While the project was rejected for violation of municipal zoning rules, Mexican Roberto Chapur, chief promoter of the Hard Rock Santo Domingo says his company has plans to build the hotel in the central city Abraham Lincoln Avenue location but it would be operated under another brand, as reported in Arecoa online portal. The new hotel would not include the casino.
Hard Rock Santo Domingo was objected for the casino, but also for surpassing the number of floors, lack of sufficient parking, among other violations. The company had already dug up the area for underground parking, when it met with the rejection of residents in the area to the Ministry of Environment granting a needed final permit. This brought the project to a halt. According to the interview, Chapur also announced that 200 rooms would be added to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana.
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Arecoa
6 July 2017
