Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Fontainebleau Las Vegas
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Location	Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
Address	2777 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Opening date	December 13, 2023; 7 months ago (December 13, 2023)
No. of rooms	3,644
Total gaming space	173,000 sq ft (16,100 m2)
Casino type	Land-based
Owner	Fontainebleau Development Koch Real Estate Investments
Architect	Carlos Zapata Studio
Previous names	The Drew Las Vegas (2018–2021)
Coordinates	36°8′15″N 115°9′32″W / 36.13750°N 115.15889°W / 36.13750; -115.15889
Website	www.fontainebleaulasvegas.com
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The Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Fontainebleau Development and is a sister property to Fontainebleau Miami Beach, and sits on the 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) site previously occupied by the El Rancho Hotel and Casino and the Algiers Hotel. Ownership and development has changed several times since the project was announced in May 2005. It was originally proposed by developer Fontainebleau Resorts, owned by Jeff Soffer.

The project was designed by Carlos Zapata Studio with Bergman Walls and Associates as the executive architect. Construction began in February 2007, and the hotel tower was topped off on November 14, 2008. The tower rises 67 stories, standing 737 feet (224.6 m) high. As completed, it is the tallest occupiable building in Nevada.

A group of banks had agreed to finance the project, but was sued by Fontainebleau in April 2009, after it cut off funding. Construction was put on hold two months later, when the project entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Fontainebleau was 70-percent completed, and the opening had been scheduled for October 2009. Carl Icahn purchased the project out of bankruptcy in 2010, but never restarted construction. Seven years later, the unfinished resort was sold to investment firms Witkoff Group and New Valley LLC, which planned to open it as The Drew Las Vegas in 2022. However, construction stopped in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada.

In February 2021, Soffer bought back the project through his company Fontainebleau Development, with Koch Real Estate Investments as a partner. Soffer reinstated the original name of the project, with construction resuming in November 2021. The project was developed at a cost of $3.7 billion, making it the second most-expensive resort in Las Vegas. The Fontainebleau opened on December 13, 2023, and includes a 173,000 sq ft (16,100 m²) casino and 3,644 hotel rooms.