The staff would probably be large enough to meet state standards, he said, but the center would need costly renovations to upgrade the facilities.

Faced with the prospect of costly renovations, the city now wants to make the closings permanent.

But unfortunately for many people, a costly renovation is undertaken only once.

It noted that costly renovations were needed and that enrollment had been chronically low and was expected to remain so.

The building stands in need of extensive and costly renovation.

The mansion changed hands again in 2007, becoming a luxury 19-room hotel, restaurant, and spa, after undergoing an extensive and costly renovation.

Reversing what was done in the mid-1970's would mean judging the costly renovation a flop.

RHS has undergone massive and costly renovations in the past 5 years.

At the same time, the Broadway store was faced with costly renovations.

Some are owned by longtime residents who have neither the means nor the desire to undertake a costly renovation.