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mdiederi · #**981** Posted **Oct 28, 2006, 2:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by LMich

I understand that, and a 57 story building could very well be 815 feet. But, I'm asking, where did the 57 floor number come from? All I see is media reporting 50+ floors. Did someone simply count them on the recent rendering?

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Originally Posted by Las Vegas Review-Journal

Oct. 26, 2006
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

SOME EXTRA SPARKLE

La Vegas mayor sees economy diversifier in new World Jewelry Center

By JENNIFER ROBISON
REVIEW-JOURNAL

A vacant parcel of land in downtown Las Vegas ...

... Plans for the building are incomplete, but it's currently designed to have 57 stories. The Federal Aviation Administration has given a clearance to the center of up to 815 feet ...

Maybe the RJ reporter counted them?

Don't know how reliable of a source they are since they are the local paper and misspelled the name of their own city in the subhead of the story. LOL

LMich · #**982** Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 12:21 AM**

The reason I'm asking is because I'd like to add this one to Emporis.com, and they required very specific sources for information, now.

JonVegas · #**983** Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 6:02 AM**

I didn't think we would see an office tower this tall for a long time. This is great news.

BTW Is Club Ren officially dead or what?

jai0707 · #**984** Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 7:02 PM**

DOes anyone have any recent photos of PCC construction???

mdiederi · #**985** Posted **Oct 29, 2006, 7:44 PM**

Okay, I just added some more to the construction thread.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=109405

ebatcave · #**986** Posted **Oct 31, 2006, 1:48 AM**

"Colony Capital's 3,174-room Las Vegas Hilton could soon be history, Strip scuttlebutt suggests. Deutsche Bank's Bill Lerner last week told investors "recent channel checks" suggest wrecking crews in the next 12 months to 18 months will level an unidentified hotel-casino that hasn't hit anyone's radar yet. Reliable insiders, however, say the target will be the iconic former International. That's consistent with plans previously presented to state regulators. Should the announcement come, Lerner predicts improving returns for Strip operators. Moreover, given current investor expectations of more lower tier property closings and more development of upscale projects, Lerner says developers likely will move toward midlevel properties as an alternative to added upscale supply." Las Vegas Review Journal.

FlyersFan118 · #**987** Posted **Oct 31, 2006, 5:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by LMich

I understand that, and a 57 story building could very well be 815 feet. But, I'm asking, where did the 57 floor number come from? All I see is media reporting 50+ floors. Did someone simply count them on the recent rendering?

Actually, the Comcast Center over my way is going to be 975 feet, and is only 57 stories.

Las Vegas is lookin' sweet!

mdiederi · #**988** Posted **Nov 1, 2006, 2:17 PM**

Halloween 2006. Last night of business for the Stardust, which will soon be reduced to dust.

ScottG · #**989** Posted **Nov 2, 2006, 1:18 AM**

NOT THE FINAL DESIGN- NOTICE THE LAST PHASE BUILDINGS ARE JUST A COPY OF PHASE 2- THOSE BUILDINGS WILLACTUALLY BE DIFFERNET

NYC2ATX · #**990** Posted **Nov 2, 2006, 2:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by ebatcave

"Colony Capital's 3,174-room Las Vegas Hilton could soon be history, Strip scuttlebutt suggests. Deutsche Bank's Bill Lerner last week told investors "recent channel checks" suggest wrecking crews in the next 12 months to 18 months will level an unidentified hotel-casino that hasn't hit anyone's radar yet. Reliable insiders, however, say the target will be the iconic former International. That's consistent with plans previously presented to state regulators. Should the announcement come, Lerner predicts improving returns for Strip operators. Moreover, given current investor expectations of more lower tier property closings and more development of upscale projects, Lerner says developers likely will move toward midlevel properties as an alternative to added upscale supply." Las Vegas Review Journal.

That's messed up, i can handle places like the sands, hacienda, dunes, etc. being demolished, but theyre taking it too far with the older hotels. And the Hilton isnt like the other oldies, it does a pretty good business, and it has a monorail station. It wouldnt be wise to demolish it.

Patrick · #**991** Posted **Nov 2, 2006, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by ScottG

NOT THE FINAL DESIGN- NOTICE THE LAST PHASE BUILDINGS ARE JUST A COPY OF PHASE 2- THOSE BUILDINGS WILLACTUALLY BE DIFFERNET

Actually almost all the renderings show those 3 towers identical. Where did you hear that they arent?

If that the final design then, EWW! Seriosuly thats just horrible. The first 3 towers look great, the others are lame. They are way to close to each other, they need to put like a nice green field in the middle to space it out.

LMich · #**992** Posted **Nov 2, 2006, 7:50 AM**

Huh? They all look to have the same style, to me. How could the last three be any worse?

mdiederi · #**993** Posted **Nov 3, 2006, 8:27 PM**

News story about Inspirada
http://www.inbusinesslasvegas.com/20.../feature1.html

Excerpts:

Mammoth locals casino planned in Henderson

By Brian Wargo / Staff Writer

The developer of a Henderson master-planned community that's about to introduce New Urbanism to the Las Vegas Valley has unveiled its proposal for a large casino at the heart of the Inspirada development.

In preliminary plans submitted to Henderson, Focus Property Group has called for a 153,000- square-foot casino on 37 acres of the 1,953-acre development in west Henderson. The 190-foot-tall hotel will measure 510,000 square feet and have 1,000 guest rooms.

If the casino is built as planned it would be the biggest locals casino in the Las Vegas Valley, eclipsing the 137,000-square-foot Orleans, according to Gaming Control Board numbers. The Inspirada casino would be the fourth biggest in the valley, behind only Strip megaresorts Bellagio (160,000 square feet), Mandalay Bay (157,000 square feet) and MGM Grand (156,000 square feet).
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"We wanted to get the boundaries of the hotel set as early in the process as we can," Amick said. "The preliminary plans we submitted could change to what the operator wants, but we wanted everyone to know where the site was going to be for disclosure purposes when they are buying a home."
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The venture will be one of the nation's largest New Urbanism communities that at a minimum will feature 11,500 residences.
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There will be no gated communities and few walls and homes will emphasize the porch and deemphasize the garage.

KB Home prices aren't available but there will be a mix of garden homes with a backyard courtyard, town homes, estate homes and homes with a central courtyard and homes with garages in the rear.
...

mdiederi · #**994** Posted **Nov 3, 2006, 8:38 PM**

Story on the Dragon City Hotel and Resort to be built in Chinatown on Spring Mt. and Wynn Roads. It will have 50 restaurants.
http://www.inbusinesslasvegas.com/20...3/tourism.html

JonVegas · #**995** Posted **Nov 4, 2006, 5:43 AM**

It's funny that the In Business article mentions the Conde Nast Traveler magazine top 100 list because I happened to read it in a waiting room this week.

It's also funny that the only reason I picked it up was to find pictures of Las Vegas and see where it ranked. I was a little bit stunned when I couldn't find it on the list.

I guess I just don't understand how Las Vegas could be overlooked like that considering the amount of visitors and touristy things here. Don't get me wrong, Frisco and Chicago and all those places are way cool but they're not Las Vegas. Any city that has a "last call" would not be on my list of places to spend a weekend away from work.

Traveler magazine readers can feign sophistication all they want. I don't believe they actually like spending their vacation taking in bohemian charm and sampling hippie food at some secret hookah bar in an even more secret section of Frisco. In truth they are all going to make a least one Vegas trip this year and on their way home they'll lament losing the kids college money (again). Then they can get their payback by snubbing the city in their pretentious little list.

I'm getting a little sick of the condescending "not a real city" attitude. It implies that the citizens are not real people. I disagree. Travelers magazine can stuff it.

BTW. Travelers is filled from cover to cover with Vegas ads.

LMich · #**996** Posted **Nov 4, 2006, 6:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by mdiederi

Story on the Dragon City Hotel and Resort to be built in Chinatown on Spring Mt. and Wynn Roads. It will have 50 restaurants.
http://www.inbusinesslasvegas.com/20...3/tourism.html

I really want to see this one built. Very unique, and a breath of fresh air, it looks to be.

mdiederi · #**997** Posted **Nov 4, 2006, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by JonVegas

It's funny that the In Business article mentions the Conde Nast Traveler magazine top 100 list because I happened to read it in a waiting room this week.

It's also funny that the only reason I picked it up was to find pictures of Las Vegas and see where it ranked. I was a little bit stunned when I couldn't find it on the list.

I guess I just don't understand how Las Vegas could be overlooked like that considering the amount of visitors and touristy things here. Don't get me wrong, Frisco and Chicago and all those places are way cool but they're not Las Vegas. Any city that has a "last call" would not be on my list of places to spend a weekend away from work.

Traveler magazine readers can feign sophistication all they want. I don't believe they actually like spending their vacation taking in bohemian charm and sampling hippie food at some secret hookah bar in an even more secret section of Frisco. In truth they are all going to make a least one Vegas trip this year and on their way home they'll lament losing the kids college money (again). Then they can get their payback by snubbing the city in their pretentious little list.

I'm getting a little sick of the condescending "not a real city" attitude. It implies that the citizens are not real people. I disagree. Travelers magazine can stuff it.

BTW. Travelers is filled from cover to cover with Vegas ads.

Yeah, I was going to comment on that bogus ranking too. Vegas has more tourists than any city on Earth. I bet the visitor bureaus for those other cities got every city employee and their relatives and friends to send in votes. Guess the LVCVA dropped the ball on that one. Those popularity polls in publications are always manipulated like that. I know because I work in advertising and we always do that for our clients with the annual Las Vegas Review/Journal "Best of" list.

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I'm getting a little sick of the condescending "not a real city" attitude.

If you look at the SSP list of number of buildings for each city, Vegas is ranked number 4 in the U.S. That's a real city IMHO.

LMich · #**998** Posted **Nov 4, 2006, 10:38 PM**

It's only that way because Patrick has included every single proposal and failed proposal in the entire city. lol In fact, quite a few of them need to be switched to "vision" status, as they aren't formal proposals.

mdiederi · #**999** Posted **Nov 4, 2006, 11:46 PM**

Ah, I was wondering how we got so far up the list. Stacking the deck, huh Patrick?

Oh well, at least we're still the city with the most hotel rooms in the world.

Patrick · #**1000** Posted **Nov 5, 2006, 1:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by LMich

It's only that way because Patrick has included every single proposal and failed proposal in the entire city. lol In fact, quite a few of them need to be switched to "vision" status, as they aren't formal proposals.

Lmich, the count only includes Built and Under Construction Buildings, so Las Vegas is still high up the list.

I include all the proposals on the agenda so if the project dose come through, we already have the height and dont have to beg the Architect for the heights..

The reason there are so many buildings is Vegas actually really dose have a lot of buildings, I count every buildings 5 floors and above.