Jung Dong Choi was scrolling on Facebook when a news article about his landlord, Blackhawk Plaza, forced him to stop. The owner of Danville’s luxury outdoor mall had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection without warning Choi. The recent filing was yet another blow for the restaurant owner, who described years of poor communication and neglect at the struggling Bay Area mall.
“No one gave us any notification,” said Choi, owner of Blue Sakana restaurant. “It makes me very angry. They’re running around trying to hide things and not telling the full story of how things are going.”
Ramanujan Group, the Newport Beach real estate company that owns Blackhawk Plaza, filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection on March 18, saying the company owes creditors and purveyors between $10 million and $50 million. Among the highest claims listed was $207,552.80 owed to Orange County property management company Vierergruppe Management Inc. and $112,502.06 owed to PG&E. SFGATE could not reach Ramanujan Group or Blackhawk Plaza for comment…