On March 20 Principle Design and Engineering shared this created image of how the finished roof at the Principle Hotel may appear upon completion. (Image from Principle Design and Engineering)

NORWICH – The construction of the Principle Hotel in downtown Norwich is on track to be completed in the fall.

According to Michael O'Reilly, managing member of the hotel company, Principle Holding Group, everything is going smoothly despite recent wet weather disrupting roof work and the building did get water going through the floors but it was minimal.

O'Reilly explained that the work being done currently, “It's a lot of HVAC and electric. Plumbing is very far along. They'll probably start framing the inside of the fourth floor soon, and then right now it's drywall and insulation primarily. Nothing too eventful.”

Plans for the hotel include a coffee shop on the first floor, fitness center, and rooftop lounge space. According to O'Reilly the rooftop space will have an occupancy of 100-125 between the outdoor and indoor spaces combined.

“So we do think there's an opportunity to rent that for different events. I mean, our long-term goal is to obviously have it open to the general public,” said O'Reilly, who explained that they will probably begin by having it open to the public a couple of nights a week in the beginning.