His proposal marks yet another new venture for Water Street, a once-sleepy corridor that city officials have long sought to revitalize and now boasts restaurants, breweries, an ice rink and increased foot traffic.ĭeSimone, founder of Henderson real estate firm First Federal Realty DeSimone, said that he sees more activity along Water Street every week and that competition for hotel rooms is virtually nonexistent nearby. The hotel is slated to feature a pool and a wine bar, he said, noting the casino already has a parking garage. He aims to break ground on the 90-room, roughly $20 million project in September or October, he told me this week. The new owner renovated and renamed the 1960s-era downtown Henderson casino - and now he’s set to build a hotel with it.ĭeveloper Joe DeSimone has filed plans with the city of Henderson to construct a six-story, Atwell Suites-branded hotel in the parking lot of The Pass, as the casino is now known. sold the Eldorado in late 2020, it said the small gambling den was a “non-core asset” and “very modest part” of its overall business. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) casino chain Boyd Gaming Corp. South Water Street is bustling with activity and new development on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Henderson.
