Federal company mix-up causes snag in growth of Las Vegas-area resort

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Three years after a Las Vegas Strip-adjacent resort was supposed to interrupt floor, all that sits there’s a filth lot and signage.

Majestic Las Vegas, on the location of the previous Debbie Reynolds resort, was initially deliberate to be accomplished in 2024. Growth was slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, with the most recent snag attributable to the FAA, in response to Majestic Resorts President and CEO Lorenzo Doumani.

“We finished everything and submitted it back August 5, and we didn’t hear back from the FAA until late last week saying they needed to order studies,” Doumani mentioned.

But it surely’s not the primary time they’ve gotten FAA approval, in response to Doumani, who mentioned it’s required to construct. The tower has gone by means of two main design adjustments, however has all the time remained 620 toes tall. Majestic wanted to increase their approval. Doumani mentioned that’s when the FAA tousled.

“They literally sent the extensions to the old La Concha motel, which [we] hadn’t been there since 2005, in 20 years,” Doumani mentioned.

Doumani and his household have a historical past in Las Vegas resorts, constructing the La Concha Motel, Majestic’s previous headquarters, and now the present website of the Neon Museum.

“We haven’t used that address since 2004 or 5.”

Due to the mix-up, Doumani mentioned the FAA’s examine will add months to the method. Regardless, he’s devoted to the resort, saying he needs to complete what his grandfather began within the Sixties.

“Taking longer than I would like and it cost a little more than I’d like, but yeah I have 100% confidence I’ll get it done.”

Doumani mentioned building ought to begin in 9 months to a 12 months.

In an announcement to eight Information Now, the FAA mentioned, “Under federal law, developers must give the FAA the opportunity to evaluate proposed structures near airports to determine whether they could pose a hazard to aircraft or interfere with navigation aids. The FAA’s determination is a recommendation and is not binding. The FAA does not have the authority to limit building heights, and the decision to issue a building permit is up to the local government.”