The Fontainebleau was 70-percent completed, and the opening had been scheduled for October 2009.
Construction was put on hold two months later, when the project entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As completed, it is the tallest occupiable building in Nevada.Ī group of banks had agreed to finance the project, but was sued by Fontainebleau in April 2009, after it cut off funding. The tower rises 68 stories, standing 737 feet high. Construction began in February 2007, and the hotel tower was topped off on November 14, 2008.
The project was designed by Carlos Zapata Studio with Bergman Walls and Associates as the executive architect. It was originally proposed by developer Fontainebleau Resorts, owned by Jeff Soffer. Ownership and development has changed several times since the project was announced in May 2005. It 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. The Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada.
