Builder and operator of hospitality and commercial properties Fontainebleau Development has announced new details for its upcoming Fontainebleau Las Vegas project, a new luxury resort destination on the Strip targeting a winter of 2023 opening. The company has now unveiled a new “retail experience” within the venue, described as a shopping district that will span 90,000 square feet and feature about 35 luxury retail concepts across two levels.
“Fontainebleau Las Vegas’ unique vertical design gives us great creative flexibility when it comes to our retail space,” said Fontainebleau Development President Brett Mufson. “We’re incorporating other elements of the Fontainebleau brand into our space, making for a seamless guest experience and generating unprecedented exposure and foot traffic for our retail partners.”
Unlike traditional separate retail destinations, the Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort shopping district is “conveniently connected and highly visible” from the larger resort ecosystem, the company claims. Every space will be designed “with accessibility top of mind,” Fontainebleau claims: neighboring, either adjacent or above, Fontainebleau’s 173,000-square-foot casino, dining experiences, and other offerings are all taken into account.
“All facets of the resort have been thoughtfully considered with chic, sophisticated, and elegant architectural design and elements that echo the DNA of our brand,” added Mufson. “By blending different programmatic elements throughout Fontainebleau Las Vegas, rather than keeping them separate, window shopping and billboarding take on a whole new meaning, as our retail partners will capture more business organically while keeping guests connected to the overall experience.”
Mufson further said the company is excited “to have construction underway as the first new luxury hotel to be built in Las Vegas in nearly 15 years.” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Soffer first began the development of Fontainebleau Las Vegas in 2005, with the vision “to establish a new level of modern-day luxury for the guests.”
Fontainebleau’s property-wide branding and design are led by Peter Arnell, “alongside some of the world’s most celebrated and experienced designers” with the mission “to develop unique destinations throughout the resort that reflect the brand’s essence and design ethos.” These partnerships include NYC-based Rockwell Group; London-based David Collins Studio; as well as a host “of other premier architects and designers.”
Fontainebleau Las Vegas is set to be a vertically integrated, luxury 67-story hotel, gaming, entertainment, and meeting destination scheduled to open fourth quarter of 2023. Additional details on the property’s retail partners will be announced in the coming months.
The property will be located at 2777 S. Las Vegas Blvd., adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion. Fontainebleau Las Vegas will feature approximately 3,700 uniquely designed hotel rooms, more than 550,000 square feet of convention space, and “a world-class collection of restaurants and shops, pool experiences, vibrant nightlife options, and coveted spa and wellness offerings.”
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2022/08/22/63934-fontainebleau-announces-new-luxury-shopping-complex-at-its-upcoming-las-vegas-resort
