SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – MGM Resorts International wants to build an $800 million resort casino in Springfield, preserving a handful of historic structures and trying to maintain the downtown’s traditional streetscape. Here’s more:
– Location: border of downtown and South End neighborhood. (Between Main, Union and Howard streets and East Columbus Ave.)
– Size: about three city blocks (14.5 acres)
– Casino: 3,000 slot machines, 75 gaming tables and poker and high-limit gambling rooms
– Hotel: 250 rooms; 25 stories high
– Apartments: 54 market-rate units
– Retail and restaurant space: 55,000 sq. ft.
– Meeting and convention space: 45,000 sq. ft.
– Parking: 3,600-space garage
Source: MGM Resorts International
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