- W Las Vegas
W Las Vegas was to be a
Condo-hotel resort in Las Vegas,Nevada . It was announced in 2005 as a joint venture betweenEdge Group and minority partner Starwood Resorts. It was initially expected to cost around $1.7 billion, and include 3,000 to 4,000 mixed-use hotel and residential units, a 75,000 square footcasino , and an assortment of restaurants and stores. In June 2006, the project expanded to include the land previously planned for George Clooney'sLas Ramblas Resort . As of May 4, 2007, the project was canceled due to a number of different factors, including increases in construction costs and the pull-out of Starwood from the venture. [cite news
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title = W Las Vegas resort project canceled
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publisher = "San Mateo Daily Journal "
date =2007-05-14
url = http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=74929
accessdate = 2007-06-01 ] Edge Resorts stated that all 750 people who had reserved a unit were being issued refunds.References
External links
* [http://www.edgeresorts.com W Las Vegas Website]
* [http://www.starwood.com Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide official website]
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