Construction on Resorts World Las Vegas is seen Sept. 29, 2019, in Las Vegas.
The former site of the Stardust is slightly more than a year away from becoming home to an Asian-themed, 3,000-room megaresort on the north Strip in Las Vegas.
Eye-catching views of the $4 billion megaresort can now be seen from Las Vegas Boulevard South, Resorts World Drive and Sammy Davis Jr. Drive.
The site has a rich history. It was home to the legendary Stardust until that property was imploded in 2007. Boyd Gaming Corp. held an elaborate groundbreaking for a project named Echelon on the site in June 2007.
But amid the Great Recession, Boyd stopped Echelon construction on Aug. 1, 2008. The abandoned steel skeleton became a controversial eyesore on the Strip and a bitter reminder of the economic downturn.
In 2013, Malaysia-based Genting Group bought the 87-acre site from Boyd for $350 million and first announced plans for Resorts World Las Vegas.
But plans moved slowly, and two more groundbreakings were held on the site before work began in earnest in 2017.
Topping out, which typically marks completion of exterior construction, occurred on Aug. 15. A soft opening is planned for December 2020, according to the company’s website.
More than 3,500 gaming positions, and 11,000 permanent jobs are expected to be initially created. The casino floor is expected to be about 100,000 square feet.
An estimated 1,500 construction workers are now on the site, north of Encore and Trump International. Clark County Fire Station 12 is nearby.
W.A. Richardson Builders is construction manager for the project.
