It’s beaten in the US by the two hotels that occupy 1717 Broadway in New York City, which stands at around 750 feet, and is some way off the Gevora Hotel in Dubai, which stretches as high as 1,169 feet.The bar (left window) and quick service restaurant, called Three Stacks (right window), will provide guests with food and beverages.

“Opening a resort of this size and scope is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”Īccording to Mark Tricano, Fontainebleau Las Vegas president, the property has 1,300 slot machines, 128 gambling tables and more than 36 bars and restaurants.Īt 737 feet, the structure is the tallest occupiable building in Nevada and second tallest in Las Vegas, behind the nearby Strat tower observation deck at 1,149 feet (350 metres).įontainebleau Las Vegas is among the top 30 tallest hotels in the world. “Bringing Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been an extraordinary journey,” said Mr Soffer. Mr Soffer’s company reacquired the building in 2021, and partnered with Koch Real Estate Investments to finance and finish it. Last July, with work underway and the opening in sight toward opening, a fire broke out on the rooftop, though it caused little damage. It occasionally used by area firefighters for high-rise rescue training. The hulking shell of a building, with an incomplete street-front façade, sat idly by throughout the years. The latter announced plans in 2018 to redesign and rename the resort The Drew, but progress stalled again during the pandemic.

Various new owners stepped in, including famous financier Carl Icahn and New York developer Steven Witkoff. A year after the 2008 financial crash and with funding stopped, he walked away with the building 70 per cent complete. Jeffrey Soffer, the Miami-based chairman of Fontainebleau Development, began the project in 2007.

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