Vegas World Jewelry Center Residences: VIP LIST... Living In The Sky With Diamonds Las Vegas

LIVING IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS...

The top ten floors of the cutting edge, 50-story, $700 million World Jewelry Center tower will be dedicated to ultra-luxury residential condominiums.  This exclulsive ninety-three (93) ultra-sheik condominiums and  five (5) ‘rock' star penthouses is projected to be the most ultra-private and exclusive high-rise in Las Vegas.  The iconic high-rise is planning to include the exclusive amenities such as room service from the onsite internationally sparked restaurants, white-glove housekeeping, and top concierge services.  Also planned in this world-class service oriented environment will be a private dedicated elevator, unobstructed city views, a state-of-the-art fitness facility, ultra-luxurious spa, ancillary services, museum,  an exhibition center, a gem-grading facility, state-of-the-art security, private club, private banking, transportation, a conference  facility, and of course a Billiard room.  That's not all...this gem of a habitat also plans to include a residential lobby, mail room, community room, wine storage, and a library.  This is the ultimate in live-work-play. 

Heading out the development is the prominent Beverly Hills  based company, Probity International,  with credits such as The Peninsula Beverly Hills; a Five-Star world class hotel, Rodeo Drive Shopping Plaza, and The Brentwood Financial Plaza...just to name a few. The World Jewelry Center is set as the international hub for gem and jewelry manufacturers, wholesalers, designers and retailers.  This is the most exciting development since MGM Mirage CityCenter and news of The Plaza Las Vegas.    Living in the Sky with Diamonds... only in my Vegas. 

The neighborhood will consist of the 61 acre urban Union Park with neighbors such as Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Symphony Park; a beautifully designed outdoor park and much more.  With less than 100 iconic high rise residences topping off one of the tallest towers in Fabulous Las Vegas,  the residences are destined to be a very exclusive, class-A iconic development.  Can you imagine the ‘rock' stars living in the five carat penthouse suites?  WJC will be an international address like no other.  Boasting approx. 125,000sf retail center, the 1.1 million square foot tower will be in walking distance to the World Market Center.  The trade tower will be a mecca for not only business to business relationships, but a true credit of confidence when purchasing a piece of jewelry.  The design of the building alone looks stunning and will be in one of the most dynamic neighborhoods currently under construction. 

Email me direct for updates and placement on the VIP Reservation List:  Shari@LasVegasWealthGroup.com

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http://www.worldjewelrycenter.com/

Information may change; accuracy may vary. 

KEITH RICHARDS NEW FACE of LV

This info has nothing to do with real estate, however,I feel compelled to post the news as they (LV) were so kind to donate the Louis Vuitton motorcycle to the Make-A-Wish event at the Barnharts.  Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf will also be the new face of LV...representing their LV hometown...in which the Neverfull handbags will surely be an inevitable must have in LV.  Keith Richards would be a fabulous candidate living in the 'rock' star penthouse atop the Vegas World Jewelry Center Residences...

 http://www.lasvegaswealthgroup.com/  

By Sara Gay Forden

March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Keith Richardsis the new face of Louis Vuitton, the French maker of luxury handbags and luggage.

The 64-year-old Rolling Stone appeared on a London billboard today and advertising placed in British newspapers. The campaign will feature in magazines throughout March, Antoine Arnault, Vuitton's head of communications and the 30-year-old son of Bernard Arnault, founder of brand owner LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, said in a Feb. 28 interview.

The younger Arnault said the ads are designed to promote Vuitton's heritage in luggage and win back older customers that lost interest as the label became more fashion-oriented. Earlier ads in the campaign featured Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and actress Catherine Deneuve. Richards appears with a deeply wrinkled face holding a guitar in a hotel room with a custom- made Vuitton guitar case behind him on the bed.

``Keith Richards is timeless and ageless,'' said Rita Clifton, who heads the U.K. division of brand consultant Interbrand. ``He's lived his life on the edge, but he's not a sleaze bag. He's lean and mean and he's still current.''

Arnault, speaking in his Paris office, said Louis Vuitton is picking ``achievers who changed things'' to star in the ads. The first series included Deneuve sitting on her Vuitton trunk in a film-set train station, and tennis champions Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf cuddling on a couch near their luggage.

Richards was photographed by Vanity Fair contributor Annie Leibovitz and the image features lamps hung with black scarves printed with skulls. A caption reads: ``Some journeys cannot be put into words.''

Ad Spending

The younger Arnault said Louis Vuittonwants to reach business customers and frequent flyers who thought the label had shifted from being a travel brand. Since 1997, Creative Director Marc Jacobshas driven Vuitton's expansion into clothing.

He declined to release figures on ad spending or say which celebrities will feature next. Two more famous people will appear this year, he said.

According to estimates by Alessandra Rossi, marketing manager for Nielsen Global AdView, Louis Vuitton spent about $80 million last year between January and November advertising in the Asia-Pacific region, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and the U.S.

Louis Vuitton, whose advertising expenses rose 28 percent last year, was the fourth-largest spender after Gucci, Armani and Ralph Laurenand spent more than Prada, according to Rossi's estimates, which are based on standard market rates.

The label, whose Neverfull handbags can cost more than $600, is also advertising on television, with a global campaign making its way to France on March 10 after breaking in U.S. cinemas and cable channels last month. The 90-second spot, developed with agency Ogilvy & Mather and director Bruno Aveillan, doesn't feature celebrities, shows few LV logos and offers captions about personal journeys while music plays.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sara Gay Forden in Milan at sforden@bloomberg.net.

Vegas World Jewelry Center Residences VIP List: Living in the Sky with Diamonds

LIVING IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS...

The top ten floors of the cutting edge, 50-story, $700 million World Jewelry Center tower will be dedicated to ultra-luxury residential condominiums.  The exclulsive ninety-three (93) ultra-sheik condominiums and  five (5) ‘rock' star penthouses will be ultra-private and very exclusive.  The iconic high-rise is planning to include the exclusive amenities such as room service from the onsite internationally sparked restaurants, white-glove housekeeping, and top concierge services.  Also planned in this world-class service oriented environment will be a private dedicated elevator, unobstructed city views, a state-of-the-art fitness facility, ultra-luxurious spa, ancillary services, museum,  an exhibition center, a gem-grading facility, state-of-the-art security, private club, private banking, transportation, a conference  facility, and of course a Billiard room.  That's not all...this gem of a habitat also plans to include a residential lobby, mail room, community room, wine storage, and a library.  This is the ultimate in live-work-play. 

The neighborhood will consist of the 61 acre urban Union Park, {UP-town} with neighbors such as Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Symphony Park; a beautifully designed outdoor park and much more.  With less than 100 iconic high rise residences topping off one of the tallest towers in Fabulous Las Vegas,  the residences are destined to be a very exclusive, class-A iconic development.  Can you imagine the ‘rock' stars living in the five carat penthouse suites?  WJC will be an international address like no other.  Boasting approx. 125,000sf retail center, the 1.1 million square foot tower will be in walking distance to the World Market Center. 

Already taking a part of the World Jewelry Center is a direct importer of ideal and premium cut loose diamonds, "I Do Diamonds."  (I do diamonds too.)    Owners of these world-class residences will surly receive much deserved attention from ...me.  Heading out the development is a  prominent Beverly Hills  based company, Probity International with credits such as The Peninsula Beverly Hills,  The World Jewelry Center is set as the International hub for gem and jewelry manufacturers, wholesalers, designers and retailers.  This is the most exciting development since MGM Mirage CityCenter and news of The Plaza Las Vegas.    Living in the Sky with Diamonds... only in Vegas. 

Email me direct for updates and placement on the VIP Reservation List:  Shari@LasVegasWealthGroup.com

http://www.worldjewelrycenter.com/

Information may change; accuracy may vary. 

Greenspun Medias Economy in a Glance for February 2008 Las Vegas

Greenspun Medias Economy in a Glance for February 2008 Las Vegas

Niche Media has acquired Philadelphia Style, Philadelphia's premier lifestyle and fashion publication, from DLG Media Holdings' Dana Spain-Smith.  The addition marks another significant expansion of Niche Media's range of publications.  Philadelphia Style , established in 1997, will relaunch with the May issue of the magazine under the Niche Media umbrella, with the signature oversize glossy format and editorial that chronicles lifestyle and fashion for the city's most affluent residents.  The magazine will also highlight the movers and shakers who capture the style and sophistication of Philadelphia.  Philadelphia Style will continue to distribute 70,000 copies per issue; the frequency will also remain the same at seven times per year.      A record number of tourists visited Las Vegas in 2007 - nearly 39.2 million - up slightly from the previous record set in 2006.   December added nearly 3.1 million to the total, also up slightly from the prior year.  According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, average daily room rates increased 10.3% in 2007, hotel occupancy rates hit a record 90.4%, and the non-gaming economic impact of conventions increased 3.3% to $8.45 billion.      The new Mobil Travel Guide list of Five-Star winners includes one Las Vegas hotel (Tower Suites at Wynn) and two restaurants (Alex at Wynn and Joel Robuchon at the Mansion at MGM Grand).  The list also includes five local Four-Star lodging winners, six Four-Star restaurant winners and five Four-Star spa winners.  Las Vegas now has as many Five-Star restaurants as the state of California - only New York City has a higher total with four.      McCarran International Airport processed a record 47.7 million passengers in 2007, representing a 3.1% increase over 2006.  Ten domestic air carriers, led by Southwest Airlines, also reported record passenger counts at McCarran for the year.  The Clark County Department of Aviation reported 3.7 million enplaned and deplaned passengers processed in December.      Statewide gaming revenues in 2007 were up 1.8% to a record $12.8 billion.  For the month of December, Nevada's gaming win saw a 3% increase to more than $1.09 billion.  The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported $946 million in gaming revenues for Clark County casinos in December (up 4.1%), with 2007 revenues up 2.2% to $10.87 billion.      The Gaming Control Board also reported that Nevada's major hotel-casinos experienced their highest net income ever for fiscal year 2007 at $2.3 billion.  Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) totaled nearly $5.8 billion, up from $5.4 billion the prior fiscal year.      More than 5,300 new movers came to Clark County in January, according to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.        The latest numbers from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation list Nevada's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 5.8% in December.  Las Vegas' unadjusted rate was 5.6% for the month.  The national rate inched up to 5% for December, and California's rate reached 6.1% (both seasonally adjusted).      According to its Business Services Department, the city of Las Vegas has been successful in attracting and keeping businesses, particularly in the past few years.  The city issued 15% more business licenses in fiscal year 2007 compared to fiscal year 2006.  This number is expected to increase another 21% to more than 8,100 by the end of fiscal year 2008, when the total number of active businesses in Las Vegas will exceed 40,000.      According to SalesTraq there were 1,278 new home closings in December, bringing the 2007 total to 19,299.  The median price for a new home was $273,359 in December.  New mid/hi-rise condo sales for the year were up 16% over 2006 with 2,426 closings.  At the close of the year the number of active subdivisions was also up 8.4%.      There were 1,452 resale home closings in December for a total of just under 24,000 for the year.  The median existing home price was $253,000 for the month.        A survey from the National Association of Realtors disclosed that people who bought homes in the Las Vegas market from July 2006 through June of 2007 were a median of 41 years of age, were married (52%), and had no children under 18 in the home (65%).  The median household income of these buyers was $76,900, almost $3,000 more than the national median.  Homes purchased here cost a median of $300,000, $85,000 more than the rest of the country, and measured 1,780 square feet.      According to the Nevada Department of Taxation, taxable sales in Nevada totaled $3.8 billion in November.  Sales in Clark County reached $2.85 billion, a 2.5% increase over 2006.  Categories experiencing increases in November include accommodation, health and personal care stores, clothing and clothing accessories stores, general merchandise stores and merchant wholesalers of durable goods.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Update

Vegas Job Opportunities: The City Center Career Center 2008 !!!

MGM Mirage CityCenter Vegas 2008 12,000 New Career Opportunities Information (edit/delete)

Ready, set, PREPARE !!!  I have been getting many emails asking about the upcoming job opportunities in Las Vegas...so I did a lot of research.  As I get confirmations, I will post them.  The first is MGM MIRAGE  which will be creating approximately 12,000 new career opportunities with the opening of City Center.  Now MGM Mirage City Center completion date will be 2009...but by then the jobs will probably be GONE.  IN LAS VEGAS...ITS NOT WHAT YOU KNOW...ITS NOT WHO YOU KNOW....'ITS WHAT AND WHO YOU KNOW' to get into one of these fabulous career positions.  So here is the scoop...ready, set PREPARE! 

The KEY DATE IS FALL 2008 with the opening of the career center with approximately 12,000 new career opportunities!!!   Post a request or email me and I will send you the direct contact information and provide you with local basic info to make your transition easier. 

If you are interested, email me and I will send you a preparation list along with the criteria, rental sites, real estate facts, and a lot more.  The catch???  When you get that fabulous job as the VIP host; Maitre d; VP of Operations... you remember me.  I love this city!  Living in Vegas is exciting.  This is still a young city with soooo much opportunity.  I just came from Preview Las Vegas; a convention discussing what is happening in Las Vegas, and over $60 BILLION is being spent on the Las Vegas Strip and surrounding areas! 

Recently, I helped a young gorgeous DJ find a hot place to live at Panorama, overlooking the Las Vegas Strip, connected him to his interior designer, manager, VIP connections, stylist, oh, the list goes on.  He just recommended me to his friend and I am helping him find a home....karma.

The time to prepare for the job opportunities is now.  email me at ShariSanderson@cox.net and I will answer your questions and send you information. 

MGM Mirage CityCenter Vegas 2008 12,000 New Career Opportunities Information

Ready, set, PREPARE !!!  I have been getting many emails asking about the upcoming job opportunities in Las Vegas...so I did a lot of research.  As I get confirmations, I will post them.  The first is MGM MIRAGE  which will be creating approximately 12,000 new career opportunities with the opening of City Center.  Now MGM Mirage City Center completion date will be 2009...but by then the jobs will probably be GONE.  IN LAS VEGAS...ITS NOT WHAT YOU KNOW...ITS NOT WHO YOU KNOW....'ITS WHAT AND WHO YOU KNOW' to get into one of these fabulous career positions.  So here is the scoop...ready, set PREPARE! 

The KEY DATE IS FALL 2008 with the opening of the career center with approximately 12,000 new career opportunities!!!   Post a request or email me and I will send you the direct contact information and provide you with local basic info to make your transition easier. 

If you are interested, email me and I will send you a preparation list along with the criteria, rental sites, real estate facts, and a lot more.  The catch???  When you get that fabulous job as the VIP host; Maitre d; VP of Operations... you remember me.  I love this city!  Living in Vegas is exciting.  This is still a young city with soooo much opportunity.  I just came from Preview Las Vegas; a convention discussing what is happening in Las Vegas, and over $60 BILLION is being spent on the Las Vegas Strip and surrounding areas! 

Recently, I helped a young gorgeous DJ find a hot place to live at Panorama, overlooking the Las Vegas Strip, connected him to his interior designer, manager, VIP connections, stylist, oh, the list goes on.  He just recommended me to his friend and I am helping him find a home....karma.

The time to prepare for the job opportunities is now.  email me at ShariSanderson@cox.net and I will answer your questions and send you information. 

Las Vegas January 2008 Economy At A Glance Greenspan Media Group

More than 3.1 million visitors came to Las Vegas in November, putting the total for 2007 at 36.1 million, up slightly from the prior year's record count with one month left to tally.  The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported a 10.8% increase in conventions held for the month and a 7.7% increase in the economic impact of those conventions at more than $829 million.               The newest AAA Four Diamond list now includes four additional Nevada restaurants and three new hotels.  New restaurant additions in the Las Vegas area include Marssa at Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, as well as Mix and Stripsteak at Mandalay Bay.  New hotels on the list include Red Rock Resort, The Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas and The Signature at MGM Grand.  Nevada now has 54 dining and lodging establishments on the Four Diamond List, and the state has added more restaurants to the list in the past three years than any other state.        The Clark County Department of Aviation reported nearly 3.8 million enplaned and deplaned passengers at McCarran International Airport in November.  The 2007 year-to-date total is more than 44 million, a 3.6% increase over 2006.        According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, statewide casinos had more than $981 million in gaming win for November.  Clark County casinos saw nearly $829 million in gaming win for the month, putting the 2007 total through November at more than $9.9 billion, a 2.1% increase over the prior year.        Nearly 6,300 people moved to Clark County in December, for a total of just under 75,000 in 2007.  The top feeder state, per the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, was California, with approximately one out of three new movers coming from our neighbor to the west.                The state of Nevada has regained its title of the fastest-growing state in the nation.  During the year ending July 1st, Nevada's population increased 2.9% to more than 2.56 million.  Census Bureau estimates list Arizona as the second-fastest growing state, after bumping Nevada off the top spot last year.  Nevada has held the title of the fastest-growing state for 20 of the past 21 years.      According to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Nevada's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 5.4% in November.  The unadjusted rate for the Las Vegas area was 5.3%.  The national rate remained unchanged at 4.7% in November, while California's rate stayed at 5.6% in October (both rates seasonally adjusted).               SurePayroll reported a 17% increase in small-business paychecks in Nevada during 2007.  Nevada was the only state to have double-digit growth.  The average salary in the state for workers at companies with 100 or fewer employees increased to $33,395, which is above the national average of $32,609.         SalesTraq reported 1,472 new home closings in November at a median price of $271,228.  A total of 2,368 new mid/hi-rise condo closings took place through November of 2007, an increase of 44% over 2006.     Resale home closings totaled 1,523 for the month, with a median price of $257,000.  Listings on the MLS dropped for the second consecutive month.    The Clark County assessor's office reported that the taxable value of land on and near the Strip jumped between 32 percent and 99 percent in the past year.  2,283 acres along the resort corridor have a taxable value of $23.7 billion, up 43% over one year ago.  These increases in land values are largely due to the scarcity of property on and around the Strip.      Per the Nevada Department of Taxation, statewide taxable sales totaled $3.98 billion in October, with Clark County sales at just under $3 billion.  Fiscal year totals are at $16.1 billion for the state and $11.9 billion for Clark County.  For the month of October, Clark County experienced increases in key categories including accommodation, food services and drinking places, rental and leasing services, clothing and clothing accessory stores, motor vehicle and parts dealers and merchant wholesalers (durable goods).

Las Vegas: Luxury Destination of the World

Remember... What Vegas Wants, Vegas Gets.   Las Vegas changes its image as often as Madonna.   Old Vegas began downtown with gambling and showstoppers such as  Viva Elvis, Frank Sinatra, showgirls and buffets.    As Vegas grew south, big dreams turned into mega-resorts and the family destination playgrounds arose with casino hotels  such as Excalibur, MGM theme park, and Luxor.  The Exotica period came almost overnight as we frolicked in delights of What Happens In Sin City with burlesque shows, strip clubs and Pussy Cat Dolls; fine dining, shopping, spas and an occasional Broadway show; a flurry of nightclubs brought in Hollywood celebs and out of the blue~Vegas wins the Oscar for being the top convention destination in the world...topping gambling!  And now, luxury connoisseurs are creating lifestyles for the powerful as the entire city of Las Vegas is now under construction; a $36+ Billion-dollar-building-spree. 

The unique factoid about Vegas is we never lost any of our amenities: gambling, shows, buffets, showgirls, family entertainment, Adult Entertainment, first-class dining, extravagant shopping, nightclubs, spas, convention...we just keep adding on...and building up.  Las Vegas is now recreating its destiny as the international Luxury Destination of the World.  Luxury developments such as The Plaza, Delano, Mondrian, The Palazzo, Trump International, Turnberry, Palms Place, MGM Mirage City Center, Fontainebleau, Encore, Echelon, and our problem child The Cosmopolitan (keep trying IBE...remember your mantra..."50% location, location, location...and 50% timing." ).  What other city can boast as many Chanel and Louis Vuitton stores in a single city block?   Palazzo has a plethora of decadent designer boutiques; and Barneys.   We are even attracting the unexpected like Bauman Rare Books, stating "This town has way too much of everything. With the possible exception of rare books."   

With all of the changes Las Vegas has experienced over the past 50 years, one thing is consistent... PEOPLE LOVE US, THEY REALLY LOVE US!    Oh, oh...My Vegas is showing...

I am not an expert by no means on predicting the future of the economy.   Read what local economists predict in this article from the Review Journal by Hubble Smith.  Also, January 31^st is Preview Las Vegas where the fabulous Richard Lee will be speaking...tickets can be purchased online at http://www.lvchamber.com/  Email me directly and I will send you an impressive pdf on Union Park.  ShariSanderson@cox.net  

Drive down Paradise and take a look at what is in the works.  Take a week and try to go to all of the projects on and around the Las Vegas Strip.  It's like trying to see Disneyland in one day. 

Fair to muddlin' outlook for 2008

Economist: modest growth for Southern Nevada

By HUBBLE SMITH
REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Southern Nevada's economy will "muddle" through 2008 with modest growth in employment, population, visitors and gaming revenue, while the housing market continues to make adjustments and median home prices decline further, local economist Keith Schwer said Tuesday.Schwer, director of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Center for Business and Economic Research, said he has great difficulty in predicting a recession, though he admitted that the possibility is greater nationally than locally. His monthly Southern Nevada Index of Leading Economic Indicators keeps moving sideways, with a downturn in the residential market buoyed by $30 billion in Strip investment and 40,000 new hotel rooms coming online by 2009."I think Jimmy Stewart was right. I think it is a wonderful life," Schwer told more than 300 people attending his Economic Outlook 2008 at Las Vegas Convention Center. "And when the bell rings, we'll get another angel." Schwer predicts 2.9 percent growth in 2008 visitor volume, 2.6 percent population growth, 2.1 percent employment growth and 1.6 percent gaming revenue growth. Housing permit units will drop nearly 22 percent, he said. All of those percentages will increase in 2009, driven by a 15.8 percent increase in hotel rooms.

"We think hotel rooms are the anchor for future predictions," Schwer said. "We're going to have 175,000 hotel rooms. You don't understand the magnitude of 175,000 rooms. You could take the entire state of Wyoming, put them three to a room. We'd be able to feed them and they'd have extra towels." Clark County's tourism index remains high, with hotel occupancy above 90 percent. "That's phenomenal," he said. Schwer said we're living in rapidly changing times, which presents greater risks to his forecast than usual.

"We see our major risks as housing and associated credit woes, missing opening dates for new properties, a national recession and unexpected events raising concern for safety in travel," he said. Current economic indicators present a "mixed picture," Schwer said. His best guess for a national recession is about 50-50, keeping in mind that the classic definition of a recession is four consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product growth. The media and public will use two quarters of declining GDP, he said.

Mike Majewski, economic development director for North Las Vegas, said Schwer is "extremely credible" with his numbers. From 1994 to 2007, the mean absolute percent error between Schwer's annual forecast and actual numbers was in the 1 percent to 3 percent range, except for housing units permitted, where he was off by 12.5 percent. "He actually reinforces what I thought," Majewski said of Schwer's outlook. "We're still creating jobs, not just casino jobs, but every sector. We've got manufacturing jobs, more medical jobs with the V.A. and other hospitals, a lot more retail coming in, so I do see the economy still going strong, just not as strong as in the past."

The bright spot in travel for 2008 is the international market, Schwer said. A falling U.S. dollar makes Las Vegas more affordable." It's now cheaper for someone to come from Paris to Las Vegas to spend their money," he said. Travel and tourism will have another good year, though growth rates will remain small, a reflection of room capacity constraints. Expansion in 2009 will trigger better growth opportunities. Job and population growth will continue to weaken, largely a result of a weaker national economy. "Most importantly, we do not forecast a recession, believing that weak performance is the more likely scenario," Schwer said.

Trump, Cosmo, Turnberry, Hard Rock,

Paved Paradise and put up a parkin lot... (edit/delete)

The largest multi-billion dollar building spree is just the beginning for the ultimate convention destination, gambling mecca & entertainment capital of the world. Over the past twenty years I have seen Las Vegas turn into an international city capturing the attention of high stakes players. As the Las Vegas Strip undergoes a massive reconstruction and preconstruction phenomenon...other projects are quietly coming into play.

Paradise is seeing some pretty heavy action. Hard Rock: $750m+ expansion 15 story; 550 room tower; 400 suite high end VIP tower, 30,000 sf. retail, increase casino by 35,000 sf;; New concert venue with 2,000+ seat theatre in the round. Convention Center: $800m expansion ( 500,000 sf and enclosed monorail connector)Wynn: Encore: $1.9 billion 2,040 rooms; Urban Village development including high-end Villas fronting Sands and Paradise; 5,000 roomsVenetian: Palazzo $1.8 billion; over 3,000 rooms; 375,000world class shopping/dining; 270 of the most exquisite Villas in Las Vegas 6 private Villas (I want one). Marriott Marquis: $186 million for 10.6 acres; 3,500 rooms; 500,000 sf business hotel w/casino-aloft: (look at the W sneaking in with this W-dna infused condo hotel) LaPour and Westin to bring W-branded condo-hotel 14 story, 235-room hotel NE corner of Flamingo & ParadiseLas Palmas: The Peebles Corp developing a 2.5 billion resort/condo project with four 55 story structure, 3 condo buildings with 1,000 condos and hotel tower with 800 5-star suites.Howard Hughes Center: Crescent at Hughes...final build-out of additional class Aloft office space.East Village: Paradise and Tropicana 320 million; 2,000 seat theatre in the round with one million sf of retail. Royal Resort: In Vegas if you are over the age of 25 you are either imploded or its a Face-lift; new tower on Convention Center Drive Triple Five Resort: $180 million for 5.4 acres ($33.4m Acre) at NEC of the Strip and Convention Center Drive with additional option totaling 9.5 acresFontainebleau: $2.8 billion, 3,889 rooms, 63 stories on 24.5 acres; 100,000 sf casinoHarrah's: Expansion along Koval between Flamingo and SandsSports Arena: Koval and Flamingo Gras: In escrow for $11 m/Ac.Juliana: Luxury condo hotel on Paradise north of Flamingo.  Remember this song..."Paved Paradise and put up a parkin lot...with a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin hot spot. Don't it always seem to go...that you dont know what you should of bought till its gone."