Sharif El-Gamal and MHP are now planning a Margaritaville hotel in Times Square
Clockwise from top left: Margaritaville hotel resort in Hollywood, Florida, a previous rendering for the Dream Hotel at 560 Seventh Avenue, Jimmy Buffett, Norman Sturner and Sharif El-Gamal Sharif El-Gamal's Soho Properties, in partnership with MHP Real Estate Services and Flintlock Construction Services, is in late-stage negotiations to revive their plans for a distressed Times Square site once slated for a Dream Hotel. Now, the developers are working out a deal to build a Margaritaville hotel and restaurant, the first of its kind in New York City, The Real Deal has learned.