Posts about Hotels
Will Trump Post Office fail?: Why did GSA choose Donald Trump to redevelop the Old Post Office? Steven Pearlstein says Trump's numbers don't add up and the project is headed for a bankruptcy like several prior Trump projects. (Post) (Comment)
Hotels see construction boom: A boom in DC hotel construction could add 3,000 new rooms to the city, much of it without government funding. This is on top of 28,000 existing rooms. (City Paper) (Comment)
From food court to grand court?: 6 redevelopment proposals for the Old Post Office include a Waldorf Astoria hotel and a Trump hotel. GSA will make a final selection by November 17. (Post) (Comment)
Evans' firm represented hotel partner: Jack Evans' outside employer, Patton Boggs, represents a partner in the hotel near the convention center which Evans pushed hard to finance with city money. Evans insists there's no conflict of interest. (Post) (Comment)
Too many hotels?: DC is financing lots of hotel projects with public money. Will they oversaturate the market? Private investors keep building hotels, too. (Post, City Paper) (Comment)
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