Thursday, August 21, 2008

LAS VEGAS BUILDING PROJECTS ON THE (STRIP) LAS VEGAS BLVD.

















Suites at Wynn Las Vegas - photo taken by: Robert Swetz 8-20-2008

Encore Suites at Wynn Las VegasIn March 2005, less than two months before the opening of Wynn Las Vegas, The Steve announced plans for the $1.74 billion 2,034-suite Encore. The smallest suites will be 700 square feet (larger than the new rivals, Palazzo and Caesars Augustus Tower). The 230-square-foot bathrooms will be larger than some old Las Vegas hotel rooms. The casino will be 70,000 square feet. Five restaurants, 11 retail shops and 60,000 Sq. Ft. of additional meeting and conference facilities are also in the plans.The Encore at Wynn Las Vegas will be a separate property, however both properties will be connected via the public areas and run as one.
This project will make Wynn Las Vegas the fifth largest hotel in the world with 4,740 rooms and suites. Palazzo at the Venetian will be completed before Encore taking the Venetian to the #1 spot with over 7000 rooms.
Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas is scheduled to open in December of 2008. The site is North of the existing property and directly across the strip from the New Frontier.

FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Photo taken 8-20-2008 by: Robert Swetz

Fontainebleau

The 3,812-room, 725-foot, 63-story Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel/condo-hotel/casino is a $2.9-billion development being built on the Strip (just north of the Riviera) on the 24.5 acres where the El Rancho and Algiers casinos once stood.
The Vegas project will have a condo-hotel element, based on an alliance between Fontainebleau and Turnberry. Construction is under way with a planned opening in fall of 2009The project will be modern and chic in design (reflecting the spirit of their famed Miami Beach hotel) and include:
- A 100,000-sq.-ft. casino - Lapis, a 60,000-sq.-ft. spa - A 3,200-seat performing arts theater - 1,018 condo-hotel units - 300,000 sq.-ft. of retail space - 390,000 sq.-ft .of indoor and outdoor conference space - State of the art nightclubs- 24 restaurants and loungesSignature dining experiences will include: - The Michelin-star rated cuisine of executive-chef Alfred Portale at Gotham Steak - A regional Italian menu by James Beard Award recipient Chef Scott Conant - A renowned Chinese restaurant featuring Michelin-star rated Cantonese cuisine - Indulgences, a 5,000-square-foot chocolate factory


HIGH STREET AT ECHELON: LAS VEGAS - NEVADA

photo taken 8-20-2008 by: Robert Swetz

Gracing the 87 acres where The Stardust, Westward Ho and Budget Suites used to sit, The $4.8-billion Echelon will be the centerpiece of the new north strip.
The project will have close to 5,000 rooms which will be divided into five (partially separate) towers. The main 2,500-room Echelon Hotel, the 650-room The Enclave (Suites at Echelon), and the 350-room Shangri-La Las Vegas will share one high-rise while the 860-room Mondrian Las Vegas and the 550-room Delano Las Vegas will share the other. Several acres of Boyd's 87 acres will remain empty for possible future residence towers. Each hotel will have it's own spa.All four hotels will share:- 140,000-sq. ft casino (the fourth largest in Las Vegas)- 300,000-sq. ft. shopping venue- 750,000-sq. ft. convention center (the fourth largest in Vegas)- 30 restaurants and bars - 4,000-seat stadium-style theater (for resident production shows)- 1,500-seat theater (for touring acts) - The project will be completed in the third quarter of 2010

photo taken 8-20-2008 by: Robert Swetz Back view of HIGH STREET AT ECHELON LAS VEGAS

If there are any questions on these photographs or anyone from Las Vegas is interested in having photographs taken of new projects in Las Vegas, please feel free to contact me at your convenience.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY
ROBERT SWETZ
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADADirect: 702.443.7156
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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Must see photograph of old Temples built between 850-1120




This photograph is only showing 6 different temples out of 7,000 that were built in Bagan Myanmar (Burma). Early (circa 850-1120), Middle (circa 1100 -1170) and Late (circa 1170-1300).


On vacation in Bagan I spent 5 days and 4 nights shooting approximately 500 different photographs. From sunsets, sunrises, pics of temples (inside and out), statues, etc, I still didn't have enough time to capture all of Bagan.


To me, Bagan is one of the most amazing places on Earth and I will be visiting there quite often in the future. We would get up early mornings and wait until sunrise and look across the country side from the top of huge temples taking in the beauty. While looking across the horizon of Bagan because there are so many thousands of temples, they looked like ant hills.


I will be following this post at a later time in the future with some more breathtaking photographs of sunrises & sunsets, and many more temples.


Bagan Myanmar (Burma) 4-16-2008 photo taken by: Robert Swetz

Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day!


Robert Swetz

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Sometimes the simple things in life can be rewarding (BE POSSITVE TODAY)





Sometimes happiness comes in very strange ways.


These Burmese women had never seen an American in their life's and wanted to have a photograph taken with one, of course that was me. Please forgive me because I gained a some weight on my trip to South East Asia.


The reason that I am posting this story and photo is because it's sometimes the simple things in life that can make others happy. Burmese people are very, very simple and for these women and children to pose in the photograph with me made their day and they were so excited. By looking at the pic it may not look like it, but they have never had a photograph taken of them. These are simple village people with no cars, televisions and no widows or floors in their homes.


I know that times in America are very hard with the gas prices, food prices, family's loosing their homes, etc. But let's try and do the best we can today and everyday try to stop fighting, I got in a debate with another AR member last night fighting about President Bush and I don't want to fight and argue like this.


I just want to be happy and when the chips are down, bend over and pick them up. Try to stand tall and give the best we are capable of giving. We the people of the United States of America have so much to live for, let's try to live up to these standards and stop looking at all the negative things in life.


" Does anyone out there agree with me? "
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Friday, August 1, 2008

Property Investments in LAS VEGAS-NEVADA (Think Now)!

Property Investments in LAS VEGAS-NEVADA (Think Now)!

PROPERTY INVESTMENTS IN LAS VEGAS-NEVADA (THINK NOW)!

Las Vegas is one of the fastest growing cities in the world with approximately 3,000 visitors per day.

Yes Las Vegas was rated at the top for forclosers, but that's because of the crooked Loan officers, mortgage companies, banks, etc. What would anyone expect in Las Vegas, everyone is looking to win the jack pot, become a star, or make the fast money.

Approximately 60-65 percent of Politicians are Attorneys and they have huge Real Estate investments all over the United States. Once a new President is Elected (God help us), you are going to really see some activity in the Real Estate market. And one of those places of activity will be in Las Vegas.

If your are familiar with Las Vegas (the meadows), you can drive East & West of the city and after about 30 minutes driving on either side of the city you are stopped by mountains. Homes have been built as far East to West as they can go. North to South continues to grow towards Reno to the North, and California to the South. But then again the building is limited because of the mountains and the city of Las Vegas being in a valley.

The focus of the building is in High-rise Luxury Condos.

If you have visited Las Vegas lately or have seen photographs, one can see that Las Vegas is building up, up, up! Belonging to the Las Vegas High-rise Association, predictions for High-rise Luxury Condos in in the hundreds in the next 20 years. Investors are planning to build approximately 10 buildings per year for the next 20 years. This is about 200 High-rise Luxury buildings, and let's just cut that in half which would around 100.

I myself would not invest into one of the new condos going up, but into older homes located on either sides of the (STRIP). As the building continues the dirt that these older homes becomes very,very valuable. When Steve Wynn built his new Casino there were several homes on one block that he wanted out of the way, he wanted to own all of the property on that block. When he first broke ground, Steve offered these home owners $1,000,000 and after 1-2 years at completion of his Casino payed $3,000,000 for each home. These homes were build back in the mid seventies and really only worth $500,000 each.

I am planning to purchase some more investment homes in LasVegas around November-December of 2008, because I believe this will be the best time to buy. The prices will rise in Spring, they always do, so (THINK NOW) if you want to own a part of the fastest growing place in the world!

We will have a new President this fall, (God help us) and many home owners will want to sell their homes before the new year. For tax reasons and home owners that have had their homes on the market forever.

If your interested in owning a piece of Las Vegas Nevada before it's to late feel free to search my MLS at:
http://www.vegasbuildingsforsale.com/mls.htm
I look forward to helping you with your investments.

ROBERT SWETZ
Direct: 702.443.7156
www.VegasBuildingsForSale.com
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