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REAL ESTATE NEWS makeover madness SEVERAL SHINY STRIP RESORT STARS ARE UNDERGOING TRANSFORMATIONS, FACE-LIFTS, AND TOUCH-UPS. BY TONY ILLIA M new venue THEhotel organs Hotel Group has inked a deal to bring South Beach glamour to the Strip in the form of Delano Las Vegas, the swanky that will replace Mandalay Bay's in late 2013. Morgans will give the 43-story, 1,100-all-suite hotel a full makeover. MGM Resorts International will manage the hotel through a licensing deal with Morgans, who previously tried to bring the Delano to town with the Echelon Place development that stalled in 2008. The Delano South Beach is a cherished landmark and longtime celebrity hangout, but Las Vegas is its first expansion. The Vegas-based Light Group, which Morgans holds a controlling interest in, is adding its distinctive spin to Delano Las Vegas, casual American restaurant by too, with three new venues: a bistro, a chef Akira Back Bellagio's Yellowtail restaurant), and a major update of themed Red Square. the Russian- A Four Seasons room, post-renovation. Bellagio is administering some therapy to its Spa Tower. Owner MGM Resorts International is spend- ing $40 million to redesign all 928 rooms and suites inside the 33-story high-rise, new designs suites layouts contemporary complement created throughout and the Japanese (of The Sahara will re-open as SLS Las Vegas in 2014. SBE's Sam Nazarian THEhotel will make way for Delano Las Vegas next year. A lingering recession forced the Sahara Hotel & Casino to shutter its doors last May, but the 60-year-old resort is bouncing back strong. Owners SBE (sbe.com) and Stockbridge Capital Group recently attained a $300 million cash infusion to revitalize the property. A major overhaul by Philippe Starck, partnered with Gensler Architects, could soon return the storied property to its former glory. "We see the northern end of the Strip as the future of Las Vegas," says SBE Chairman Sam Nazarian. "Las Vegas has following last year's $70 million modernization of Bellagio's three-wing main tower (bellagio.com). "The ambience we've the resort," says Bellagio President and COO Randy Morton. The revamp, crafted by MGM's Design Group, aims to create visual continuity within the sprawling 3,933-room Bellagio complex. The Spa Tower update will also add a trio of executive hospitality suites, each with billiards years lounges and separate theaters. The makeover will finish in December, eight to the month after tower's 2004 opening. 114 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM the integrated TV screens in the luxe suites. The improvements Bellagio's Spa Tower has begun its $40 million makeover. Year in style. V are scheduled to finish by December 17, so guests can ring in the New recovered steadily in the past year, and we're excited to be able to inject capital back into the local economy." The hotel-casino, rebranded as SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, will have more than 1,600 rooms and suites, marking Starck's largest hotel project to date and first in Vegas. Five-star entertainment options will include the Bazaar restaurant, an outpost of Starck's LA celebrity magnet Katsuya, and reinvention of SBE's original nightlife concept, Shelter. SLS Las Vegas is expected to open in 2014. The Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas is undergoing a climate change: The 13-year-old 692,000-square-foot hotel is renovating its 338 guest rooms and 86 suites. a Four Seasons (fourseasons.com) comprises Hotel the 35th to 39th floors of the 43-story gold-sheathed Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino tower. Upgrades call composition for an Art Deco–inspired with polished mahogany, marble flooring and countertops, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Bathrooms will have frameless glass showers, as well as backlit vanity mirrors with PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL KOVAC/FILMMAGIC (NAZARIAN); GEORGE ROSE/GETTY IMAGES (THEHOTEL); COURTESY OF MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL (BELLAGIO); FOUR SEASONS HOTEL LAS VEGAS (FOUR SEASONS)