Fontainebleau Las Vegas gets greenlight for December 13 opening
The Nevada Gaming Commission has granted a licence to the venue.
US.- Fontainebleau Development has confirmed that the $3.8bn Fontainebleau Las Vegas will open on December 13. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously voted to licence the property and key executives.
Jeffrey Soffer, CEO and chairman of Fontainebleau Development, thanked Nevada regulators and Clark County for helping bring the project to completion: “We’re also grateful to the people of Nevada and Las Vegas for their support of our project, as well as our members, who have been working tirelessly to bring Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life. The completion of this project is a testament to dedication, innovation, and our collective belief in creating unparalleled hospitality experiences,” he said.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas president Mark Tricano said: “With a high degree of confidence, the product we will bring to market will make our ownership, team members, the Commission, state of Nevada and our local community proud.”
The Fontainebleau has hired just under 5,000 staff so far, Tricano said. Over the next two weeks, he expects to approach 6,500 ahead of the opening, with staff to eventually reach 7,100.
The 67-storey venue has 3,644 rooms and suites, 150,000-square-feet of gaming space, a 14,000-square-foot fitness centre and a 55,000-square-foot Lapis Spa designed by Milan-based Lissoni & Partners. Additional resort amenities include a 96,500-square-foot luxury retail district, a six-acre pool district, 550,000-square-feet of customisable and indoor-outdoor meeting space.
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Construction started on what was then called the Fontainebleau in 2007 but ended when the $2bn project went bankrupt. It was bought by billionaire investor Carl Icahn and left for years until developer Steve Witkoff bought the property in 2017 with plans to open as The Drew. That also fell through. Koch Real Estate Investments bought the property in February 2021 for $350m.
