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Decision to open stunning Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Portland in 2023 backfires spectacularly
Daily Mail UK ^ | March 6, 2025 | Sophie Gable

Posted on 03/06/2025 8:37:50 PM PST by Morgana

The luxury Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon may be in trouble after less than just two years of operation.

Ready Capital, the lender to real estate group that owns the hotel announced a bleak future for the Ritz-Carlton in a report detailing the corporation's fourth-quarter earnings.

'The fourth quarter closes out a year of mixed results,' CEO Thomas Capasse wrote in a press release.

'On one hand, our Small Business Lending segment performed well, with significant origination growth reflecting the benefits of past investments.

'Meanwhile, our multi-family lending focused business faced challenges from higher rates, inflationary pressures, and lower rent growth.'

The Ritz Carlton was an underperforming property in the group's investment portfolio, failing to earn revenue comparable to the average for all Ritz-Carlton hotels.

The hotel's building, Block 216, was bought by real estate developer Walter Bowen in 2019 and opened in 2023.

The 35-story tower boasted luxury rooms starting at $500 a night and featured 132 condominiums.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: block216; oregon; portland; readycapital; ritzcarlton; thomascapasse; walterbowen
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I'm not going to say why it failed but we know why.

Just build a very large Motel 666 and we'll leave the black light on for you.

1 posted on 03/06/2025 8:37:50 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

ANY property now in communist Portlandia is now skank


2 posted on 03/06/2025 8:41:56 PM PST by A strike ("We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files ..)
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To: Morgana

The article continues:

“The lender is preparing to close the hotel.”

Ouch.


3 posted on 03/06/2025 8:42:49 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: Morgana

Local ‘Rat Commies [voters and politicians] have turned Portland into a turd world Bleep Hole.

Enjoy your ‘Rat Utopia, you hosers. [TrueDope approves...]


4 posted on 03/06/2025 8:52:51 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Morgana

Just in time for area squatters to have a Portland Summer of Love place of their “own”.


5 posted on 03/06/2025 8:54:52 PM PST by know.your.why
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To: A strike

Nothing like opening a “stunning Ritz-Carlton in downtown Portland AND SEE IT FAIL.

Well, when you are investing in a property in a NON performing city, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT?

PORTLAND HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE, LET IT BE BURIED!
PS. This is covered in the first day of Economics 101. Taught in 3rd grade.

The “Rose City” will have roses on its TOMB!


6 posted on 03/06/2025 8:55:42 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: A strike

Nothing like opening a “stunning Ritz-Carlton in downtown Portland AND SEE IT FAIL.

Well, when you are investing in a property in a NON performing city, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT?

PORTLAND HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE, LET IT BE BURIED!
PS. This is covered in the first day of Economics 101. Taught in 3rd grade.

The “Rose City” will have roses on its TOMB!


7 posted on 03/06/2025 8:56:11 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: A strike

Nothing like opening a “stunning Ritz-Carlton in downtown Portland AND SEE IT FAIL.

Well, when you are investing in a property in a NON performing city, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT?

PORTLAND HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE, LET IT BE BURIED!
PS. This is covered in the first day of Economics 101. Taught in 3rd grade.

The “Rose City” will have roses on its TOMB!


8 posted on 03/06/2025 8:56:52 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: A strike

Nothing like opening a “stunning Ritz-Carlton in downtown Portland AND SEE IT FAIL.

Well, when you are investing in a property in a NON performing city, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT?

PORTLAND HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE, LET IT BE BURIED!
PS. This is covered in the first day of Economics 101. Taught in 3rd grade.

The “Rose City” will have roses on its TOMB!


9 posted on 03/06/2025 8:57:04 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: know.your.why

Go ahead and laugh at my conspiracy theory.

Antifa and the insane city council were bankrolled to intentionally wreck downtown portland, so that priveledged ulra rich investors could snap up these properties for pennies on the dollar.

Properties that later will be worth a fortune when the area recovers


10 posted on 03/06/2025 8:57:43 PM PST by Mount Athos
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To: BatGuano
Portland, by the express intention of its brain washed/brain dead electorate determines the formerly very beautiful City of Roses to now become a skank city of Schiff.
11 posted on 03/06/2025 9:05:10 PM PST by A strike ("We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files ..)
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To: Mount Athos

When it recovers? When will that be? 200 years from now?


12 posted on 03/06/2025 9:05:48 PM PST by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 )
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To: Morgana

Told you the blue demoncrat city has turned into a hell hole.
It needs to be politically fumigated once and for all. It is a den of demoncrat iniquity.


13 posted on 03/06/2025 9:24:39 PM PST by doc maverick ( )
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To: Morgana

Downtown Portland? Why not downtown Gaza? Gaza has a climate like Southern California and is on the beach.


14 posted on 03/06/2025 9:25:17 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Mount Athos

“Properties that later will be worth a fortune when the area recovers.”

IF the area recovers. And that is a mighty big if.

L


15 posted on 03/06/2025 9:27:10 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Morgana

People who invest in Democrat controlled cities are fools.


16 posted on 03/06/2025 9:36:35 PM PST by allendale
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To: Morgana

Got that right.


17 posted on 03/06/2025 9:38:20 PM PST by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: Morgana
Just build a very large Motel 666 and we'll leave the black light on for you.

HA!!!! Good one.

18 posted on 03/06/2025 9:39:04 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

19 posted on 03/06/2025 9:51:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Morgana

This many business owners, bankers, and wealthy people are not this stupid. There has to be some reason why anyone thought this was a good idea. Tax write-off? Money laundering front? What is it? No one in their right mind would do something so blatantly dumb on paper.


20 posted on 03/06/2025 10:07:36 PM PST by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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