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Permits Approved for Renovation of Sahara Las Vegas
Plans were revealed today for a renovation of the 59-year-old Sahara Las Vegas, which includes the demolition of the hotel's roller coaster.
Clark County Commisioners today approved a plan presented to them for renovation of the casino floor and 1,622 rooms, ending speculation that the hotel would be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up.
Plans for the Sahara also include the addition of an outdoor dining area, which would feature a 2,830 sq ft beer garden.
The permit listed SBE Holdings LLC as the applicant, as SBE Entertainment and Stockbridge Real Estate Funds bought the Sahara in 2007 for a reported $350 million.
The Sahara closed earlier this year, putting around 1000 people out of work and just a few months ago talks began circulating regarding the renovation of the property. By September, Gensler Architects and Penta Building Group were hired to take stock of the renovation possibilities.
Both firms are well-known in Las Vegas, since Gensler was behind the design of CityCenter and Penta has developed projects for Aliante Casino and other properties in the Vegas-area.
The Sahara Las Vegas opened in 1952 and throughout its history has welcomed Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, George Carlin, The Platters, The Coasters & The Marvelettes, Roseanne Barr and was also home to the NASCAR Speed Zone Cafe.
This is the greatest News... We were in Vegas at beginning of October and went for a walk to the Sahara. I was very heartbroken that there were talksa of demolitions.
Thye last time I was there was in 1995 and it brought great souvenirs and I for one am happy that this land mark is going to remain( with some facelifts of course)
Hip Hip Hooray!