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For years, the Ellis Island casino/motel on Koval lane has been a beacon to all those huddled masses yearning for a $4.95 prime rib special. But now, it might join an increasing number of Las Vegas properties going condo. From the LV Sun:

A few weeks after scuttling plans to take over management of the nearby Tuscany casino, the Ellis Island Casino & Brewery has submitted plans with the county to build a 36-story condo-hotel tower with about 800 rooms.

A use permit filed Aug. 10 calls for a casino in addition to 200 hotel rooms and 603 condo-hotel suites that could be lived in by owners or rented out by the night as the owner chooses. The plans are among a few but growing number of condo-hotel projects in Las Vegas, which are favored for their flexible living arrangements as well as the ability to feed nearby casinos with regular customers.

The project would be built on the Ellis Island site at 4180 Koval Lane near Flamingo Road as well as the adjacent Super 8 Motel site at 4250 Koval Lane. The Ellis Island sits on about 1.7 acres and the contiguous Super 8 property, with about 290 rooms, sits on about 2.5 acres. It's not clear whether the existing properties would be torn down or whether the buildings would be remodeled and expanded.

Ellis Island submits plans for 36-story condo-hotel

The article also mentions the Krystle Sands, a 45-story condo that will be built over the bulldozed Algiers motel on the Strip. For some reason, many real estate developers in Las Vegas are too busy for dictionaries. Deliberately mispelling words is not cute. I think its downright krappie. Why would someone drop a few hundred grand for a condo that isn't even spelled right? I'd think twice about it.


Source: Casino [ptz]