However, the board conditioned that a 60-day due diligence period be enforced to allow a proper examination of the property and a review of how it should be best utilized. TJM wasn’t willing to wait. “While working with Stockton University, we had many interested parties and offers that we can now pursue,” McCarthy revealed.<\/p>\n
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It’s the third time an offer for the Atlantic Club has been withdrawn.<\/p>\n
January 2016<\/strong>: Pennsylvania developer Endeavor Property Group says it can’t come up with the money to turn the Atlantic Club into a waterpark. TJM and Endeavor call off the sale.<\/p>\nApril 2017<\/strong>: Another company that liked the waterpark scheme, R&R Development in Ventnor, New Jersey, also can’t obtain financing after striking a deal with TJM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nCasino Plans?<\/b><\/h2>\n
TJM purchased the Atlantic Club from Caesars Entertainment, but a deed restriction remains on the resort that prevents it from reopening as a casino. Caesars sold the Atlantic Club and Showboat in an effort to reduce gaming competition amid a plummeting regional economy.<\/p>\n
TJM says it’s reached out to Caesars regarding the possibility of having the deed lifted. The real estate company didn’t reveal whether there’s been progress.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt might not be an attractive proposal for Caesars considering Hard Rock and Ocean Resort opened in June. Caesars still operates three casinos in Atlantic City with its namesake property, Bally’s, and Harrah’s.<\/p>\n
While the two additional gaming floors have increased overall gross gambling revenue in Atlantic City, it’s come at the expense of the seven other casinos. Casino win was less at all three Caesars properties in July and August 2018 compared to 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The long shuttered Atlantic Club in Atlantic City is in a state of disarray, with exterior parts of the building crumbling. This week, another aspect of the property fell through when its current owners announced that a planned sale to Stockton University was off. TJM Properties, a real estate acquisition and management company based in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":89222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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