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the first one is the north face of the Water Club tower at borgata
here's another one:

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and finally, Harrahs:

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taken 8/29 from the north parking lot at Borgata

not bad for a cell phone
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Kinda Deja Vu. Before finding this link to A.C. i was in virtual earth doing the old birdseye view of the northeast part of the city. Still a few home owners holding on. And this pic shows that. Must be weird for them with such empty lots all around. I'm for the public on most issues, so if the casino's want these lots, they really should pay well above value to comp. these guys. Think if this was your life long household. On the flipside, think of the size of the mega casino that could be built if they had this entire area all the way to the inlet. I'm sure Revel knows that well. Also, whats the latest on Steve Wynn's move back into the city. Read some articles about that earlier in the year, and its been quiet since. I know he mentioned about doing something with the old convention center and possible doing something at the old bader field airport.
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Don't quote this as accurate information, but i read somewhere (don't remember where) that Wynn would use the Bader field airport to build a resort only if he got a steep discount on the property. But Pinnacle (which is building on the Sands) and Revel put up a stink since they will be paying a premium for their oceanfront property, knowing that people will more likely be attracted to the Wynn property. They threatened to cancel their projects if Wynn got a discount on Bader.

--again, don't count this as totally accurate, considering I can't remember where i put my keys each day. But when it comes to skyscrapers and developments, i tend to retain a bit more information.
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You got it pretty much on the money. Pinnacle is really just posturing. The Bader field debate will take years where as Pinnacle will need to start construction at the end of next year to hit their 2011 target and they really need to hit that target with all the other construction going on.

There was talk of Wynn partnering up with Trump where Trump Plaza is. Tear that down and build a mega resort, but to do that they'd have to tear down the 70's addition to Boardwalk Hall and their will be some resistance to that, not to mention Wynn and Trump actually working together long term.

Bader field, if you look at google maps, is such a big piece of land that nothing will happen anytime soon. THe problem is that their they'd need to build an offramp that goes from the AC expressway over the inlet to Bader Field since the Black Horse Pike couldn't handle the traffic. So that adds another layer of chaos that may take another year or two after to figure out.
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Interesting Development news

The Holiday Inn and Howard Johnson are closing to reopen as a boutique hotel with 2 Stephen Starr restaurants. The development is being organized by Curtis Bradshaw who did the Congress Hall in Cape May. Here's the link.

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/t...-7396386c.html
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Revel submits plans to build 3,800-room Atlantic City hotel

By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY
A new casino to be built by Revel Entertainment Group will feature two hotel towers with a total of 3,800 rooms, and become the tallest building in the city.

The company, which had already announced its intention to build in Atlantic City, filed plans last week with the state and city.

The project, which should be ready by 2011, is to be built on 20 acres just north of the Showboat Casino-Hotel.

"We look forward to continuing our work with local and state authorities and gaming regulators to develop a distinctive beachfront casino entertainment resort that will help define the future of Atlantic City while creating jobs, tax revenues and other sustainable economic benefits for the region," said Kevin DeSanctis, the company's chairman and CEO.

Revel applied last week for a Coastal Area Facility Review Act permit from the state Department of Environmental Protection, and filed a site plan application with Atlantic City's planning board.

The new casino site will be bordered by Oriental, New Jersey and Metropolitan avenues, and will include more than 1,000 feet of boardwalk frontage.

Revel has not yet named the new casino, which will offer 150,000 square feet of casino space, and 500,000 square feet of dining, retail and entertainment space.

It will have more hotel rooms than any other casino in Atlantic City.

Revel is partnered with investment firm Morgan Stanley to build the new casino, which is expected to cost about $2 billion.

And in a further nod to Atlantic City's race to re-create the Las Vegas experience in New Jersey, the new casino is expected to include Atlantic City's first casino wedding chapel.

Revel's project is one of two new casinos planned to open on the Atlantic City beachfront in 2011. Pinnacle Entertainment is demolishing the former Sands Casino Hotel and plans to open its own $1.5 billion casino around the same time as Revel's opens.
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good find SJPhillyBoy...

who knows, maybe this pretty ambitious project will take off the ground...

speaking of "Atlantic City's race to re-create the Las Vegas experience in New Jersey", how come AC experience still feels like about a decade behind Las Vegas? I was in Las Vegas in 2001 (and twice since, while living in Philly) and felt good about loosing my $ vs. being in AC 2 months ago and felt like I was beeing robbed blind in a daylight?

anyhow, I think AC needs more attractions, imho... so, bring 'em on, wedding chapels, bunge diving, etc...
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Old Posted Sep 15, 2007, 12:03 PM
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A few posts before I had Press of AC's article announcing the Revel's development. Typically, it takes about a week for the Philly paper's to run a story that has already run down here,but the Press of AC will run anything and everything for the Casinos since they cover a significant portion of their ad revenue.

There is a lot more development in the works in AC. Phase III of The Walk Outlets, Main Street Project and redeveloping the traffic flow around town which should be interesting. Also talks of some sort of people mover, gondola or monorail to ease traffic.
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Taj Mahal Tower II

This video is from a few months ago. I think they are up to the 14th or 15th floor now. Also, I believe the exterior is also starting to go up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfdRn...elated&search=
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Here is the new boutique hotel replacing the Holiday Inn/Howard Johnson. $93m renovation, 2 Steven Starr Restaurants, a rooftop pool with private cabanas and a spa.

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Love the pink!
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Old Posted Sep 19, 2007, 11:09 AM
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Dude I don't know about that boutique hotel rendering - I'm not a huge fan of the pink but it's not the worst part - the marquis with the hotel name just completely throws off the "sleek" image.
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Nope, definitely not a fan.
Going back to VMX's post - I have to agree 100%. Maybe it's just Jersey, but AC does not have the same feel of vegas, and I'm not sure a huge mega resort will change that. Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the Revel and Pinnacle projects get built - but this will always be AC - where you drive down Atlantic Avenue and see nice casinos on one side and check cashing, payday loans, old chinese food, scary people, dangerous people, etc. and everything else on the other side. At least in Vegas you REALLY have to go off the strip to find that.
Of course, that's just my opinion, i could be wrong (props to Dennis Miller)
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The focus of Atlantic City should not be driving down Atlantic Ave, but walking down the boardwalk and seeing huge resorts on one side and the beach and Atlantic Ocean onthe other side. Vegas will never have that. Ever. The Boardwalk is AC's strip. Vegas has some very seedy areas when you leave the strip. The road from the Airport to the strip looks pretty bad.
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I was just kidding.

The renderings looks like it came out of first year studio at NJIT.
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Hey the check cashing places are in Vegas too. Been down by the Stratoshphere lately?
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There is no neighborhood in Atlantic City half as bad as Fremont St east of downtown Las Vegas.
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I'm not sure about the rendering but I do have faith in Curtis Bradshaw who rehabbed Congress Hall in Cape May and had some very important initiatives as head of AC's CRDA so it has a bit of capital in the bank for me. I've hated pretty much every casino design pre-Borgata for lack of creativity so maybe a better rendering will help grow confidence, but I kinda like the Miami Beach old-school look and it will definently appeal to the demo he goes for.
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WHERE IS EVERYBODY its been almost 2 months since the last post is this thread dead??????!???!?!?!
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