Whatever happened to that new resort on the south end of the Strip? I think they called it Dream Las Vegas? Ah yes, you mean that empty, half finished hole in the ground close to Mandalay Bay. Well, we we’re wondering about that, too… so we walked ourselves down there and took a look around.
Construction on the Dream Las Vegas stalled March of last year due to millions of dollars in unpaid bills. We actually visited the site last summer to find construction equipment sitting unused behind a privacy fence. Shopoff Realty Investments owns the land and claims this is just a “pause in construction”. I guess we’ll find out eventually.
Located close to Harry Reid Airport, and right next door to the Pinball Hall of Fame, plans are for a boutique hotel standing at 20 stories tall, and boasting over 530 guestrooms and suites. Of course there will be a casino, as well as a pool deck, a bar and nightlife spots, event space, distinctive dining, and on-site parking. That’s if it actually gets build.
When we went back to the construction site a few weeks ago there were some changes from the last time we visited. However, progress was minimal at best, and certainly nowhere near resembling an actual hotel. Work on the project was supposed to re-start this year, and by the looks of things it may have… for a while. But no one was working when we were there. Not one soul.
Despite the promises and plans for renewed funding and a potential restart, there has been little to no communication about the future of Dream Las Vegas from ownership since last year. And while many projects in Sin City stall and fall apart, we were sort of hoping this one would make it. Maybe it will. After all, we know how long Fontainebleau sat unfinished before finally opening late last year.