Trump International Hotel and Tower (Fort Lauderdale)
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Trump International Hotel & Tower Fort Lauderdale is the former name of an unfinished luxury condominium-hotel
resort located on North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, just a few blocks from Las Olas Boulevard
. Designed by Michael Graves
, the building was advertised as featuring a health club, spa and pool, and fine dining. The building was to be a partnership between Roy Stillman of New York's Bayrock Merrimac LLC, and New York real estate developer Donald J. Trump. Construction was to be completed by the end of 2009, and was planned to contain 298 Hotel Condominium Units (172 studios, 80 one-bedroom units, 43 two-bedroom units & three Penthouse units). Other firms involved in the project include Stiles Construction Co., Oscar I. Garcia AIA Architects, and Galleria Collection of Fine Homes.
If finished, the building would be located where the 1950s Merrimac and Gold Coast hotels once stood. This is just south of The Atlantic, which is already open, and the W and the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.
Having defaulted on a $139 million loan, the building faces foreclosure
; in November, 2010, Trump announced he was no longer affiliated with the project.
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If the school zoning boundaries do not change, the tower will be zoned to:
After major cost overruns and financing issues, the completion date is unknown, with a possibility that the hotel may never open, due to market conditions.
The W Hotel has opened leaving the Trump Tower the only Hotel/Condo project yet to be finished.
Condo-hotel
A condo hotel, also known as a hotel-condo or a Condotel, is a building used as both a condominium and a hotel.Condo hotels are typically high-rise buildings developed and operated as luxury hotels, usually in major cities and resorts. These hotels have condominium units which allow someone to own...
resort located on North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, just a few blocks from Las Olas Boulevard
Las Olas Boulevard
Las Olas Boulevard is a popular thoroughfare in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States that runs from Andrews Avenue in the Central Business District to A1A and Fort Lauderdale Beach. The easternmost section of the boulevard is interlaced with canals and waterfront homes...
. Designed by Michael Graves
Michael Graves
Michael Graves is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has become a household name with his designs for domestic products sold at Target stores in the United States....
, the building was advertised as featuring a health club, spa and pool, and fine dining. The building was to be a partnership between Roy Stillman of New York's Bayrock Merrimac LLC, and New York real estate developer Donald J. Trump. Construction was to be completed by the end of 2009, and was planned to contain 298 Hotel Condominium Units (172 studios, 80 one-bedroom units, 43 two-bedroom units & three Penthouse units). Other firms involved in the project include Stiles Construction Co., Oscar I. Garcia AIA Architects, and Galleria Collection of Fine Homes.
If finished, the building would be located where the 1950s Merrimac and Gold Coast hotels once stood. This is just south of The Atlantic, which is already open, and the W and the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.
Having defaulted on a $139 million loan, the building faces foreclosure
Foreclosure
Foreclosure is the legal process by which a mortgage lender , or other lien holder, obtains a termination of a mortgage borrower 's equitable right of redemption, either by court order or by operation of law...
; in November, 2010, Trump announced he was no longer affiliated with the project.
Education
If completed, the tower will be zoned to schools in the Broward School DistrictBroward School District
Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district in the nation, with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers...
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If the school zoning boundaries do not change, the tower will be zoned to:
- Harbordale Elementary School
- Sunrise Middle School
- Fort Lauderdale High SchoolFort Lauderdale High Schoolschool song = sang to the tune of "Flow Gently Sweet Afton" Fort Lauderdale High School is a secondary school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida serving students in grades 9 through 12...
After major cost overruns and financing issues, the completion date is unknown, with a possibility that the hotel may never open, due to market conditions.
The W Hotel has opened leaving the Trump Tower the only Hotel/Condo project yet to be finished.