May
2

Hard Rock Hotel Condos San Diego: Unhappy Investors (Part 2)

Yesterday I received a package from an investor, Penny, who has purchased one of the top floor (11th floor) suites in the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. Inside the package were a few pictures that were taken from Erdman Video Systems, Inc during the Hard Rock Hotel’s construction and according to Penny were posted on a site for the investors who had purchased a condo suite at the Hard Rock Hotel for construction monitoring access.

Besides the pictures, there was also a handwritten signed note and a very long typed letter that she asked me to post experts in this blog along with the pictures from the construction of the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego.

Any claims and opinions on the following note and letter are those of the investor’s who wrote said note and NOT those of George Alexiou, Broker who has posted them at the investor’s request, neither those of Century 21 All Real Estate and its brokers. All pictures posted here were also provided and notes made are by same investor.

Developers refused to answer what happened. Then defaulted me and took my money.

A construction person feels that where Hard Rock had put, the structure where it gets pile driven into dirt until it sits on rock that they had stopped before it was on rock and the complex failed.

Concrete did buckle and it looks like they draped it then covered it up quickly.

Thanks,

Penny

The following are quotes from the long letter that Penny also included on her package:

It is absolutely true, because it came out of the developer’s mouth at their private party, being so many guests were walking down hallways saying is the floor moving.

I myself witnessed a lopsided effect as I walked down the hall, being one side up and the other side down.

Inside my unit the floors were a big issue, baseboards not meeting floor. I slid to the window like a ski slop and the floors waving up and down.

Their memorabilia poster was a $5.00 poster for a Rock Star Suite. What a joke.

Definitely 5th Rock LLC did not deliver what they promised all owners whatsoever.

For owners that put their faith in Hard Rock, were definitely let down. I was told that the studios and one bedroom (condos) were a joke as far as size for the money being spent.

George, my pictures that Hard Rock published over the internet as the complex was being built, clearly show problems and issues with where the cement buckled and gave way. You can see where if you hold the picture sideways, the cement pillar has buckled. It is not a straight line. Follow floors 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, you can clearly see where the cement waves up and down.

You can clearly see where Hard Rock draped it, to partially cover it and they covered yellow board the next month. Also look to the left of that yellow board.

I had an attorney ask Hard Rock that I be allowed a second opinion, which I was told absolutely not, either on the ground or in my unit.

Being all owners were buying brand new construction as, with no guarantee of quality of construction, I would not close until I had answers on exactly what happened and how was the problem solved.

5th Rock LLC told Jana Martin, at Playground Destinations, to tell me that the sloping was due to the balconies being tied into the hallways. I told Jana Martin, balconies are not tied into hallways, but outside exterior walls. What a joke? Then Jana states well, it’s part truth.

Developers knowing and not disclosing, I feel is 100% wrong.

I seriously hope that all owners come forward with their problems and issues where I hope the media does step in.

Seriously, when I walked down the hallways, I myself almost needed a handicap rail. I felt it was like vertigo.

I have already sent Richard Allen, at channel 8, the pictures. He was going to talk to his director on whether to air (them) or not.

Sincerely,

Penny