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CHAPINM1 · #**5661** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 2:23 AM**

A fellow forumer on here stated that the final height according to city planning will be 730 feet; however, there have been numerous different heights listed for this one so until any of us hear from Fontainebleau development I don't think anyone will really be to sure.

sw5710 · #**5662** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 2:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by CHAPINM1

A fellow forumer on here stated that the final height according to city planning will be 730 feet; however, there have been numerous different heights listed for this one so until any of us hear from Fontainebleau development I don't think anyone will really be to sure.

"THANKS" CHAPINM1; I will be waiting for the final height from them on this project.

sw5710 · #**5663** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 5:29 AM**

Yes. I love when you see the strip as you round the corner on Interstate 15 from stateline. It keeps changing every year. I remember when the luxor was the tallest looking resort from that point now you cant see it .

LMich · #**5664** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 6:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by mac78130

That's the infamous parking garage and convention monstrosity.

Does anyone know how large this parking garage is going to be (floor count and number of spaces)? Seriously, the thing is the height and size of a fairly large office building.

mdiederi · #**5665** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 7:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by LMich

Does anyone know how large this parking garage is going to be (floor count and number of spaces)? Seriously, the thing is the height and size of a fairly large office building.

That building is a combination of parking garage and convention/meeting facilities. Looks like 15 or 16 floors in the photos. It is 218.5 feet tall (north end) along the east wall line. Farther west on the roof the height for a mechanical cooling tower and acoustic screen wall is up to 258.5 feet. There will be 6,198 parking spaces (workers are already parking in there). 2,409,880 square feet of floor area total for the parking garage and convention center. 8,294,320 square feet of floor area total for the entire resort.

http://dsnet.co.clark.nv.us/dsnetapp...a/P0219043.htm

sw5710 · #**5666** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 7:56 AM**

Does that make it the tallest or largest parking garage in vegas?

LMich · #**5667** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 9:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by mdiederi

That building is a combination of parking garage and convention/meeting facilities. Looks like 15 or 16 floors in the photos. It is 218.5 feet tall (north end) along the east wall line. Farther west on the roof the height for a mechanical cooling tower and acoustic screen wall is up to 258.5 feet. There will be 6,198 parking spaces (workers are already parking in there). 2,409,880 square feet of floor area total for the parking garage and convention center. 8,294,320 square feet of floor area total for the entire resort.

http://dsnet.co.clark.nv.us/dsnetapp...a/P0219043.htm

My goodness, that's even larger than I'd even guessed in my mind. Do you happen to know how many floors are the actual convention space? I'd guess only the first few. The whole complex is ridiculously out of scale. Heck, the parking garage/convention center looks to be bigger and taller than the neighboring Riveria Hotel towers. lol

mac78130 · #**5668** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 4:51 PM**

Fontainebleau has the cash to finish

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009...h-keep-rising/

Fontainebleau gadgets

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009...mething-extra/

mdiederi · #**5669** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 4:57 PM**

There are also some more parking floors below grade.

mdiederi · #**5670** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 5:00 PM**

Here's another one that ran out of cash.

mac78130 · #**5671** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 5:30 PM**

what project was that?

jayguy · #**5672** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 6:23 PM**

I don't recall the name, but it is a shopping center/office space south of Red Rock Casino.

CHAPINM1 · #**5673** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 6:31 PM**

I know there was a construction accident at the Fontainebleau site last spring on the parking ramp/convention center, but what excactly happened again and how was it fixed?

RandalR · #**5674** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 7:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by CHAPINM1

I know there was a construction accident at the Fontainebleau site last spring on the parking ramp/convention center, but what excactly happened again and how was it fixed?

A couple of the concrete/steel garage flooring sections collapsed with a loud bang early on in the garage assembly. I think they just lifted them back up and welded them in place again - didn't seem to be a big deal since no construction workers happened to be standing underneath them at the time.

CHAPINM1 · #**5675** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by RandalR

A couple of the concrete/steel garage flooring sections collapsed with a loud bang early on in the garage assembly. I think they just lifted them back up and welded them in place again - didn't seem to be a big deal since no construction workers happened to be standing underneath them at the time.

I wonder how that happened, would it have been because of any defectivness or weakness? Or did it happen simpley because they were not stuctured correctly? Then again it was probably human error.

mac78130 · #**5676** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 7:50 PM**

A closer view of The Mandarin..
flickr photo by awinner

Night shot of The Crystals with the blue "A" of Aria in the background
flickr photo by awinner

mac78130 · #**5677** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 8:23 PM**

Does anyone know how the Harmon Ave realignment is coming along?

mac78130 · #**5678** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 8:35 PM**

M Resort set to open March 1.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009...ry-get-contro/

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A convenience store and gasoline station are on the property at which customers will be able to swap loyalty card points for gasoline, he said.

How convenient

Krases · #**5679** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 8:42 PM**

Yeah there was supposed to be a giant shopping center with Red Rock resort anchoring it. Hopefully when the economy picks up they can finish it.

I wonder if population growth is still up.

justdefended · #**5680** Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 8:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by mac78130

A closer view of The Mandarin..
flickr photo by awinner

Night shot of The Crystals with the blue "A" of Aria in the background
flickr photo by awinner

Thanks. Nice to see more of Crystals being enclosed from the outside. Taubman is leasing the 78 retail spaces, though most of the retail partners have been kept under wraps.