As he walked through the $3.7 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas five days before its planned opening, developer Jeffrey Soffer stopped in front of one of the casino’s nearly 130 table games to show off a cushioned chair still in its protective plastic wrapping.
“We had all of these chairs custom-made,” Soffer said of the hundreds of seats that will populate the 150,000-square-foot casino on the north end of the Strip. In numerous places along the tour, Soffer pointed out unique features and locations still receiving finishing touches ahead of Wednesday’s unveiling at 11:59 p.m.
Soffer is attempting to set a high bar for the Fontainebleau, which began construction 16 years ago only to see development halted in 2009 when the recession dried up financing and the project sold in foreclosure after it was 70 percent complete.
