Paradox Hotel Vancouver

The initial project was cancelled on February 25, 2009. Buyers who purchased luxury condos in the tower received letters informing them of the project's cancellation. On June 1, 2009, Holborn Group president Joo Kim Tiah said his company still wanted to see the plan completed on the prime downtown site—if the City of Vancouver wanted to work with him.[http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/238072--developer-trying-to-save-building "Developer trying to save building"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229135045/http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/238072--developer-trying-to-save-building |date=February 29, 2012 }}, Metro Vancouver, June 1, 2009.

On August 21, 2009, it was announced that the project would definitely resume, possibly as an even taller building (pending approval from the city) while keeping the same design by Arthur Erickson who died in May of the same year. Work on the project would resume as soon as early 2010, after the Winter Olympics (construction work was not permitted during the Olympics). However, it was not certain as of August 21, 2009, if the Ritz-Carlton "brand" would still remain associated with the project.[http://dcnonl.com/article/id35085 "Developers simplify design"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718000909/http://dcnonl.com/article/id35085 |date=July 18, 2014 }}, Daily Commercial News, August 21, 2009. Developers announced on August 27, 2009, that the project will proceed. They are re-proposing the project, requesting a height increase from {{convert|182.9|m|ft}} to {{convert|187.8|m|ft}}. The proposal called for a higher number of smaller housing units with a more efficient use of floor space while keeping the exterior of the tower aesthetically unchanged (outside of the height increase).{{cite web|url=http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20091117/documents/p1.pdf |title=Policy Report Development and Building : P1 |date=November 3, 2009 |website=Vancouver.ca |access-date=December 27, 2015}} The new proposal went through a series of public hearings before the Vancouver city council was scheduled to vote on it in November 2009.

The project was finally revitalized in mid-2011 without Ritz-Carlton as the hotelier. The tower was posthumously redesigned from 58 to 67 stories and an additional 2 floors of underground parking. In mid-2012, the new hotel tenant was announced to be Marriott. Excavation recommenced in the spring of 2012, with actual construction work beginning in August. By November 2012, the foundation had been completed and substantial construction had commenced, with half of the first floor of parking being completed.

In 2013 at a local press conference, Holborn Group president Joo Kim Tiah, the developer of the site, along with The Trump Organization president Donald Trump, accompanied by his three children Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, unveiled the $360 million Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver. Holborn Group's Construction Manager for the project was Vancouver-based Urban One Builders, who later also completed UBC Brock Commons Tallwood House, the tallest wood building in Canada.

The 63-story condo and hotel complex opened on February 28, 2017, with Donald Jr., Eric Trump and developer Joo Kim Tiah in attendance. The opening was met with public protests and a boycott of the ceremony by Mayor Robertson and other local politicians.{{cite news |last1=Valdes |first1=Manuel |last2=Gillies |first2=Rob |date=February 28, 2017 |title=Trump sons open newest hotel in Vancouver |url=https://www.apnews.com/c4816cee4f99451498a6ea0af200976e |work=Associated Press |access-date=February 28, 2017}} The building consisted of the Trump Hotel on the first 15 floors, topped by 217 condos on the remaining floors.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/trump-brand-arrives-in-bc/article12694828/|title=Trump brand arrives in B.C. with Vancouver tower plan|publisher=The Globe and Mail|author=Brent Jang|access-date=December 27, 2015}}

On August 28, 2020, the hotel reportedly closed permanently and was filing for bankruptcy.{{Cite web|title=Trump International Hotel Vancouver is permanently closed {{!}} Urbanized|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/trump-international-hotel-vancouver-closed|access-date=2020-08-28|website=dailyhive.com|language=en}} On December 23, 2021 all of the Trump branding was removed from the shuttered hotel.{{Cite web|title=Trump name officially removed from Vancouver hotel building - BC {{!}} Globalnews.ca|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8471179/trump-hotel-vancouver/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Global News|language=en-US}} On April 1, 2022 TA Global Berhad reopened the hotel under the brand Paradox Hotel Group and the name Paradox Hotel Vancouver.{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Paradox Hotel Vancouver prepares for opening ahead of peak tourism season |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/paradox-hotel-vancouver |access-date=May 11, 2022}}

On December 15, 2015, Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson wrote a letter to the developers of the tower, asking them to remove Donald Trump's name from the building. Robertson stated that "Trump’s name and brand have no more place on Vancouver’s skyline than his ignorant ideas have in the modern world." A petition to remove the name was also mentioned in the letter, with more than 5000 residents voicing their concerns. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark agreed with the movement, stating that "Donald Trump doesn’t represent our city." Similar movements occurred in Toronto which led to the Trump International Hotel and Tower, Toronto, now The St. Regis Toronto, being purchased for renovation and renaming in 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://business.financialpost.com/real-estate/property-post/the-trump-sign-comes-off-toronto-tower-on-august-1/wcm/3e2d915e-2988-4fa3-9c42-47e7fa46c42c|title = Toronto hotel has to pay millions to Donald Trump's company to drop his brand|newspaper = Financialpost}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222520/http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20050719/documents/p7complete.pdf City of Vancouver building proposal] (PDF, includes pictures; accessed on January 28, 2006)
• [https://nationalpost.com/news/vancouver-hotel-condo-project-cancelled National Post – Vancouver Hotel-condo Project Cancelled]
• [https://grayly.ca/blog/fdf522d6-fbb0-44b0-bbf8-37028a650991/Paradox-Hotel-Vancouver-1151-W-Georgia-Street-Vancouver-BC Paradox Hotel Vancouver – 1151 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC]

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