After we explained that we were booking in order to have our family come and eat outdoors for Thanksgiving - and were told that would be fine - we booked this place. Right before we flew down, Fawaz messaged that the previous guests would be staying at this unit. He told us he had another property. We checked the link and saw that the substitute property was not something we would have booked but at that point we were stuck because it was the day before Thanksgiving.
The other place he put us in was part of a complex surrounding Jackson Deli. Fawaz owns the Jackson Deli, which seems like a great place but is pretty busy.
The main problem with the switcheroo booking was awful noise because Fawaz owns a property immediately next door where there is ongoing, large scale construction. Just way too noisy. And there were a few rats in the walkway. There was limited street parking because of the deli traffic and Fawaz's construction project.
After telling me about the switch and giving me the address and access codes for the different property, Fawaz then refused to communicate with me. Fortunately his property manager Nicholas got involved and was very nice and helpful.
We were able to eat our Thanksgiving dinner in the Deli's patio, which was quite nice.
After dinner we cleaned up and moved into a hotel for that and the following evenings. So it ended up being a very expensive trip.
I have never had something like this happen when booking on Airbnb, and if it ever happens again, that will be it for me.
I have photos of the construction and also of the messages back and forth between me and Fawaz but apparently I can only upload photos if I give a positive review. Which, unfortunately, I just cannot do this time.