You may have noticed all the scaffolding around the The Starlight Hotel at 5300 Ballard Ave NW. Workers are refurbishing the building.

The owners of Olympic Athletic Club have purchased the old Bank Building, and they plan to improve the interior and exterior. “Currently, we are restoring the exterior of the building, which should be completed in a few weeks. In the meantime, we are continuing to work with consultants to determine the best way to improve the interior,” Mark Durall, the general manager of Olympic Athletic Club tells us, “However, we still plan to operate the building as a hotel. We just want to restore and improve it.” (Thanks Carol for the tip!)