LAS VEGAS | Boom Project Rundown! 2.0

[mdiederi]

5 condo towers 490 feet tall on Sahara, west of State st., down to Karen, so a couple towers will overlook the golf course.
http://dsnet.co.clark.nv.us/dsnetapp...a/P0237236.htm

[mdiederi]

©BYD

[lfc4life]

^^^ the size of that site is immense, 20 acres bigger than city centers 68 acres.

that photo is shot from about a month ago as part of frontier is still standing and yet the main tower of echelon has made great progress and quickly

[Silas]

article in Review-Journal talks about the water issue at Lake Mead.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/15581197.html

Discusses the reason level was so low in 1965 (filling Lake Powell) and also says that getting down to 1050 feet is make/break point for generating electricity. Considers 900 feet as a 'dead zone'.

Is this another scare tactic by media (as in global warming)? Or is it big Vegas money f***ing up the long-term sustainability for the short-term $$ ?

[mdiederi]

Originally Posted by Silas

article in Review-Journal talks about the water issue at Lake Mead.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/15581197.html

Discusses the reason level was so low in 1965 (filling Lake Powell) and also says that getting down to 1050 feet is make/break point for generating electricity. Considers 900 feet as a 'dead zone'.

Is this another scare tactic by media (as in global warming)? Or is it big Vegas money f***ing up the long-term sustainability for the short-term $$ ?

It's caused by a drought. Not enough snow in the Rockies. The report says that 20 million people depend on Lake Mead water, but there are only 2 million people in Vegas. Don't blame Vegas.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by mdiederi

©BYD

Holy Shit.

I mean look how small the Strip is, a few years ago these hotels where huge in size, now they are half the heights of the new ones up the strip, Trump, Palazzo, and Wynn. Its just amazing. But is that Echelon? So they didnt change the design? BLAH!

[lfc4life]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Holy Shit.

I mean look how small the Strip is, a few years ago these hotels where huge in size, now they are half the heights of the new ones up the strip, Trump, Palazzo, and Wynn. Its just amazing. But is that Echelon? So they didnt change the design? BLAH!

yep thats echelon, they are still sticking with the same design, the main tower is nice but the rest of the project looks a bit bland at least on the renders

speaking of wynn, palazzo they are doing to the likes of mirage and treasure island what mirage/treasure island did to the likes of the sands and desert inn 15 years ago i.e. making them look very very small in comparision.

[sky-of-webs]

nevada only has a 300 thousand acre foot allowance of water from the colorado river, PERIOD. It doesn't matter how many people live here, thats all we can get.

[ScottG]

here is a good read about curtain wall colors: http://www.vegastripping.com/news/news.php?news_id=1912


check out this moulon rouge rendering

http://www.vegastripping.com/news/news.php?news_id=1910

[rhassoii]

Does anyone know anything about the crane that just went up in the convention center parking lot that is adjacent to Riviera?

[lfc4life]

the Moulin Rouge rendering looks great but i think there is as much chance of that being built as there was of the gold spike becoming one of the top hotels in las vegas

[mdiederi]

Originally Posted by rhassoii

Does anyone know anything about the crane that just went up in the convention center parking lot that is adjacent to Riviera?

You mean this one? I don't know. Asked that question a while a go and Jazzfinger answered it, but I forgot what it was.

[rhassoii]

No it isn't that one, I believe that is for the Marriott Springhill Suites. The one I am referring to just went up 2 days ago and is more towards las vegas blvd than paradise in the parking lot.

[WonderlandPark]

Originally Posted by Tlwarnke

Could someone please post a current photo of what is happening in the "pit" at Planet Hollywood Towers? Plus a photo of the progress on tower 1 would be great.

Thank you,

Terry

Nothing is happening in the pit as of this morning. I walked the full strip, Excalibur to Circus Circus last night and drove around this morning.

I can do a photo update, but I wasn't sure of everything I saw.

Soho is the most wretched building I have seen built in the last decade in the US, seriously. How could they be allowed to build cheap and ugly like that in this day and age. I hated the renderings and hate the final result even more.
/end rant, sorry.

[WonderlandPark]

OK here goes the update

First, the one I don't know, it is behind the Riviera or Fountainbleu




PALAZZO
its a very decent tower, I didn't want to like it, but I did end up thinking it is fine. Materials are top notch, it is huge. Some shops open and some activity in the hotel itself.





Planet Hollywood
as requested, saw no activity in the pit, but I am sure the foundation work is underway for the second tower.


Fountainbleu
Not the greatest shot, I didn't have the best angles, wow, this is a big sucker.


Trump
Looks done, but no lights are on in the tower yet. This gold is more vibrant than Mandalay Bay, for sure.




World Market
Monster buildings, but they have a Stalinist bunker-like quality without windows.


Ruvo Alzerheimer's Building
Much, much smaller than I thought. It is a tiny little thing. But I am sure with Gehry at the helm, it will be interesting.



Encore
Looking great, cranes still up, but they must be coming down soon. Huge tower.




One Las Vegas
Boring stucco towers, but here they are:


I think these belong with South Station, but they are an ugly baby-vomit color, the tower u/c is behind these towers:


Echelon
I wish I had gone up the Stratosphere, but I didn't, so this is all I have. The site is huge, huge:


And finally some City Center constructo-porn. The other pics are in the CC thread:

[mdiederi]

Great update.

Originally Posted by WonderlandPark

On the left edge of this picture you can see the end of a red tower crane. Wonder if that's the one that rhassoii was asking about? I don't know what that is, it's not a Fontainebleau crane. I haven't been down there during the day in a couple weeks.

[Tlwarnke]

Wonderlandpark,

Thanks for the pic of PH. I think the blue glass is going to make it look real nice. Also, it looks like they are on the 32nd floor. Only 18 more to go on that tower.
Was just curious on the pit because their webcam shows something is going on but can't make out what exactly.
Terry

[rhassoii]

Originally Posted by mdiederi

Great update.
On the left edge of this picture you can see the end of a red tower crane. Wonder if that's the one that rhassoii was asking about? I don't know what that is, it's not a Fontainebleau crane. I haven't been down there during the day in a couple weeks.

Yeah that's the one. There doesn't seem to really be anything around it.

[Silas]

Glass on PH towers look interesting dark blue. But if all one-dimensional, the building may look silly. It will be interesting.

I think that if Harmon, Veer and Mandarin blend in too much with C-Center main building then it may not come off as well as if C-C building is more of a back-drop with more vibrant buildings in the front. Some of the models show this (e.g. Veer is yellow and Harmon bright blue) but will that be thecase? Mandarin and Vdara look almost too much like main C-C building and the effect could be of one giant mono-building.

[Silas]

Veer has the potential to be the signature building in the CC property. I think the look will be great. But I wonder what things will look like from the inside. Would one want to really own a building that is angled like that? What will the perspective be of the occupant inside and will even guests get the feeling that things are safe? I doubt I'll get inside of one. Will be interesting to ever see the perspective from inside once it's done.