WRAL

Velvet Cloak sold, could be student housing

Once considered one of the most elegant hotels in Raleigh, the Velvet Cloak Inn has been sold to a developer with a record of investment in student housing. Tax records from the Wake County Revenue ...
Indy Week

Residents at the Velvet Cloak Inn rise up against property owners in legal fight that has ramifications for North Carolina

It’s hard to believe, but the Velvet Cloak Inn was once the most elegant accommodation in Raleigh. A special project of “Willie” York, the patriarch behind York Properties, it was named after the ...
Indy Week

All but two holdouts leaving the troubled Velvet Cloak Inn

And then there were two. With the exception of a handful of squatters, Mary Keef and Brian Walingsford are the last two people living in the Velvet Cloak Inn in Raleigh. Since July, several of their ...
The Business Journals

Hillsborough Street's historic Velvet Cloak Inn is back on the market for sale

The Velvet Cloak Inn opened in 1962 at 1505 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. TBJ File Photo To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser ...