Plans are in the works to turn the former Harrah's Casino in downtown Reno into a multi-use development with apartment units, hotel rooms, and retail, all under the new name "Revival".
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve says she's excited for what's to come.
"We can't wait to see what they're going to do here," the mayor said. "They're going to start at the ground floor and so what's exciting about that, we need more retail in downtown Reno to bring people down here."
The redesigns include a ground-level outdoor plaza with retail, restaurants, and grocery spaces available for residents, hotel guests, and visitors.
Two of the towers will turn into 282 market-rate residential apartments and corporate housing units with over 12 thousand square feet of amenity space on the fifth floor and a rooftop pool. Residents would also get access to a 120 thousand square foot office space.
The third tower will be the hotel with 390 rooms.
Tommy Ahlquist, CEO of Ahlquist LLC, says, "We just want to be part of what made Reno great and now build on that and just be a small part of what it looks like in the future."
Developers say they've taken certain challenges into consideration, especially with federal cuts and changes. However, they aren't worried about being impacted too much by tariffs and construction costs since they're using the same building and keeping a part of that history.
"There's already great structure there with great bones. I mean, that's the one thing, the way it was built, the way it stands, and we're already underway on the multi-family, so we're going to take the vision that was there prior and build on that," says Ahlquist.
Developers are hoping this new project changes the perception of downtown Reno into a more positive light for locals and guests.
Brianna Bullentini, local development partner with Ahlquist LLC, says, "A lot of people see blight downtown and think 'why would I want to live there, why would I want to go shop there, and so I think if we create critical mass of a whole entire experience then it just makes more sense to be a part of everything, live there, work there, eat there, shop there."
Construction is expected to begin in several months.
