Bart Blatstein

Blatstein Defends Slow Grow Playground on Atlantic City Boardwalk

Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein is defending his slow growing Playground on the Boardwalk. Formerly the ‘Pier at Caesars’, the Playground retail mall, along with it’s eateries and music clubs continue to experience growing pains. According to The Press of Atlantic City, Playground tenants want to see more customer traffic. “It’s definitely been a struggle here, […]

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Straub: Title Issues to Slow Garden Pier Sale to Blatstein?

Is developer Bart Blatstein prepared to build a “multifaceted entertainment destination with art, music and food” on Garden Pier? Or is the chief of Tower Investments just grabbing prime AC property on the cheap? Blatstein already grabbed the rights to collect rent from tenants on the pier connected to Caesars, also known as the horribly named

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Playground Struggles As Blatstein Trys to Grab Another Pier in Atlantic City

Is Bart Blatstein grabbing up too much Atlantic City Boardwalk property? The Philly developer desperate for an AC win, is now trying to acquire both Garden Pier and an adjacent lot along the Boardwalk. Oddly, Garden Pier & the adjacent volleyball court were not part of recent auctions held by the City. These two prime properties

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Boardwalk Playground: The Making, Unmaking, & Remaking of Atlantic City

An amazing new book from author David G. Schwartz:  Boardwalk Playground: The Making, Unmaking, & Remaking of Atlantic City. The Queen of the Coast. The World’s Playground. The Casino Capital of the East. They can only describe Atlantic City, New Jersey. Beloved, maligned, always-hustling since its 1854 founding, the seaside resort has seen it all:

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Bolaris, Playground, Real Estate, Blatstein, Weather in Atlantic City. Listen >

John Bolaris shared some personal stories on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Friday, April 8. ACprimetime Radio played host to the world famous weather-caster / Real Estate exec as he visited Playground Pier in front of Caesars Casino. The Triax Radio / Media Studio was buzzing as Bolaris, now a hi-end Real Estate exec, shared

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Blatstein Bullish on Atlantic City Boardwalk, Buys More Property

Bart Blatstein expanded his collection of Real Estate along the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The Philly developer best known for his recent Playground & Showboat deals, will pay $3.2 million for a vacant property overlooking Absecon Inlet. Blatstein won the land next to the Flagship Resort in a bankruptcy auction. Bart will have a front row

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Siganos & Blatstein Accelerate Reinvention of Atlantic City Boardwalk

Competition breeds greatness and Atlantic City is benefiting from that competitive spirit in recent proposals from two local Real Estate developers. Bart Blatstein of Tower Investments, is the man who transformed the struggling Pier at Caesars into ‘The Playground’. Bart wants to turn the old comfort station /men’s room at Kennedy Plaza into a cafe

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Vulture Investors See Opportunity in Atlantic City

From CNBC > In Atlantic City, vulture investors are beginning to swoop in. They’re developers who specialize in turning around distressed properties or neighborhoods. While many folks have written off the East Coast’s one-time gambling mecca, investors such as Bart Blatstein see an opportunity: Low real estate prices touting property tax bills that are fraction

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See Pics & Video > Pier at Caesars Plan Revealed, THE PLAYGROUND Launching Summer 2015

Plans for Pier at Caesars presented by Developer Bart Blatstein. A long awaited press conference that could spark more excitement in AC took place at noon on April 1. The Pier at Caesars, soon to be ‘THE PLAYGROUND’, was packed for this highly anticipated reveal. Philadelphia developer; Bart Blatstein unveiled dramatic plans for the four-story retail &

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