History of the Downtown Radisson/Omni Hotel deal

Couldn't help but juxtapose these two articles now that the Omni hotel owners believe they've been overtaxed.

Couldn't help but juxtapose these two articles now that the Omni hotel owners believe they've been overtaxed.

Omni Charlottesville Hotel alleges city overtaxed it nearly $100,000

The Daily Progress, April 11, 2021 - The city will receive help from outside counsel in defending against a lawsuit from the Omni Charlottesville Hotel alleging it was overcharged nearly $100,000 in taxes.

Filed last month on behalf of Omni Charlottesville Virginia Corp. in Charlottesville Circuit Court, the application for correction of erroneous assessment alleges that the city improperly taxed the Downtown Mall hotel. Read more.

Shell game: What the City learned from the Omni

As part of a 2009 cover package about the Landmark Hotel, Hook editor Hawes Spencer penned this story about the history of the Radisson/Omni Hotel deal:

The Hook, April 30, 2009 - The last time the shell of a luxurious hotel loomed over the Downtown Mall, City leaders took action, took ownership, and ended up losing millions in taxpayer …