Donald Trump's tallest construction project ever is facing some tall challenges.You'll want to read this one.
Many real-estate developers are under pressure these days as lenders and investors rush to cut their exposure to the market. But Mr. Trump's 92-story Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago, which will be the tallest building constructed in the U.S. since the Sears Tower opened in 1973, may be especially vulnerable because it's getting hit by a triple whammy of colliding forces: the credit crunch, the reversal in the housing market and weak retail sales.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
In Chicago, Trump Hits Headwinds
The Wall Street Journal reports: