Aurora’s Hobbs Building gets new life with $13 million redevelopment plan

One more rough winter would likely have spelled doom for downtown Aurora’s iconic Hobbs Building.

“This building saw some hard times, I’m surprised that it’s still standing,” said Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin last week. “With the last polar vortex, the building was affected greatly. Had it gone through one more winter without being shored up and starting the process of being redeveloped, it would have fallen down.”