LAS VEGAS | Boom Project Rundown! 2.0 - Page 33

ScottG · #**641** Posted **Aug 19, 2006, 6:13 PM**

JAZ YOUR THE BEST! awsome!

i was also goin to bring up the cn tower and burj dubai - cn has a huge (and similiar to the original design of the strat) pod and higher observation deck with a huge spire then antenna. out of porpotion, then theburj dubai looks like a huge spire in itself. i believe spire/antennas are just a way of cheating ot get hieght - that original design - and the model are cool to see - as well as anything that changes designs - what could have been. looks like there was contemplated if there were goin to be 'holes'/ air breezes under the pod.

as tall and as much the strat stands out now - that would have been INSANE to see it twice as tall!

btw, why its that macau tower (which indeed looks strikingly like the strat) a member of the federation of the worlds greatest towers?

BruceH · #**642** Posted **Aug 19, 2006, 8:03 PM**

Anyone have the renderings and site plans for this project? Saw the County planning commission information but no drawings.

#**643** Posted **Aug 19, 2006, 8:50 PM**

Besides knowing it's beingdone by Turnberry and will have a similar tropical theme like the one in Miami, none that I have seen. Try and find who the projects architects will be, that's the best way. It will have lots of glass, as described i nthe agenda.

IMO being that it is tall, the height could make it a very slim tower, but seeing that it issupposed to have a sizable number of rooms, it might be pretty wide like the Wynn. Just speculation. I don't think it will be a Y-shaped tower, Vegas has grown out of that phase I hope.

#**644** Posted **Aug 20, 2006, 12:35 AM**

Good As Gold

#**645** Posted **Aug 21, 2006, 11:24 PM**

Panorama Complex

Streamline Tower in Downtown

WMC

Newport

Spanish Towers

CITYCENTER

ONE LAS VEGAS 2 towers

Palms Place Tower

Also found this, looks nice.

BruceH · #**646** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 2:24 AM**

Keep seeing the same photos with the same crane. Anyone seeing any progress on this project beyond the garage?

#**647** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 2:29 AM**

^An article reported a while ago that the project has been halted due to financing issues.

Here's the current union park master plan. Sadly, most of the taller towers are now gone. Will this thing ever get off the ground?

In each proposal, it always seems that Plaza hotel tower must be sacrificed to connect it to Fremont Street.

Sorry for the flood of random "stuff" today, just had some pics to post

BruceH · #**648** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 2:34 AM**

Knew about the financial problems but haven't heard anything since. Really don't want to see one of the high rise projects fail while under construction. Let's hope they get it back on track.

ScottG · #**649** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 2:58 PM**

ok heres the scop on ALADDIN (EVERYONE FAVORITE PROJECT!)

THERE ARE completely repainting! HALF THE BACK HAS A FRESH COAT OF OFF WHITE PAINT. top to bottom, no blue anywhere- completely offwhite (like monte carlo)- the front has been started as well

#**650** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 9:49 PM**

Another recent shot of downtown - Casino Center and Newport Lofts.

Something I've noticed as that by having even just one new building down a long street with other buildings already built creates a kind of depth effect that's really cool. This effect is probably taken for granted in mature downtowns such as LA but it's only starting to take shape here.

Imagine the same picture without Newport and you'll see it doesn't look as "complete" if you will. And this is with just one building, imagine 4 or 5...

Club Ren, would fit in just behind that court building. I assume the top of that tall tower would extend past the top of this photo!

#**651** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 9:51 PM**

Double Post...

bleh, might as well put something in.

World View Towers baby! Nothing much and maybe it'll happen.

http://www.worldviewtowers.com/

Elite Tower!

http://www.elitetowerlasvegas.com

ScottG · #**652** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 11:01 PM**

the elite site is new! but im skeptical on proposals made from sketch up in google earth! HOWEVER stanhi was done like this - but thats cherri and they have reputation. i dun know- you can never tell anymore is something in nothin but hype. (worldviewtowers site -hopefully- coming alaong. looks like that 'ground breaking' only 'broke' hopes) ....get it? ha!

GeorgeLV · #**653** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 11:01 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottG

ok heres the scop on ALADDIN (EVERYONE FAVORITE PROJECT!)

THERE ARE completely repainting! HALF THE BACK HAS A FRESH COAT OF OFF WHITE PAINT. top to bottom, no blue anywhere- completely offwhite (like monte carlo)- the front has been started as well

Better to look generic than to look like crap.

Downtown Joe · #**654** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 11:13 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottG

the elite site is new! but im skeptical on proposals made from sketch up in google earth! HOWEVER stanhi was done like this - but thats cherri and they have reputation. i dun know- you can never tell anymore is something in nothin but hype. (worldviewtowers site -hopefully- coming alaong. looks like that 'ground breaking' only 'broke' hopes) ....get it? ha!

Where are Elite and Worldview Towers supposed to be located?

#**655** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 11:16 PM**

Here ya go...

http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/...l_projects.pdf

Downtown Joe · #**656** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 11:21 PM**

Thanks! I see Elite but I don't see Worldview Towers on the City's map. Am I missing it or is it in the County?

#**657** Posted **Aug 22, 2006, 11:25 PM**

Seems they havn't updated the map since June but Worldview was previously known as Wall Street Towers.

Steelnglass · #**658** Posted **Aug 23, 2006, 4:56 PM**

FYI, I have just learned that the Domus project is dead.

ScottG · #**659** Posted **Aug 23, 2006, 8:46 PM**

WHAT?! DOMUS?1 NO?! i had such high hopes about that! j/k

how did you hear anything about domus? the only news we got was the few renderings found. no news ever came out of that one. i was most likely just a concept/ idea- not necessarily a proposal. sadly looks like a few of these projects are like that. i.e. flatiron, garcias, (basically any 702 property).

oh last night i was driving past the spagetti bowl on the 95, it was about 9 pm, and i was a bit tired, but i saw a TALL crane - looked liked it was taller than any buildings downtown, and i freaked out- it was next to the el cortez and i thought CLUB REN IS UP AND GOIN!? then i regained consciousness and realized that it was STREAMLINE.....good news tho....streamline has a TALL crane onsite now

#**660** Posted **Aug 23, 2006, 9:06 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottG

WHAT?! DOMUS?1 NO?! i had such high hopes about that! j/k

hah!! exactly. Was that project even real to begin with?

ClubRen is STILL a dirt lot, there is still one remaining hold out house on the property.

It, along with the Fontainebleau (I can actually spell it now from memory, amazing eh?) are the most likely tallests currently that may be built. Sadly, I'd bet on Fontainbleau anyday over ClubRen.

Speaking of it, here's the site for the one in Miami, just a guess but even if the Vegas one uses the same sort of exterior it doesn't look that bad.

http://www.fontainebleau.com