The Fontainebleau turned into a landmark of the recession when it halted construction back in 2009 and remained as such ever since.  However, under a partnership between Marriott International and New York-based global real estate firm Witkoff, the project has restarted and the casino is scheduled to open in late-2020.  “It is going to be a design-forward building, and when we bring it all together, people are going to say, ‘I really want to come back,’” Steven Witkoff, chairman and CEO of Witkoff, told The Associated Press, adding: “The structure here is so well conceived, even from nine years ago, that there are a lot of possibilities for us to put our imprint from a design standpoint on that property.”
The property, which will be JW Marriott’s first property on the Strip, will include a casino and around 4,000 rooms and suites.  Witkoff and investment firm New Valley LLC purchased the property from Icahn NV Gaming Acquisition LLC back in August for US$600 million, as they project growth to come to the area.  This would be the first casino opening on the Strip since The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas began operations back in 2010.  (2018/05/28)