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Work is underway at Alon Las Vegas, formerly New Frontier, on the north Strip

Work crews are in action at the Alon Las Vegas site, as the north Strip hotel-casino slowly begins taking shape and a rival newcomer shows little progress next door.

Construction of Alon hasn’t started, but laborers this week were moving earth at the 34.6-acre property just north of Fashion Show mall, where the New Frontier once stood. They’ve also removed landscaping along Las Vegas Boulevard.

Workers are surveying and cleaning the site, and media will be invited to speak with Alon CEO Andrew Pascal and other officials “early next year when we share details of the project,” Alon vice president of entertainment Jennifer Dunne said.

“Until then, we are not granting interviews,” she said in an email. “Thank you for your interest and for your patience!”

Efforts to reach Pascal this week through his online gaming company Playstudios also were unsuccessful.

Australian casino mogul James Packer's Crown Resorts and Pascal, a former Wynn Resorts executive, are developing the 3.4 million-square-foot, 1,100-room resort. Clark County commissioners last month approved use permits, design reviews and other project plans.

Alon is slated to feature a 26-story tower and a 17-story VIP tower; a man-made lake; about 27,800 square feet of casino space; 84,800 square feet for conventions; bars, restaurants and retail; and the “Black Box Theater,” according to county documents and filings by the developers.

At a hearing Oct. 7, Las Vegas lawyer Rory Reid, representing the developers, told county commissioners that Pascal was “the visionary that created this thing that’s in front of you.”

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