Red Roof Inn near Carrier Circle closed amid foreclosure and tax debts
A shuttered Red Roof Inn off Carrier Circle has slid into foreclosure, with more than $683,000 in unpaid property and room taxes hanging over a key travel corridor.
A dark motel at one of DeWitt’s most visible travel gateways now sits at the center of foreclosure, tax delinquency and potential redevelopment.
The Red Roof Inn at 6614 Thompson Road, just off the Thruway near Carrier Circle, has been closed and posted with a notice saying it will remain shut until further notice. The property has been dark since mid-April, a change that matters in a corridor where motorists, visiting workers and overnight travelers rely on quick access to lodging between Interstate 90 and Interstate 81.
Court records show Peapack Private Bank & Trust filed a foreclosure complaint against Once Eleven LLC in Onondaga County Supreme Court on Oct. 23, 2025, after the owners allegedly defaulted on a loan worth more than $3 million. On March 4, 2026, a judge granted the bank’s ex parte request and appointed Deborah L. Taylor, formerly Cannon, of CUSA, LLC, as receiver. That shift gave a third party authority to operate and manage the property and collect rents while the case moves forward.
The financial strain does not stop at the mortgage. Onondaga County records show more than $466,000 in unpaid property taxes tied to the site since 2024. A spokesperson for County Executive Ryan McMahon’s office said the owners also owed more than $217,000 in room occupancy taxes, not including interest and penalties. Under county rules, hotel operators must file occupancy tax returns quarterly, and late payment can bring a 5% penalty plus 1% monthly interest.
The property is now being marketed as a receiver-managed sale. Broker material describes the motel as a 114-room, two-story building with 38,848 square feet, built in 1986 and renovated in 2023. It has operated under the Red Roof franchise since 2020. The listing says the property was recently closed in May and is being sold through receivership, with tours scheduled for June 10 through June 12 and a call-for-offers deadline of July 12.
The closure comes as county officials have taken a harder line on hotel tax debt. In April 2025, McMahon said 15 hotels collectively owed about $1.8 million in unpaid room occupancy taxes, and county and district attorney officials described those failures as intentional and potentially criminal. For a site that sits in plain view of regional traffic and retail activity, the Red Roof Inn’s shutdown is more than an empty building problem. It is another sign of stress in a corridor where vacancy, debt and public oversight now shape what comes next.
DeWitt police also responded to the property on March 30, 2026, after a stabbing was reported there, adding another layer to a site already under financial and legal pressure.
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