LAS VEGAS | Boom Project Rundown! 2.0

[Seva]

Originally Posted by mac78130

Nice!


http://activerain.com/blogs/swetz777

Those fake palm trees are interesting, it's not like they couldnt use real ones but I guess saves on maintenance.

[VegasMatt]

I swung by the Tropicana this weekend to see some of the updates. The renovations really have a nice feel.
I also saw they had made a preview center for a new attraction called the Mob Experience, it’s suppose to open in December. They are spending about 11 million on the attraction, and it’s going to cover about 25,000 square feet. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s worth looking into.

This is not connected to the mob museum downtown.
This looks very cool.

The website doesn’t do it justice…
http://www.lvme.com/

More info here:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kat...hnology-and-a/

[Seva]

I criticized the Cosmo's main LED sign top lettering being hard to read and being a bit small that they seemed to have taken it down, the C and all the letters leaving only the screen. Im sure they will get it right the 2nd time. Perhaps have the letters have a solid background panel so it can be read easier.

[mac78130]

Who wants to take a dip?

flickr photostream Las Vegas Lover

[vegasrunner777]

Originally Posted by mdiederi

Is that the condo part of the tower? Usually hotel rooms in Vegas don't have balconies. The version in the LVT renderings didn't show that detail.

most resorts don't have balconies on al there rooms, just the suites such as the ones at mgm grand and at bellagio.

[vegasrunner777]

Originally Posted by VegasMatt

I swung by the Tropicana this weekend to see some of the updates. The renovations really have a nice feel.
I also saw they had made a preview center for a new attraction called the Mob Experience, it’s suppose to open in December. They are spending about 11 million on the attraction, and it’s going to cover about 25,000 square feet. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s worth looking into.

This is not connected to the mob museum downtown.
This looks very cool.

The website doesn’t do it justice…
http://www.lvme.com/

More info here:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kat...hnology-and-a/

Also check out vegastodayandtomorrow.com

[mac78130]

"The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Announces Partnership With Marriott International's Autograph Collection."


http://news.marriott.com/2010/08/the...collectio.html

[Seva]

Dubai may sell stake in citycenter back to MGM

http://www.lvrj.com/business/dubai-w...101597418.html

[mdiederi]

Originally Posted by Seva

Dubai may sell stake in citycenter back to MGM

http://www.lvrj.com/business/dubai-w...101597418.html

MGM can't afford to buy it back.

[JACKinBeantown]

Alright, it's been a while. Who's got a skyline shot of Vegas?

[mac78130]

Looks promising

http://www.vegastripping.com/news/news.php?news_id=3506

[Cozybop]

Do many of you feel that The Cosmopolitan is going to be successful. I think it is. There is something about the Cosmo is that is really different than anything the strip has right now. I mean seriously their buffet is called The Wicked Spoon for goodness sake and they have a restaurant called CHINAPOBLANO that has chinese and mexican dishes.

[mac78130]

A few changes coming to Bally's and Paris

DESIGN REVIEWS:
1 Allow a 9,660 square foot office building in an H-1 zone.
2. a. Increase total freestanding sign area to 43,779 square feet where 16,405 square
feet is permitted (a 167% increase).
b. Increase total animated sign area to 18,905 square foot where 150 square feet is
permitted (a 12,503% increase).
c. Increase the number of animated signs to 6 along the Las Vegas Boulevard South
frontage where 1 animated sign along the Las Vegas Boulevard South frontage is
permitted (a 500% increase).
d. Increase total directional sign area to 549 square feet where 384 square feet is
permitted (a 57% increase).

http://agenda.co.clark.nv.us/sirepub/cache/2/toxxcy2rjh3ebp554m32kd45/23945508292010050919673.PDF

[mac78130]

Originally Posted by Cozybop

Do many of you feel that The Cosmopolitan is going to be successful. I think it is. There is something about the Cosmo is that is really different than anything the strip has right now. I mean seriously their buffet is called The Wicked Spoon for goodness sake and they have a restaurant called CHINAPOBLANO that has chinese and mexican dishes.

I feel the same way.. I'm more excited about Cosmo than I was about CityCenter..

[Cozybop]

Originally Posted by mac78130

I feel the same way.. I'm more excited about Cosmo than I was about CityCenter..

I think it is also because it is not a MGM or Harrahs property.

[mac78130]

Scott Conant posted some renderings of his upcoming restaurants:
http://scottconant.com/restaurants#vegas

Scarpetta







D.O.C.G.

[ieguy441]

Originally Posted by mac78130

Looks promising

http://www.vegastripping.com/news/news.php?news_id=3506

Looks very promising indeed. It will be interesting to see if this actually happens. I am wondering if Drai is just entering into a partnership with Harrah's, or if he is buying Barbary Bill's outright (which I doubt Harrah's would want to lose anything in their stretch of real estate).

If this does happen and makes money, I would hope that Harrah's would seriously invest some capital into all the properties from Harrah's to Bally's (and internally link PH with Paris if they are serious about keeping these properties in their portfolio).

With them turning Barbary Bill's into a party pit, it appears that the Harrah's Masterplan for this block is pretty much dead, which means hopefully they'll start investing serious capital into some of these properties. Maybe they'll seek outside partnerships or different hotel management companies to run some of the hotels if Drai's boutique nightlife hotel thing works out.

Without the masterplan, here's what Harrah's could do:
They could knock down most of Harrah's and Imperial Palace, maybe keeping a few of the hotel towers here and there and combining the two properties into a 500-1000 room boutique property with a 60,000-90,000 strip fronting casino (think of a more modern looking version of Encore). Rebrand it something else. They could keep the Asian theme of IP and give the property a really modern take of Asian design.

Completely gut out and redesign the Flamingo, reconfiguring all the public spaces and casino, basically rebuilding the strip frontage while also opening up the casino into the existing pool/garden areas. A new main porte cochere would be added to the north in the space currently. Reskin the towers, while completely gutting all the rooms and suites.

With Bally's and Paris connected, they could either completely retheme Bally's into the Paris theme, making Bally's just a new extention of Paris, or give Bally's a completely new theme. In both cases, it would be smart to bring the casino right to the street and removing all that dead space that was once the MGM Grand parking lot.

I guess I can dream. It's not 2005 anymore, and will never be again. Doubt they'll do a thing.

[jamesinclair]

Originally Posted by mac78130

A few changes coming to Bally's and Paris

[B]DESIGN REVIEWS:
1 Allow a 9,660 square foot office building in an H-1 zone.
2. a. Increase total freestanding sign area to 43,779 square feet where 16,405 square
feet is permitted (a 167% increase).
b. Increase total animated sign area to 18,905 square foot where 150 square feet is
permitted (a 12,503% increase).
c. Increase the number of animated signs to 6 along the Las Vegas Boulevard South
frontage where 1 animated sign along the Las Vegas Boulevard South frontage is
permitted (a 500% increase).
d. Increase total directional sign area to 549 square feet where 384 square feet is
permitted (a 57% increase).
]

You forgot one.

e. Increase in total vehicle accidents on Las Vegas Boulevard from 32 a year to 198 (a 518% increase)

[Seva]

Originally Posted by Cozybop

Do many of you feel that The Cosmopolitan is going to be successful. I think it is. There is something about the Cosmo is that is really different than anything the strip has right now. I mean seriously their buffet is called The Wicked Spoon for goodness sake and they have a restaurant called CHINAPOBLANO that has chinese and mexican dishes.

Cosmo would do well to make sure its brand is marketed well. Thinking outside the box would definitely be the best thing they can do. Why in a recession should people go to Vegas and the Cosmo?

The Mariott thing, perhaps taking some customers from nearby resorts, competitive room rates, using twitter and other novel ways to get the world out like they've been doing, and treating guests right and giving value for the money is the way to go. Having celebrity chefs and luxury rooms alone will not cut it. I reckon they still have some game changing stuff they are planning that havnt been disclosed yet, it would certainly be a help.

Aria's positives and negatives have been seen it would be good for Cosmo to use that knowledge once they open. Cosmo for example has the hi tech room control systems like Aria that will be improved upon.

[Seva]

As expected Cosmo has replaced their main LED sign lettering with a new one that has a black background, much easier to see.

It simply says The Cosmopolitan though and has no more "C" Logo. I liked the C Logo.