At the southern edge of the Las Vegas Valley, developers have packed the west Henderson area with warehouses, apartment complexes and other projects in recent years.
Now, the hotel-casino that anchored the area is set to grow, too.
M Resort operator Penn Entertainment aims to break ground on a second hotel tower at the Henderson property in the fourth quarter this year. The new 12-story building is slated to feature 375 rooms and about 15,000 square feet of additional ballroom space, according to the company.
Penn announced the $206 million expansion project last fall.
Hussain Mahrous, vice president and general manager of the M, told the Review-Journal last month that the 390-room resort is expanding because the area around it is growing.
