Fontainebleau opened its doors one year ago, bringing life into a development project that loomed over the north Strip for nearly two decades.
The 67-story, 3,644-room property was first conceptualized in 2005 by Fontainebleau Development CEO Jeffrey Soffer, who had bought the historic Miami sister property the same year. But the Great Recession stopped development before it could be completed, and the next decade was marked by changing ownership and new visions for the property. The final twist came in February 2021, when Soffer’s Fontainebleau Development once again took over the $3.7 billion project with partners in Koch Real Estate Investments.
