why not develop something more proven like hotel on portions of it and make this a larger development and carve out pieces?

It would be great to have something like that.  

It could very well be its all lost but seems like a big jump to conclusions by investors that basically did very high interest rate investing and expected  CD like performance..

But like @Henry Clark said and others in this post there are options you can consider.

Guys like Jay who has done things like been a guest speaker in our mastermind group, Dave Foster who knows 1031s and can help with them but doesn't push anything, Michael Plaks who provides all kinds of good tax info unprompted.

I work closely with investors like yourself, helping them grow and diversify their portfolios.

I have worked with a number of great CPAs over the years and would be more than happy to provide you with recommendations if you'd like?

@Connor Bath,Good luck, this looks like a fun project.

Think of it like buying an existing performing business.

Quote from @Michael K Gallagher: Quote from @A Rao: I invest in land and have done entitlement/zoning and other DD work successfully for years.A broker called me this morning on a property I have on a busy interesection and has a QSR client who likes the location, but does not want to do a ground lease, only a build to suit.