There were several changes on the Strip, Downtown and the Las Vegas Valley this past week. Many things still remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including casinos, bars, taverns, movie theaters, bowling alleys, concert venues and more.
Many outdoor shopping centers have reopened and construction continues on many major projects. Photos are posted below of some of the changes that took place this week in Las Vegas, including:
- Container Park in Downtown Las Vegas Reopens – Photos
- Town Square and the District at Green Valley Ranch Reopens – Photos
- North Las Vegas Premium Outlets Reopens – Photo
- Venetian doing major overhaul of outside marquee – Photos
- Resort World Las Vegas Construction Update – Photos
- Circa Resort & Casino Construction Update – Photos
- Downtown Grand new tower Update – Photo
- Allegiant Stadium Construction Continues – Photos
- Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion Continues – Artist Rendering
- MSG Sphere Construction has been halted at the Venetian – Photos
Container Park in Downtown Las Vegas Reopens
Container Park in Downtown Las Vegas is an open air shopping center with shops, restaurants and bars. Created from re-purposed shipping containers, many of the businesses are locally owned. It has an interactive play zone and a Tree House for kids that has a 33 foot slide that remains closed at this time.
The Dome at Container Park is a 4K-visual dome entertainment experience. Some of the shows include Dinosaurs at Dusk, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and U2. This remains closed. In the front, they also have a fire breathing Praying Mantis with shows nightly that is also closed.
They reopened on Thursday, May 14th and the hours are temporarily 11am to 7pm.
Town Square, the District at Green Valley Ranch and the North Las Vegas Premium Outlets Reopen
Outdoor shopping centers throughout the Las Vegas Valley have reopened.
Venetian doing major overhaul of outside marquee
The Venetian Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is doing a major overhaul of their main marquee. The Venetian is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Resorts World Las Vegas
Resorts World is a casino and resort currently under construction on the Las Vegas Strip across the street from the Encore Resort. It is owned and operated by the Genting Group, based in Malaysia. It is on the former Stardust Hotel and Casino site that was owned by Boyd Gaming. Boyd was going to build Echelon Place, but they stopped construction in 2008, due to the economic downturn.
Boyd sold the site to the Genting Group in 2013 for $350 Million. Resorts World Las Vegas will cost $4.3 Billion to build. It will have two hotel towers, with 3,500 rooms and suites, seven pools, and over 110,000 square feet of gaming space. The theme will be a luxury experience “with Asian-inspired touches”. They plan to open in the summer of 2021. Link to timeline photos and artist renderings of Resorts World Las Vegas
Circa Resort & Casino
Circa Resort & Casino is currently under construction in Downtown Las Vegas. This new resort will have 777 rooms and suites. It is located in the space that was formally occupied by the Las Vegas Club, Glitter Gulch and Mermaids Casino. It is on the corner of Fremont Street and Main Street.
Circa Resort & Casino will feature a two-story casino, spa, several restaurants and the longest bar on Fremont Street. It will be a 469 foot tower that will have approx. 44 floors. This will be the first hotel and casino in Downtown Las Vegas built from the ground up since the Sundance Hotel in 1980, that became the Fitzgeralds Hotel & Casino and is now The D Las Vegas. Link to timeline photos and artist renderings of Circa Resort & Casino
Downtown Grand new tower construction
The new tower will have 495 rooms and suites. When finished, the property will have nearly doubled the room count to 1,124 rooms and suites. The new tower will have 405 standard rooms, 67 studio units, 20 one-bedroom suites, and three presidential suites. It is being constructed where the former valet was located. Link to timeline photos of the Grand tower construction
Allegiant Stadium
Allegiant Stadium is being built west of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Russell Road. It will be home to the Las Vegas Raiders and the UNLV Rebels football teams. Construction of the $1.8 billion stadium began on November 13, 2017 and is expected to be completed in July 2020 in time for the 2020 NFL Season. The Raiders will play on grass and the Rebels will use FieldTurf. Allegiant Stadium is named for the airline based in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Convention Center Construction Continues
The Las Vegas Convention Center’s $980 million West Hall expansion will add 1.4 million square feet of space to the existing 3.2 million square foot campus. In addition to the exhibit hall, the expansion will feature an outdoor plaza and a grand atrium. The expansion is slated for completion in December 2020. When completed, it will be the largest convention center in the world.
MSG Sphere Construction has been halted at the Venetian
The MSG Sphere Las Vegas is a sphere-shaped music and entertainment arena being built behind the Venetian Resort. The 17,500-seat auditorium was scheduled to open in 2021. It is being built in a partnership by the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation (owner of the Venetian).
Construction of this project has been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No news of a restart date has been set.
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