THE
TRUMPS Donald and ex-wife Ivana were in town last week to
unveil plans for their respective new development projects. The
Donald led a groundbreaking ceremony with joint venture partner
Phil Ruffin, owner of the New Frontier Hotel, at the site of the
Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas. Plans call for the
2-million-square-foot tower, which will be covered in 24-carat gold
glass, to be built on part of the New Frontier property directly
adjacent to the Fashion Show mall and across the Strip from the
Wynn Las Vegas resort and golf course. The condominium-hotel
property will feature 1,282 units, including 880 studios and 352
one-bedroom suites on the 16th through 59th
floors, and 50 one-, two- and three-bedroom penthouse suites, which
will be located on the towers top five floors. The tower will offer
24-hour concierge and security services; a spa, fitness center and
salon; a heated outdoor swimming pool and sundeck with a bar; a
business center with meetings facilities; doorman and valet parking
services as well as gourmet and casual dining outlets. Vegas
visitors can see two model units a studio and a one-bedroom suite
at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas Sales Plaza,
which opened recently at 3129 Las Vegas Blvd. South on the
northwest corner of the Strip and Fashion Show Lane. The $3 million
facility also features a 10-foot revolving replica of the tower and
other information about the property that can be obtained via
audio-visual presentations, information kiosks and interactive
computer monitors. Those not quite so local can call (877) 878-6711
or log on to www.trumplv.com for more details.
COINCIDENTALLY or not the same day that
Trump announced details about his condominium-hotel project, his
former wife Ivana took the wraps off plans for Ivana Las Vegas, a
945-unit luxury condominium project that will be located at the
north end of the Strip next to the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel and
Casino. At 923 feet tall, the tower, which will feature 80 stories,
will be the tallest habitable residential building west of the
Mississippi River. Besides its residential units, the property will
offer restaurants, bars, a spa, shops, gyms and 24-hour concierge
service. It is slated to open in 2008.
CAESARS
PALACE will open its newest hotel tower, a 26-story,
345-foot-tall structure offering 949 guest rooms, on Aug. 8. The
all-suite Augustus Tower also will include a VIP lounge, three
wedding chapels with a photo studio, retail space, a spa and two
restaurants -- the Augustus Café, a casual dining spot that will be
open around the clock, and Guy Savoy, the namesake eatery of the
acclaimed three-star Michelin chef that is slated to open later
this year. The $289 million tower, which overlooks the Garden of
the Gods pool complex, is the centerpiece of a $376 million
property expansion that includes a $76 million addition to the
resorts convention and meeting facilities
BANKWEST OF
NEVADA officials announced a $1 million, three-year deal
with the Las Vegas Monorail Company to install automated teller
machines (ATMs) at each of the systems seven monorail stations as
well as in Nextel Central, the 15,000-square-foot business and
retail venue located atop the Las Vegas Convention Center state --
and to be the first local company to purchase the rights to all of
the available advertising space on one of the monorails nine
trains. The 134-foot-long custom-imaged monorail train, which has
been dubbed Moneyrail, will be bright red and emblazoned with its
name.