Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - Nearly four months after Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon said that the City would be taking over the former Adam's Mark hotel from owner Harry Stinson, the developer told WBEN he is still expecting to re-open the hotel himself.
Back in June, Scanlon said the city would be using the state’s real property actions and proceedings law to take ownership in just 30 days. Over 100 days later, Stinson told WBEN no action has been taken.
"The most helpful thing the city could do would be to publicly acknowledge that they are not proceeding with this process, which they have not, at all," Stinson told WBEN.
Stinson said that the announcement from the city hindered his ability to secure any financing for rehabilitating the hotel, which he insists is in good enough shape to open with quick turnaround.
That idea seems far fetched to anyone who has driven or walked by the hotel, which has a drive up entrance that now features a derelict fountain and a facade that has been covered in large graffiti facing the 190 for years.
"It never was the Sistine Chapel," Stinson said. "It's been five years of no cash flow. It's been an exhausting exercise."
After being pressed, Stinson did admit that he was aware of the graffiti issue on the building's facade.
"We are not against opening the hotel, believe me," Stinson said. "It has been a nightmare of a saga, but I am absolutely not going to give up and walk away from it... but I am not going to deny it has been embarrassing."
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