Summit Tower

Las Vegas High Rises:

Planning Commission Gives Thumbs Up to 73 Story Tower

 

Plans for what would be Las Vegas' tallest residential building have been approved. The 73-story Summit Tower would reach skyward 863 feet. Mayor Oscar Goodman said "I'd like to see it higher."

 

Tom Schoeman, the project's designer, said "We think it will set the standard for continued development along Las Vegas Boulevard heading north... it will revitalize the area. You're bringing several thousand new residents to that location."

The building is designed to have 951 condos on two acres, part of which is the former site of the Holy Cow! Casino. According to an October 2004 article in the Las Vegas Review Journal, the developers expect to sell 75% of the units as second and third homes and only 25% to Las Vegans.

The tower's bottom three floors would be used for public space filled with shops, restaurants and clubs, Mr Schoeman said.

 

Squires, Michael. "Planning Commission Gives Thumbs Up to 73 Story Tower." Las Vegas Review Journal 8 October 2004.