OPENING IN LAS VEGAS 2008
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Jan. 1= Grand Canyon West, is a destination owned and operated by the Hualapai Tribe at the Grand
Canyon's western rim. THE SKYWALK. is the first-ever cantilever shaped glass walkway to suspend
more than 4,000 feet above the canyon's floor and extend 70 feet from the canyon's rim. Access to The
Skywalk runs from dawn to dusk and will, as of today,cost $45 per person in addition to the cost of a
Grand Canyon West entrance package. One hundred and twenty people are only allowed on the bridge
at a time.
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Sometime in early 2008, Apollo Management Group and Texas Pacific Group will close on their $17.1 billion purchase of HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT.
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Sometime in early 2008, the LAS VEGAS MONORAIL is planning to start construction of an extension from the MGM GRAND to McCarran Airport. The extension will run north from the MGM Grand to Harmon, east to Swenson Street, south to Russell Road and east to the site of McCarran's future
Terminal 3.Monorail stations along the extended route are planned at the site of the planned "W" Resort
Hotel on Harmon, at the Hard Rock Hotel and on Swenson near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to
serve events at the Thomas & Mack Center. Two stations would be built at McCarran, one near the
planned Terminal 3 and another at Terminal 1 on the north side of the airport's baggage claim area.
Projected completion date is three years later.
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Sometime in mid-2008, a new Cirque du Soleil show opens at the LUXOR. Cirque du Soleil will
present 'Mindfreak' illusionist Criss Angel in a $100-million+ magic spectacular.
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Jul.??,2008 = Opening of Building 3 of the WORLD MARKET CENTER. Costing $550 million, it will
be a 16-story showroom with over 2.1 million square feet of space, Sky bridges at all levels will connect
this Building with Buildings 1 and 2.When fully built at 12 million square feet, in 8 buildings, the WORLD
MARKET CENTER will be the largest trade show complex in the world.Telephone: (702) 599-9621
www.lasvegasmarket.com
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Sometime in 2008,FONTAINEBLEAU Las Vegas hotel-casino will open. It's a development of a 4,000-room hotel-casino, that will be built on the Strip just north of the Riviera on 25 acres that once held the El Rancho and Algiers casinos.The land fronts the existing Turnberry Place high-rise condominium
project
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Sometime in 2008, The International Halloween Costume & Party Show, has announced that after 23 years in Chicago, the show will move to Las Vegas. Also making the move, is the annual National
Haunt & Attractions show.
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Sometime in 2008, the LADY LUCK in Downtown Las Vegas, which closed February 12, 2006, will
reopen after major renovations have been completed. Financing problems have delayed completion.
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Sometime in 2008, ground breaking will take place for the MAXIM magazine mixed-used project planned for the 7.7-acre site near Circus Circus which would include a three-tower resort hotel with 300 rooms and 1,860 condominiums. It will also have a large casino, shops and restaurants. Completion of the project will be in 2010. The project is planned for a site on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Circus Circus Drive.
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Sometime in 2008 construction will start on The world-class SMITH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS on a vacant 61-acre former railroad yard west of downtown. The Center is expected to cost up to $250 million, with an endowment of $50 million or more for expenses. Completion is for 2011.State, county and city governments have approved a car-rental tax to pay almost half the estimated cost. Completion is for 2011.The Center's main hall will have more than 2,000 seats for large touring productions and concerts. The Center will also have anelegant theater with more than 600 seats for intimate performances and a Studio Theater with more than 300 seats for children's performances, jazz, cabaret, rehearsals and community events:
http://www.lvpacfoundation.org/
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Sometime in the fourth quarter of 2008 The VILLAGE AT QUEENSRIDGE opens and will have over
700,000 square feet of boutique shops, cinemas, restaurants and office space. This project is located
on the southwest corner of Rampart Boulevard and Alta Drive, across the street from the Suncoast Hotel
& Casino,on the south side.
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Sometime in late 2008 the COSMOPOLITAN Resort & Casino will open. A $1.8 billion development, it will consist of two glass towers on an 8.5-acre site on Harmon Avenue and the Las Vegas Strip, just
south of the Bellagio. It will encompass over 4 million square feet and approximately 3,000 rooms
comprised of condo hotel units and hotel rooms, over 150,000 square feet of convention and meeting
space, a 75,000 square foot casino, Over 300,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment
space, a 50,000 square foot fitness center/spa, 400 feet of Strip frontage, multiple nightclubs, an 1,800
seat theater,500 seat cabaret and a four-level, 3,800-car underground parking garage.One of the
attractions will be The Cosmo Beach Club, a five-acre pool deck overlooking The Strip featuring al fresco
dining and a nightclub.The hotel is intended to have a four-star rating and will be called: The Grand Hyatt
Las Vegas at The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino. Hyatt will operate the property's 3,000 hotel rooms,
suites and condo-hotel units. Info.::
http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/about/press/pr-show.jsp?id=1200622
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Sometime in late 2008, opening of the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute on the corner of Bonneville Avenue
and Grand Central Parkway at Union Park in downtown Las Vegas, which will be a medical-scientific
think tank, diagnostic and research facility dedicated to seeking the cures for memory disorders and
dementia associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's and other brain
dysfunctions.
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Sometime in late 2008, the first homes will be occupied in Olympia Group's massive new 6,000
residential unit project in North Las Vegas. The homes in the master-planned community, called Park
Highlands, will have a price range from $250,000 to $1 million+. The project will take 10 years to
completely build out and is located close to Station Casino's future Aliante Station. The buildersalso
hope to add a casino to their project.
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OPENING IN LAS VEGAS 2009
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Sometime in early 2009, the second tower of 2,054 suites, costing over $2.1 billion and named
ENCORE AT WYNN LAS VEGAS will open. Fully integrated with Wynn Las Vegas but with additional
casino, additional food & beverage and more retail.Demolition of the remaining towers of the old Desert
Inn have been completed to make way for this second tower.Information on the second tower at:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/May-28-Fri-2004/business/23980705.html
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Sometime in early 2009, Station Casinos will open ALIANTE STATION CASINO in the master planned community of the same name, in North Las Vegas at I-215 and Aliante Parkway. The property will have 2,000 slot machines, 200 hotel rooms and cost up to $600 million.
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Sometime in early 2009, opening of ONE QUEENSRIDGE PLACE, the first suburban high-rise condo
to go up in Las Vegas. Project consists of two 18-story towers with 219 condo units in each that are
each priced from $1.2 million to $5 million. Both Tower One and Tower Two are going to open at the
same time.One Queensridge Place is located on the southwest corner of Rampart Boulevard and Alta
Drive in the master-planned community of Queensridge, which is part of Peccole Ranch adjacent to
Summerlin. This project is located across the street from the Suncoast Hotel & Casino, on the south
side. Tel.: (702) 646-6377.
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Sometime in mid 2009, the Hard Rock Hotel will complete their $750 million expansion which includes the addition of approximately 950 guest rooms, including an all-suite 15-story tower with upgraded amenities, approximately 60,000 square feet of meeting and conventionspace, and approximately 35,000 square feet of casino space. In addition, the project includes the expansion of the Hard Rock's award-winning pool, several prominent new food and beverage outlets, a new and larger "JOINT", live entertainment venue, 30,000 square feet of new retail space, as well as a new spa and health club.
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Sometime in the fall of 2009, NORDSTROM DEPARTMENT STORE (my favorite store in Las Vegas)
will open their second Las Vegas store in the Summerlin Centre, located at Sahara and the 215.
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Sometime in 2009, WET LAS VEGAS will open, near the 215. Slated to be the largest indoor waterpark
in North America, costing over$1 billion. Exact location and construction schedule is to be released in a
few weeks: www.wetlasvegas.com
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Sometime in 2009, MONTREUX, the resort that will rise to replace the NEW FRONTIERwill open.
Montreux, given a Swiss mountain theme, will cost $1.9 billion, with 2,750 rooms and include a big
shopping mall and dining and entertainment amenities.
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Sometime in November, 2009, the Grand Opening of CITYCENTER which will feature a 60-story,
4,000-room gaming resort with an Elvis Presley Show by Cirque du Soleil.; two 400-room,non-gaming
boutique hotels including Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas; a 500,000-square-foot retail, dining and
entertainment district; and four distinct residential products within five towers – approximately 2,700
residential units. CityCenter is located on 76 acres between the Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts -
approximately 18-million square feet of space . Total cost is $7 billion - it is the largest privately
financed \development in the history of the United States. 12,000 new, permanent positions will be
created by this project!
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Sometime in late 2009, the new HOOVER DAM bypass and bridge opens. With security vehicle check points, there are some lengthy delays. Originally set to open in 2007, The completion of the Hoover Dam Bypass has been delayed by two years because of the collapse of construction equipment. Internet site is at:http://www.hooverdambypass.org/
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OPENING IN LAS VEGAS 2010
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Sometime in early 2010, the $4 billion, multi-use ECHELON PLACE will open, where the Stardust
was located. The project will have five hotel towers of 5,300 hotel rooms in five hotels (Echelon Resort,
Shangri-La Hotel, one as yet unnamed and Morgans Hotel will open Delano and Mondrian. One million
square feet of convention and meeting space, 350,000 square feet of joint ventured retail space, several
entertainment venues including a 4,000-seat production theater and 1,500-seat performance venue.
25 restaurants and bars. plus the centerpiece 140,000-square-foot casino.
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Sometime in 2010, opening will take place for the MAXIM magazine mixed-used project planned
for the 7.7-acre site on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Circus Circus Drive, which
would include a three-tower resort hotel with 300 rooms and 1,860 condominiums. It will also have a
large casino, shops and restaurants.
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Sometime in 2010,THE WORLD JEWELRY CENTER will open as part of the city's development
of its 61-acre Union Park site, vacant land just west of downtown, across from the $2 billion World
Market furniture center. The $500 million World Jewelry Center would occupy 5.4 acres, be 57 stories
tall, and have a million square feet of commercial space designed to bring together jewelry manufacturers
wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. Roughly 800,000 square feet would be devoted to exhibition and
meeting areas, gem-grading laboratories, classrooms, a jewelry and gem museum, a café, and a private
club. A 125,000-square-foot retail center, consisting of up to 50 stores, would be open to the public. Up
to 25 residential condos would occupy the top floors. The World Jewelry Center would be competing
with established jewelry centers, such as New York City's 47th Street Diamond and Jewelry Center,
L.A.'s Hill Street Diamond District, and Miami's Seybold Jewelry Building.
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Sometime by the end of 2010 the LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY completes a $1.4 billion expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center. They will add some 255,000 square-feet of meeting space, create 3,200 new parking spaces, install a police station and put in a concourse linking three buildings now joined by outdoor pathways.
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Sometime in 2011, the LAS VEGAS MONORAIL plans to open an extension from the MGM GRAND to McCarran Airport. The extension will run north from the MGM Grand to Harmon, east to Swenson Street south to Russell Road and east to the site of McCarran's future Terminal 3.Monorail stations along the extended route are planned at the site of the planned "W" Resort Hotel on Harmon, at the Hard Rock
Hotel and on Swenson near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to serve events at the Thomas & Mack
Center. Two stations would be built at McCarran, one near the planned Terminal 3 and another at
Terminal 1 on the north side of the airport's baggage claim area.