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Papa Doug’s big wait
New convention hotel in Texas continues to face delay
The long-awaited Fairmont Austin hotel grows as big as legend (Doug Manchester)
While ex–Union-Tribune owner and long-pending Trump ambassadorial appointee to the Bahamas Doug Manchester awaits financing for his Navy Broadway complex in downtown San Diego, the opening of his new convention hotel in Austin, Texas, also continues to face delay. “What’s important for people to know is that Fairmont Austin remains on track to open in early August,” Manchester’s son, also named Doug, told the Austin Statesman back on March 9 after a legal battle broke out between contractors over allegedly subpar work and understaffing of the project.
Now the grand opening is likely to slip into next year, per correspondents on skyscraperpage.com. “Grapevine has rumors of more delays. May not be ready till late Jan/Feb. Not sure what the hold up is, but could be the porte-cochere problem again. If you drive by there’s nothing in place and you can see the ragged attachment points where it ripped away from the curtain wall.”
Financing delays also plagued Manchester’s Texas project until Santa Monica billionaire and fellow Trump backer Thomas Barrack Jr., a University of San Diego law school grad, came through with a $295 million loan in October 2014. Meanwhile, a bid by Manchester to buy the Forest Creek Country Club in Monroe County, North Carolina, fell through earlier this month.
“The Board of Managers statement said Manchester is no longer a member of Forest Creek, but that he continues to hold our club in the highest regard and deeply regrets not being able to proceed with the transaction,’” the Moore County Pilot reported November 3. According to the paper, the La Jolla–based developer owned a mansion in Pine Creek until last year, when he sold it for approximately $1.8 million.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Papa Doug’s big wait
New convention hotel in Texas continues to face delay
Papa Doug’s big wait
New convention hotel in Texas continues to face delay
The long-awaited Fairmont Austin hotel grows as big as legend (Doug Manchester)
While ex–Union-Tribune owner and long-pending Trump ambassadorial appointee to the Bahamas Doug Manchester awaits financing for his Navy Broadway complex in downtown San Diego, the opening of his new convention hotel in Austin, Texas, also continues to face delay. “What’s important for people to know is that Fairmont Austin remains on track to open in early August,” Manchester’s son, also named Doug, told the Austin Statesman back on March 9 after a legal battle broke out between contractors over allegedly subpar work and understaffing of the project.
Now the grand opening is likely to slip into next year, per correspondents on skyscraperpage.com. “Grapevine has rumors of more delays. May not be ready till late Jan/Feb. Not sure what the hold up is, but could be the porte-cochere problem again. If you drive by there’s nothing in place and you can see the ragged attachment points where it ripped away from the curtain wall.”
Financing delays also plagued Manchester’s Texas project until Santa Monica billionaire and fellow Trump backer Thomas Barrack Jr., a University of San Diego law school grad, came through with a $295 million loan in October 2014. Meanwhile, a bid by Manchester to buy the Forest Creek Country Club in Monroe County, North Carolina, fell through earlier this month.
“The Board of Managers statement said Manchester is no longer a member of Forest Creek, but that he continues to hold our club in the highest regard and deeply regrets not being able to proceed with the transaction,’” the Moore County Pilot reported November 3. According to the paper, the La Jolla–based developer owned a mansion in Pine Creek until last year, when he sold it for approximately $1.8 million.
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