Nevele Grand Hotel in the Catskills catches fire again

This morning, a portion of the iconic and historic Nevele Hotel caught fire in a two-alarm blaze. The past few years have been hard on this abandoned property with at least one other major blaze happening last year.

Located in what is known as the Borscht Belt, a collection of Jewish resorts located in upstate NY, The Nevele Grand Hotel was once a popular destination for family retreats but since the early 2000s has seen steep decline and abandonment. While the Nevele property is heavily guarded at times, it has more or less been open to the elements and crafty individuals can easily find a way in if they don’t mind hiking through a bit of forest on the backside (that’s how I’ve seen it up close).

There’s no word yet on how extensive the fire damage is this morning, but with heavy neglect already prominent on the structure I wouldn’t be surprised if a large part of it collapsed. I’ll update when news comes out.

Here are some photos from just a few years ago.