ATLANTIC CITY-The owner of the Resorts Atlantic City hotel/casino apparently hasn’t made a payment on its mortgage since at least October, and its lender is looking to foreclose on the property. According to a report by the Associated Press, Column Financial filed a petition yesterday with the state’s Casino Control Commission asking for permission to foreclose.
According to that report, Column Financial, a commercial mortgage subsidiary of Credit Suisse, wants owner Colony Capital IV, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Colony Capital LLC, to turn over title to the 942-room property. Column is prepared to keep the hotel and gaming complex open and operating while it looks for a new operator.
Requests for comment from both Colony Capital and Column Financial were not immediately returned. A spokesman for the hotel said that because the property is privately owned, they would not discuss financial matters relating to Resorts Atlantic City.