$50M Makeover for Shops in Dessert Passage
Author: Diana Heeb Bivona
Desert Passage is getting a much needed makeover. The goal of this $50M facelift is to compliment the adjoining Aladdin Hotel & Casino’s conversion to the Planet Hollywood brand.
Planned enhancements include new flooring, brighter interior lighting, new storefronts and a completely new interior look. Other enhancements include a backlit sidewalk water feature and LED video offering continuous streaming imagery. Additionally, the mall’s entrances and existing retail locations have new floor-to-ceiling glass vestibule doors and storefronts.
Exterior renovations of the complex which houses 170 specialty stores, 15 restaurants and live entertainment will be completed in late 2006. Interior improvements will be completed in Summer 2007.