Fontainebleau Las Vegas

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The Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Fontainebleau Development; 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. Originally proposed by developer Fontainebleau Resorts, owned by Jeff Soffer, the property's owner and developer has changed several times since the project was announced in May 2005. 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. When ultimately completed, it would become the tallest occupied 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...

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