![]() Soffer, the Miami-based chairman of Fontainebleau Development, lost funding during the Great Recession and walked away from the project in 2009 with the building about 70% complete. But the project in the Mojave Desert has its own lore about starts, stops and changing ownership since work began in 2007. The name of the 3,644-room Fontainebleau recalls Miami Beach’s icon among destination resorts, which Soffer’s family acquired in 2005. At $3.7 billion, it’s second in cost to the $4.3 billion, 66-story Resorts World that opened in June 2021 a short walk down Las Vegas Boulevard. The Fontainebleau is the tallest, newest and bluest hotel in southern Nevada’s glittery resort corridor. “Opening a resort of this size and scope is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” “Bringing Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been an extraordinary journey,” said Jeffrey Soffer, who started the project, lost it and reacquired it to finish it. LAS VEGAS (AP) - A developer’s drive to open a Las Vegas Strip resort with a vibe echoing Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau reaches reality on Wednesday, with the opening of a 67-story hotel-casino tower that became famous as it sat unfinished for more than a decade. ![]() Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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