UPDATE JULY 25: Work has appeared to have begun on the wrap project at the Fontainebleau.
It appears wrap project has started at Fontainebleau on the #Vegas strip. Cmsr. @SteveSisolak got this shot. Construction stopped in 2009. pic.twitter.com/zodIBsCnqf
— Clark County Nevada (@ClarkCountyNV) July 25, 2017
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- The incomplete Fontainebleau Las Vegas could be getting a facelift sometime soon.
Clark County announced that the owners of the resort have submitted plans to wrap the exposed lower portions of the building.
The Fontainebleau was left incomplete after the original owners filed for bankruptcy. It's estimated it would cost more than $1 billion to finish.
Owners of Fontainebleau Las Vegas have submitted plans to wrap exposed lower portions of bldg. as shown in this rendering. Details to come! pic.twitter.com/ua682RxEql
— Clark County Nevada (@ClarkCountyNV) April 29, 2017
It will cost up to $500,000 to wrap the bottom floors of the Fontainebleau.
According to the permit Clark County approved, work must begin within 180 days.