President Trump’s former casino in Atlantic City is set to be demolished.
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small on Thursday announced that plans to implode the entire Trump Plaza have been submitted by Icahn Enterprises, the company which now owns the building, NJ.com reported.
The timeline for the demolition is not entirely clear but Small said at a press conference that Icahn Enterprise’s estimated June 2021 completion day is “not acceptable” due to the boardwalk’s tourist season.
“My administration’s goal is to get it down,” Small said. “By the end of the year, or late February, and time for cleanup for next summer season.”
Small has been pushing for the Trump Plaza to be demolished, NJ.com reported.
“It’s an embarrassment, it’s a blight on our skyline, and that’s the biggest eyesore in town,” Small said in January.
The plaza opened in 1984 after two years of construction and closed down in 2014. A month after it shuttered, Trump sued to have his name removed from the plaza building.
Billionaire Carl Icahn assumed ownership of Trump’s former casino company — Trump Entertainment Resorts — from bankruptcy in 2016.
The outlet reported that debris and panels have fallen off from as high as the 34th floor, even hitting the boardwalk.
Small went to the Superior Court in Atlantic County earlier this year and had the property deemed an “imminent hazard” to force its demolition.
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Vacant Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City to be demolished https://t.co/YApDCVaECp pic.twitter.com/O8v79rdOW6
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