LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Three years after a Las Vegas Strip-adjacent resort was supposed to interrupt floor, all that sits there’s a grime lot and signage.
Majestic Las Vegas, on the positioning of the previous Debbie Reynolds lodge, was initially deliberate to be accomplished in 2024. Growth was slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, with the most recent snag brought on by the FAA, in line with Majestic Resorts President and CEO Lorenzo Doumani.
“We finished everything and submitted it back August 5, and we didn’t hear back from the FAA until late last week saying they needed to order studies,” Doumani stated.
But it surely’s not the primary time they’ve gotten FAA approval, in line with Doumani, who stated it’s required to construct. The tower has gone via two main design adjustments, however has at all times remained 620 ft tall. Majestic wanted to increase their approval. Doumani stated that’s when the FAA tousled.
“They literally sent the extensions to the old La Concha motel, which [we] hadn’t been there since 2005, in 20 years,” Doumani stated.
Doumani and his household have a historical past in Las Vegas resorts, constructing the La Concha Motel, Majestic’s outdated headquarters, and now the present web site of the Neon Museum.
“We haven’t used that address since 2004 or 5.”
Due to the mix-up, Doumani stated the FAA’s examine will add months to the method. Regardless, he’s devoted to the lodge, saying he needs to complete what his grandfather began within the Nineteen Sixties.
“Taking longer than I would like and it cost a little more than I’d like, but yeah I have 100% confidence I’ll get it done.”
Doumani stated building ought to begin in 9 months to a 12 months.
In a press release to eight Information Now, the FAA stated, “Under federal law, developers must give the FAA the opportunity to evaluate proposed structures near airports to determine whether they could pose a hazard to aircraft or interfere with navigation aids. The FAA’s determination is a recommendation and is not binding. The FAA does not have the authority to limit building heights, and the decision to issue a building permit is up to the local government.”
