Prium updates Economic Development Council re: Winthrop
An afternoon meeting of the Economic Development Council today had Prium providing an update about the Winthrop. The replacement low-income housing was the key topic the City wanted to...
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Winthrop now in Prium's hands
The News Tribune is reporting that as of Jan. 31 Prium Companies now holds the deed to the Winthrop. No press release yet from Prium but AF Evans sent...
More money to keep Winthrop status quo?
Sounds like the developer AF Evans is sniffing around for more funds from the City of Tacoma to maintain the Winthrop as affordable housing. An email from KFnet friend Erik points...
Tacoma's Winthrop may become Prium project
The press release went out yesterday and everyone has since pounced. Local developer Prium Companies now has an option to purchase the Winthrop from AF Evans. Sounds like there's...
Winthrop: More 'attractive' offer presented to AF Evans
Just got an email blast from Chester Trabucco of Citizens Hotel. Seems that there's now word of a more "attractive" offer that AF Evans is exploring in their Winthrop...
No news from Winthrop Hotel group
No news has been forthcoming from the Quigg/Trabucco camp regarding meeting today's due diligence deadline to purchase the Winthrop from AF Evans. Sounds like their still in negotiations and...
Follow-up: Winthrop and the Wall
Just want to help make sure a couple important issues in the progress of downtown Tacoma stay on people's radar. More is sure to arise in the coming weeks...
Weekly Round-Up for Sept. 30, 2006
Since the pace of blogging has grown more brisk with time, I'm going to try out something new. The following is a round-up of the the week's big entries...
Morning Winthrop meeting audio and links
The prospect of transforming the Winthrop into a grand hotel and finding replacement housing for current residents is a potential win-win for everyone involved. Developers Tim Quigg and Chester...
Morning Winthrop meeting notes
There was great turn-out this morning (sans anyone from the TNT) at an informal presentation held by Tim Quigg and Chester Trabucco. Plenty of local business folks and affordable...
Winthrop wrap-up
Although I couldn't stick around for the duration of last night's City Council meeting they voted in favor of the AF Evans funding resolution. Have no fear, however, there...
Delay in Winthrop financing vote
Tonight's City Council meeting was packed full of people most of whom wanted to talk about the Winthrop. Not only were local business owners present but current Winthrop residents...
Possible delay in Winthrop financing vote
Tonight's Winthrop financing vote might be postponed according to a Jason Hagey article in today's News Tribune. Looks like local businessman Tim Quigg might be chatting it up with...
Reasons to Support Restoration of Winthrop Hotel by Erik Bjornson
Thanks to local Winthrop fan Erik Bjornson for sending in the following post: Poll: Hotel or Housing? Over the last two months, my email inbox and ears have been filled by...
Restore Tacoma's historic Winthrop by Erik Bjornson
Thanks to local family lawyer Erik Bjornson for sending in the following post: The historical Davenport Hotel in Spokane was built in 1913 as a grand hotel in the city....