re: hmmm...the chilled water saga at Perkins Rowe

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Why would that be? Stirling not a good company?

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Stirling in general is terrible at property management imo...Thanks for your input Mr/Mrs/Ms Sterling Properties Manager

He's an unapologetic piece of shite dirtbag. Classic.

Sterling like any major development firm has had its ups and downs, but on the whole they have done a very good job and (UCLUB development for example). They, like Spinosa, take major risks and sometimes make a fortune and sometimes lose it..as for spinosa, all one needs to do is search the press and see what kind of guy he is...and also, he is very close with the current HC at Tuscaloosa...co-investors and friends..fyiw

so the bigger question, who is a better guy Spinosa or Bernhard? Both have made fortunes and both are often hated by the masses...justified or not?

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and also, he is very close with the current HC at Tuscaloosa...co-investors and friends..fyiw

so the bigger question, who is a better guy Spinosa or Bernhard? Both have made fortunes and both are often hated by the masses...justified or not?

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he started all the investing when nick was here at LSU fwiw. Its tough to pull the kind of money away that nick pledged. I'm not saying TS is stand up guy, but he is often OVERLY criticized in BR.

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e has continued to own Central Facilities with University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, a personal friend.

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frick Spinoza

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you know this for fact?

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The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals seems to think so. LINK

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the lawsuits that would have been brought against the city would have been enormous.

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The court has held the East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council responsible for the legal fees of those who challenged the improper zoning. Future lawsuits by other damaged parties are not out of the question. Part of the motivation to change the rules for TND qualification by the EBRPMC was to avoid causes of action for the homeowners who would have been out of compliance with zoning laws.

ETA: I hope Welch and Hover are able to force Spinoza to subdivide the property in such a manner to provide them with direct access to Glasgow Avenue. Spinoza should not be allowed to proceed as if nothing has changed as a result of his misdeeds.

almost every contractor that did their work was paid, especially if they filed a lien on it. some did not (i know), and 99% of the ones that didn't did sub standard work.

The separate chilled water plant was a genius business move if you ask me. I'm sure he was not the first developer to do such a thing. I don't think when he first contrived the idea o perkins rowe, losing it and holding the chilled water plant as a bargaining chip was part of that plan.

The library is totally another story. I can't tell you how many times that was literally ready to be built and political posturing made the library board pull it. I can't blame TS for that.

As for taxes on his house, I know nothing about it.

nope sorry not tommy

However I know a lot of the people that built PR. Was the whole thing handled well? absolutely not. But to pin every single thing on him is unfair. The waterproofing, pool contractors, and a few others deserved nothing for the shitty work they did.

i think it also funny that to uselessly toss TS name for the tax thing in that article (which was paid a day later) is pretty sad. BR hates the guy, i guess they have their causes, but the guy was pretty successful at the developments he did until PR. So he must know what he's doing.

And I pray that they subdivide Rouzan, Tommy makes a ton of money off the pieces and a bunch of independent developers turn into another jumbled piece of shite with no continuity. BR seems to love that so much.

Spinosa must be tje smoothest talking MFer on the planet.

I am amazed that people keep doing business with him.

Not sure where the hate for Stirling is coming from. They are the property management arm of TPG Capital which is a very solid company based out of Fort Worth and one of the larger clients of my company. TPG's goal here is to make money and lots of it. That won't happen if the place goes to shite. Spinoza is kidding himself if he thinks he's got the same stature at the negotiating table as TPG.