Plans for a new casino-hotel in Fremont Street have been passed by the Las Vegas City Council, paving the way for the first bottom-up resort construction project the downtown area has seen in years.
Developer Derek Stevens bought the property that was previously home to the Las Vegas Club, Mermaids and Glitter Gulch strip club and demolished the buildings last year.
The 1,224,485sq.ft resort that will replace them will tower 459ft over Fremont Street on the north side of the Fremont Street Experience, across the pedestrian mall from the Golden Gate casino.
The development plans call for a hotel and casino with 777 guest rooms and a 117,740sq.ft gaming area. A 1,187-space, above-ground parking garage is planned across Main Street and will be accessible with a pedestrian bridge.
