{"id":24446,"date":"2020-08-27T13:24:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T20:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=24446"},"modified":"2020-09-06T00:06:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T07:06:17","slug":"drew-las-vegas-renderings-tease-what-might-have-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/drew-las-vegas-renderings-tease-what-might-have-been\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Las Vegas Renderings Tease What Might Have Been"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hopes were high Drew Las Vegas could be a thing.<\/p>\n

The purchase of the abandoned Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a widely-ridiculed eyesore, held the promise of new money, new ideas and a shot at bringing a “new” resort to the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n

Yeah, not so much.<\/p>\n

Still, the team at Drew Las Vegas has released a batch of renderings, so we can get a glimpse at what might have been. We love the optimism!<\/p>\n

\"Drew
Las Vegas was built on optimism. And denial. But mostly that first thing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fontainebleau was purchased<\/a> in mid-2017 for $600 million by two investment companies, Witkoff and New Valley.<\/p>\n

The Drew gets its name from the son of Witkoff’s CEO, bajillionaire Steve Witkoff. Drew Witkoff died of a drug overdose in 2011.<\/p>\n

\"Drew
Drew’s lobby seems to have about the same capacity as Allegiant Stadium. Shout-out to May-December romances.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were fairly skeptical about the Drew project from the beginning, given the massive investment needed to complete and open the new resort. And that was before the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

The owners and management continue to insist the project is viable, but mounting legal challenges say otherwise. Lawsuits by contractors<\/a> and former employees<\/a> (many who jumped ship at Resorts World for the promise of lucrative contracts only to find the project had stalled) continue to pile up.<\/p>\n

But rather than all that drama, we’d rather gaze upon Drew Las Vegas renderings.<\/p>\n

Renderings aren’t just renderings. They’re dreams waiting to be realized.<\/p>\n

\"Drew
Epic pool complex, complete with social distancing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This particular batch of renderings was found on a Web site for meeting planners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big thanks to Twitter follower Jesus V.<\/a> for pointing us toward this treasure trove of Drew renderings.<\/p>\n

\"Drew
Every brandable pre-function space should have a tightrope walker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Should Drew Las Vegas ever move forward again, by some miracle, at least we have a better idea of what it will look like inside.<\/p>\n

The hotel is massive. It’s 63 floors, and at 735 feet tall, it’s the second tallest building in Nevada. The Strat is first.<\/p>\n

Drew is set to have 3,780 rooms. That’s a lot of new rooms, especially when Las Vegas visitation was flat for two years prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Also a big number: Drew Las Vegas would have 550,000 square feet of convention and meeting space.<\/p>\n

Plus, apparently, a Hospitality Garden.<\/p>\n

\"Drew
We’re defining “garden” a little loosely here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As with so many Las Vegas projects, the situation at Drew Las Vegas is “fluid.”<\/p>\n

We’re rooting for the place, but the completion and opening of the Drew (Steve Witkoff continues to insist it’ll happen in 2022, despite a $3.1 billion cost) is the longest of long shots.<\/p>\n

Here’s a sexy night shot.<\/p>\n

\"Drew
It’s like somebody at the club before the lights are turned up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Enjoy more renderings, including rooms, a Batcave-inspired porte cochere, meeting spaces and other goodies.<\/p>\n

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