After years of legal challenges, the city council approved plans for “The Villages” housing development to be built on the shuttered club’s 109 acres. Michael Schlesinger, who bought the club in 2012 and quickly closed and fenced in the property, is working with developer New Urban West to build 380 homes on the land. Following…
Escondido (Calif.) CC Legal Saga Concludes
The city has ended its years-long legal battle with Michael Schlesinger and Stuck in the Rough LLC, which bought the club, closed it, and planned to replace it with 600 homes. Under the settlement, zoning on the property will be restored to residential, but Schlesinger has agreed not to be the developer. Resident groups decried the settlement.