he Rockmount Condominiums are being renovated by Dan and Kathleen Kaul, and Jim and Yolanda Bawek.

Dan and Kathleen moved to Livingston around 1990 and fell in love with the historic Murray Hotel at Park and 2nd Street.  Dan was a building contractor who specialized in renovating bars and restaurants back in Minnesota and he was excited to restore the building.   Kathleen said, “It was built to stay.  The high ceilings charmed us.  The brick and cement gave it a solid feeling.  It has so much warmth and potential.”

The hotel has hosted celebrities and locals for nearly a century.  Famous director, Sam Peckinpah listed the Murray as one of his homes, humorist Will Rogers once tried to sneak a saddle horse into his 3rd floor suite, and the Queen of Denmark once rested her royal head on a Murray Hotel pillow.

In 2004, after reconfiguring the hotel from a 100 room facility to 30 suites and expanded rooms, the Kaul’s offered the rooms for sale as condominiums.  Kathleen said, “. . . the condo concept has allowed us to continue to make upgrades while retaining the feel of the original building."

Jim and Yolanda met the Kaul’s in 2005 when they purchased condominiums in the Murray Hotel. When the buildings on North N Street became available it was easy to envision the complex as condominiums, and the two couples joined forces to turn their vision into reality.
At left:  The lobby of the historic Murray Hotel. The Kauls renovated the building and groomed it to be one of the hottest destinations in North America.