"So is Asbury Partners actively looking for builders to take on these properties?
Paramount has 5 city blocks with 5 phases coming...Metro has several and so does Westminster. These will not happen at the same time though. Each builder will be doing one phase at a time. Does anyone know what Asbury partners' plan is quickly to develop the rest of the area?" They're looking for the proverbial "sucker born every minute". You have fallen for the myth that Asbury Partners are developers; they're real estate speculators and although I've no problem with speculation, I do have a problem with those who counseled this council into selling the rights to build 3000 waterfront condos, worth $375 million (Larry's price in 2004) plus $18,000/unit infra structure plus 7% of the final selling price, for $12 million (only half in cash) and structured the deal as an option to buy or blight at 2001 prices for 30 years. Knowing the history of the advisers, the only question I have is why this has not been challenged as a fraud against the citizens of Asbury? Reflection on this sorry bit of dealing unavoidably points to how we prefer to conduct business in this state; we pay to play. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/