Downtown Grand

Set on {{convert|6.27|acre}} at 3rd Street and East Ogden Avenue, the Downtown Grand initially had two hotel towers: to the east, the 18-story Casino Tower built in 1985 with 295 rooms, and to the west, the 25-story Grand Tower with 334 rooms. The East Tower is connected to the ground level casino.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} The eight-story Gallery Tower was completed in 2020, for a total of 1,124 rooms. The property is served by a four-level parking garage and features several restaurants and entertainment venues along 3rd Street. These establishments include Freedom Beat, Triple George Grill, Sidebar, and Hogs and Heifers Saloon.

• The original business was a news stand and barber shop located in Ogden Square Shopping Center. Honest John's became a full-time casino in 1964, operated by Andy Tompkins, who would eventually become the founder of Lady Luck.{{cite web

| url = https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/120754179354/

| title = Honest John’s Casino, 304 Ogden at 3rd, Las Vegas, c. 1964

| date = Jun 4, 2015

| access-date = Nov 9, 2022

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• 1968: Former Honest John's reopens as Lady Luck. Casino building expanded in 1979.{{cite web

| url = https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/178764783204

| title = Lady Luck Casino, North 3rd & Ogden, Las Vegas, c. 1979

| date = Oct 5, 2018

| access-date = Nov 9, 2022

}}

• Tower 1 (17 floors) opened in 1986; Tower 2 (24 floors) opened in 1989.{{cite web

| url = https://vintagelasvegas.com/fremont

| title = Fremont Street

| access-date = Nov 9, 2022

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• In 2000 the Lady Luck was acquired by Isle of Capri Casinos.{{cite web

| url = http://gaming.unlv.edu/abstract/fin_isle.html

| title = Isle of Capri Company Profile

| author = UNLV

| access-date = December 1, 2018

| archive-date = July 13, 2012

| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120713003932/http://gaming.unlv.edu/abstract/fin_isle.html

| url-status = dead

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• In June 2002 it was purchased by Steadfast AMX who turned two floors into timeshares.
• On May 13, 2005 it was purchased by the Henry Brent Company for $24 million.{{cite web

| url = http://online.casinocity.com/news/news.cfm?ArticleId=59751

| title = CEO's NFL Ties Would Affect Wagers

| author = UNLV

| date = September 9, 2005

| access-date = Dec 10, 2008

}}

• On May 16, 2005 plans were announced for a major renovation and expansion of the property to begin early in 2006.

On February 11, 2006 the hotel and casino, but not the timeshares, closed for remodeling; the property was expected to be closed for nine to twelve months but financing collapsed.

On June 12, 2007 the casino was acquired by CIM Group for over $100 million.{{cite news | url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jul/02/city-mulls-downtown-land-sale-cut-rate/ | title=City mulls downtown land sale at cut rate| work=Las Vegas Sun | date=July 2, 2008}}

File:Lady Luck construction Oct 2012.jpgIn July 2008 the city was investigating rezoning the nearby land containing the transit center to unrestricted gaming. With the transit center relocated, the land would be available for development.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Mayor Oscar Goodman applauded the attempt to re-invigorate the plans to renovate the Lady Luck: "For the past several years I have seen a rotting corpse. The Lady Luck structure has been a blight."{{cite news |last=Spillman |first=Benjamin |title=Land-value raise may lift Lady Luck |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/22854419.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709081203/http://www.lvrj.com/business/22854419.html |archive-date=July 9, 2008}}

As of July 2009, Goodman once again said in a council meeting that "The Lady Luck is a disaster," and then called the skeletal structure a "carcass". Las Vegas city leaders wanted CIM to raze the unfinished structure at Fourth Street and Stewart Avenue and do a better job of keeping sidewalks and landscaping clean near the site. CIM had until late December 2009 to begin a $100 million renovation of the Lady Luck; otherwise, it would potentially lose an offer from the city which would hand over land around the proposed nearby Mob Museum.{{cite news |last=Spillman |first=Benjamin |title=Mayor calls Lady Luck casino 'carcass' |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/49971782.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708051927/http://www.lvrj.com/business/49971782.html |archive-date=July 8, 2009}}

On July 23, 2009, some demolition work started on a 4-story concrete building adjacent to the main resort. This work was completed in accordance with the city's request for CIM to raze the condemned structure.{{cite news |title=Demolition begins at downtown's Lady Luck |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/51507217.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725221921/http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/51507217.html |archive-date=July 25, 2009}}

On March 15, 2010, CIM made an agreement with city officials to have the renovations completed by December 31, 2011. There was the potential that the hotel/casino would reopen in 2012, five years after its originally scheduled reopening in 2007.{{cite web |title=Downtown hopes for upturn, New casino owners bring money, optimism to help area rebound |url=https://nl.newsbank.com |website=Las Vegas Business Press |access-date=December 1, 2018 |date=March 30, 2010 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary}}

In October 2011, plans were announced to rename the Lady Luck as the Downtown Grand.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} The property underwent a $100 million renovation.{{cite news |last=Sieroty |first=Chris |title=Las Vegas' Downtown Grand to hire 800 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-downtown-grand-to-hire-800/ |access-date=December 1, 2018 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 20, 2013}} Construction of Downtown3rd on the former site of the Lady Luck began in the fall of 2011. The new Downtown Grand was scheduled to open in late 2013,{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/12/business/la-fi-mo-lady-luck-renovation-20131112|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419022510/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/12/business/la-fi-mo-lady-luck-renovation-20131112|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2014|title=Makeover of Lady Luck casino in downtown Las Vegas completed|last=Vincent|first=Roger|date=2013-11-12|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-11-30|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}} and the remainder of Downtown3rd was expected to be completed in late 2014.

File:Downtown Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.jpg

Downtown Grand opened on October 27, 2013.{{cite news|title=Downtown Las Vegas' newest resort opens|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=Chris Sieroty|date=October 27, 2013|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/downtown-las-vegas-newest-resort-opens|access-date=2013-10-28}} It is a boutique hotel and casino with {{convert|24085|sqft|abbr=on}} of casino space,{{cite web|url=http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|title=Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage (2017 data)|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Nevada Gaming Control Board|access-date=December 1, 2018|page=4|archive-date=December 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225155040/http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|url-status=dead}} 629 newly remodeled hotel rooms, 9 bars & restaurants and a 35,000 square foot urban rooftop pool retreat called Citrus.{{Cite news|url=https://www.downtowngrand.com/pool/|title=Las Vegas Rooftop Pool & Pool Deck: Downtown Grand Hotel|date=2015-04-08|work=Downtown Grand|access-date=2018-11-30|language=en-US}}

In January 2019, construction began on a 495-room hotel tower.{{cite news |last=Prince |first=Todd |title=Downtown Grand to build new hotel tower in Las Vegas |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/downtown-grand-to-build-new-hotel-tower-in-las-vegas-1567447/ |access-date=January 8, 2019 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 7, 2019}} The eight-story{{cite web |title=CIM Group Completes Gallery Tower |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200915006217/en/CIM-Group-Completes-Gallery-Tower----First-New-Hotel-Constructed-in-Downtown-Las-Vegas-in-More-Than-10-Years-Adding-495-Rooms-to-Downtown-Grand-Hotel-Casino |website=Business Wire |access-date=September 23, 2020 |date=September 15, 2020}} tower, located on the east side of the Downtown Grand property, was topped off in February 2020.{{cite news |last=Schulz |first=Bailey |title=Downtown Grand tops off third hotel tower |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/downtown-grand-tops-off-third-hotel-tower-1960961/ |access-date=February 19, 2020 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 19, 2020}} The addition, known as the Gallery Tower, opened on September 22, 2020, bringing the total room count to 1,124. It includes various augmented reality art pieces.{{cite news |last=Bracelin |first=Jason |title=Downtown Grand announces artists, artwork for new Gallery Tower |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/downtown-grand-announces-artists-artwork-for-new-gallery-tower-2108754/ |access-date=September 23, 2020 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 31, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Downtown Grand opens new hotel tower |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/downtown-grand-opens-new-hotel-tower/video_3de24b5b-549d-5a47-afec-e679da727430.html |access-date=September 23, 2020 |work=KVVU |date=September 22, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Downtown Grand to open Gallery Tower with augmented reality rooms Tuesday |url=https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/downtown-grand-hotel-casino-opens-with-augmented-reality-art-gallery |access-date=September 23, 2020 |work=KTNV |date=September 22, 2020}}

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