{"id":195646,"date":"2021-12-16T09:09:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T17:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=195646"},"modified":"2021-12-16T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:50:11","slug":"fontainebleau-las-vegas-lettering-adorns-towering-strip-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fontainebleau-las-vegas-lettering-adorns-towering-strip-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Fontainebleau Las Vegas ‘fb’ Lettering Adorns Towering Blue Strip Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a stark reminder of the 2008 Great Recession. But the new owners of the longtime Strip eyesore say the towing 67-story blue building is on a path to completion.<\/p>\n

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The “fb” lettering on the forthcoming Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino resort on the Strip is beginning to go up on the 67-story structure. Developers behind the more than decade-delayed project say it will open in late 2023. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Koch Real Estate Investments, a subsidiary of the Koch Industries conglomerate empire, and Fontainebleau Development acquired the stalled Las Vegas Strip casino-resort in February for an undisclosed sum. Fontainebleau CEO Jeffrey Soffer was the original visionary behind the Strip undertaking.<\/p>\n

This week, the Fontainebleau’s logo featuring its iconic “fb” stylized lettering made famous in Miami Beach began going up on the Las Vegas casino exterior.<\/p>\n

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@VitalVegas<\/a> More signs… pic.twitter.com\/fTYExQGcDy<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Donnelly (@donnellynm) December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n