Trump Company Says Developer ‘Noise’ Halted Dallas Hotel Project
- Company says it asked to cancel project after media attention
- The Trump name is a ‘bad brand’ for city, councilman says
A developer has dropped plans to use the Trump Organization’s new Scion brand for a proposed $50 million hotel in downtown Dallas after the project drew national attention, scuttling the potential partnership.
Dallas Councilman Philip Kingston said he was informed by Mike Sarimsakci, founder of Alterra International, on Tuesday that he plans to team with a different hotel operator for the project. Kingston said he met with Sarimsakci and others at Dallas City Hall at Sarimsakci’s request after Kingston and another council member criticized the developer’s plans to go into business with President Donald Trump’s company. The Trump Organization said it asked Sarimsakci to halt the plan after he called attention to it by talking to local and national media.