Galileo was a 17th century Italian astronomer, physicist and mathematics genius. But not the name of a planned Strip resort.
LVXP, a team of Las Vegas-based real estate developers planning a 752-foot, 2,605-unit hotel and condominium project with an 18,000-seat NBA-ready arena and a 6,000-seat theater, on Monday confirmed that the proposed development on 17 acres between the Sahara and Fontainebleau Las Vegas would not use Galileo as the name of the resort.
LVXP last week distributed a video showing new renderings of the property, which is expected to be discussed at the Dec. 4 Clark County Commission meeting.
The video showed signage on the building as “The Galileo,” but in response to a Review-Journal inquiry, a representative of the company said that was placeholder title only.
