The hotel was renovated in the 1990s to create rental units while retaining hotel rooms . It was in the midst of a $ 3 million to $ 4 million renovation when it was affected along with the rest of downtown Cedar Rapids by the Cedar River flood in the summer of 2008 . A total of $ 14.4 million was then spent on the building to create 96 apartment units , which opened in 2010 . Commercial space was created on the first floor
flood in the summer of 2008
June 2008 Midwest floods
Hotel Roosevelt (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)