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Old 10-08-2013, 11:00 PM   #590
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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh View Post
John Torode went bankrupt developing Arriva, partly because of the market crash and partly because of the unanticipated infrastructure upgrade costs. Excellent example of what an inner-city condo should really sell for after all costs are taken into account.
Arriva sold just fine (even though it was a risk to go for a high-end project in that location back then), his problem was he overpaid for land and way too much of it all over the Beltline - right before the crash). Now his former partners control those lands (New Urban) and are developing projects like the Marriott Club Sport and Curtis Block.
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