We've heard all the bad things about Trump Soho before but it took us actually being in Soho and looking at the monstrous high-rise to realize just how truly awful this building is.
Aside from ruining the view from other Soho buildings and hotels (like 60 Thompson where this picture was shot), the Trump Soho is totally out of place down here--bringing a midtown feeling to Soho for which we will always hate Donald Trump for doing.
The condo-hotel is also like a bazillion stories high. We're not sure what you like when staying in a hotel but for us, riding an elevator 40+ stories into the sky is not something we look forward to.
That said, we have to admit: This place will probably have some killer views.
Donald Trump needs to start paying closer attention to his properties these days. While he's had difficulty getting the Trump Chicago to open, there was trouble brewing in New York.
A fatal accident happened yesterday afternoon at the Trump Soho involving a construction worker. One man was killed and three others were injured when the wooden scaffolding they were standing on collapsed.
Now Curbed is reporting that a stop order has been issued at the site which has had several violations in the past, including a recent citation from Jan. 4 which said the site failed to provide inspectors with a safety site log and was storing materials too close to the edge of the 39th floor.
No word on how long the construction will be stopped but we don't expect this hotel to open on time.
· Hotel Animals: We know that the Hilton Waikoloa has a yet-to-be-named baby dolphin in its care but let's not forget the little Sgt. Pepper, born in July, in the Mirage'sdolphin habitat.
· Jock Jam Hotels: A shooting goes down outside the Conrad Hotel in Indianapolis. Word is Pacers b-baller Jamaal Tinsley and his crew were the targets.
·Hotel Blacklists: Jane Fonda is not welcome at The Breakers Hotel, so says Page Six. But it's not the hotel that won't have her. Its the American Legion members who say she isn't welcome.
· Hotel Filfth: You may not want to step into any of Vancouver's hotel pools. Apparently, they are all filthy.
· Hotel Retreats: The layoffs at Time Inc. can't be that bad as Gawker reports that the entire LA staff of "Entertainment Weekly" was flown to NYC and put up in the Le Parker Meridien Hotel just so they could attend company Christmas party.
· Hotel Billboard-itis: Lastly, Curbed says the folks at Manhattan Mini Storage might be trying to offend the Trump SoHo people with their bootylicious billboard ad.
It looks like Donald Trump's Soho Condo Hotel will get built afterall. Construction plans for the 45-story tower Trump Soho building at 246 Spring Street were finally approved by the city on Monday.
The planned project, backed by the Trump and the Sapir organizations, would be the first hotel in New York in an area specifically zoned for manufacturing. The plans were approved despite the protests of politicians and a coalition of community and business groups who maintain that the condo-hotel violates the zoning of the site, which prohibits any residential usage.
Naturally, this doesn't mean the neighborhood will welcome Trump with open arms. Already there are some news plans in the works to fight this "Trump Hole" as they call it.
Is it a hotel? Is it a condo? Is it just a 45 story palatial glass home for Prince Trump? Will it even be built?
It is rumored to be the future home of Mahattan's largest spa, a Trump-sized library, and an year round outdoor pool with private cabanas.
Lofty goals, however, the last we heard, the future of the Trump Soho Hotel Condominium New York was in doubt after city officials said the planned property would not mesh with zoning requirements. Construction on the property had already ground to a halt after workers uncovered the remains of an 18th-century graveyard. Or did it? According to Curbed, the Trump Hole is getting bigger all the time.
We wanted to get to the bottom of all this, but we haven't heard back from the project spokeswoman. So we did some heavy-duty research and dug up the bio of Apprentice season 5 winner Sean Yazbeck's. (Sean himself has done most of the writing on the page, which meshes nicely with the self-obsessed Trump MO.) No word on his Wikipedia page on how he's coming along with selling the 400 or so units that will fill the property, but they won't be apartments: the Trump Soho website has a splash screen up reminding you that the 7-figure units "may only be used for transient occupancy and for no other purpose." Or as Trump the elder might say, circa Apprentice LA-- "Get your ass out of here after a couple of days so I can get some new ass in here".
We've heard all the bad things about Trump Soho before but it took us actually being in Soho and looking at the monstrous high-rise to realize just how truly awful this building is.
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