008 flood, the former hotel reopened as The Roosevelt Lofts in 2010, offering low-income apartment housing.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-27
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1927
Last completed renovation
Sourced2010
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (1970–2010). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“With extensive renovations after the 2008 flood, the former hotel reopened as The Roosevelt Lofts in 2010, offering low-income apartment housing.”
“In 2008, the hotel was being renovated again when the city was flooded. This increased the renovation cost by about $10 million.”
“The Hotel Roosevelt was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.”
“Another round of renovations occurred in the 1990s.”
“The hotel was renovated in the 1970s to create rental units while retaining hotel rooms.”
“The architectural firm of Krenn & Dato designed the building, which opened in 1927.”
“Built: 1927”
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Frequently asked
When was Hotel Roosevelt built?+
Hotel Roosevelt (Cedar Rapids, United States) was built in 1927.
How old is Hotel Roosevelt?+
Hotel Roosevelt is 99 years old — it was built in 1927 and last renovated in 2010. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Roosevelt last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2010.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Roosevelt?+
Its Chrono Score is 4.4/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric.