Sint-Laureins het Godshuis in Sint-Laureins will certainly be closed until 1 march next year. Last week, you could in The Latest News read that the well known hotel and banquet facilities on december 20, surprisingly the doors close. Owner, Karen Babasyan will be on march 1, handing over of the keys, and by that time, all inventory are sold. He responds for the first time.
The news that The Godshuis in Sint-Laureins on december 20, the doors close, and that all the planned celebrations called off were hit last week like a bomb. Owner, Karen Babasyan now responds for the first time. “We conclude, indeed, the doors on the 20th of december for all commercial activities,” says Karen Babasyan. “We now have an agreement with the owners of the building, that we the keys of the House of worship, on march 1 of next year will hand over. Should the building be completely empty. We start so late this year with an online sale of all the stuff that is still in The Church. The entire building must be empty by 1 march, so there really is a lot of work to do.”
Fire
But why go to the hotel and the banquet rooms all at the end of next week closely, as the key, but on 1 march next year is handed over? “The building is really not secure anymore”, also acknowledges Karen Babasyan. “I’m the manager, but unfortunately not the owner of the building. So I have difficulties to millions in the renovation of a building pumps, that’s not even my property is. But to give an example: I have this year, a whopping 25,000 euros expenses had on the elevator. To give it is that is broken and needs to be made. Also the fire safety in the building is not as it should be. And we are also with leaks, even under the ground. These are all issues that urgently need to be addressed, when The Church is open.”
Profitable
after march 1, with The place of worship will happen is currently unclear. It is a fact that at that time a completely empty and decrepit building. The place of worship dating back to the 1800s and was on the end of the nineties, a real ruin. Lofting Group bought the site and pumped there are 17.5 million for a thorough renovation. The building glowed again, but the operation was often a problem. In 2013, knew the court, still attentive to The place of worship. But the bankruptcy came there in 2016 anyway. “I have three years quite happily worked”, says Babasyan. “The figures of the last two years prove that the operation of The place of worship is indeed profitable. I’d like to continue, but if I were the owner of the building, not am, it is simply impossible. Sorry will stop my story here”, says the man with Russian roots.