Plans Filed Detailing the Frontier’s Replacement
While nothing has yet to be “officially” announced regarding the future of the Frontier, the Strip’s oldest continually operated hotel-casino, the owners have filed plans with the Clark County Planning Commission.
The project includes plans for:
- 2,800 rooms in a 62-story tower, including more than 2,000 standard rooms of approximately 500 square feet and 700 suites that are 50 percent larger.
- 90,000-square-foot casino
- 500,000 square feet of retail space
- Theaters, restaurants, wedding chapels and nightclubs, including Gilley’s, the country-western bar that is a part of the current Frontier
- Pool, spa, and health club
- Meeting and convention space
Oh, and of course, no new hotel/casino is complete without a 485-foot tall Ferris wheel that will feature 32 enclosed, climate-controlled cabins and accommodate up to 25 people in seats or at big glass windows.
The owner of the Frontier plans to finance the project himself. The approximate $2 billion needed will dictate the project’s timetable. He indicates that the Frontier will most likely stay open through 2006 and close in 2007. The replacement will debut in 2009 or 2010.