Bellagio expansion project to go before Paradise town advisory board next week

The proposed expansion of Las Vegas' Bellagio casino-hotel will go before the Paradise town advisory board next week, followed by a Clark County zoning hearing next month, according to local media reports.

The five-member local advisory board is the first bureaucratic step for the project which intends to add nearly 400,000 square feet of retail, dining, and entertainment space to Bellagio.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the board’s next scheduled public meeting is July 30, and two items related to the Bellagio expansion project are listed on the agenda. The town advisory board will consider a sign design review and a project design review.

If the community board is satisfied, the proposal, unofficially named 'Project Mojave', would go before the Clark County Zoning Commission on August 21st, according to public records.

MGM Resorts International, the parent company of Bellagio, submitted plans for Project Mojave to the county in late June.

Project Mojave is a 397,180-square-foot, multi-story addition to the Bellagio near the property entrance along Las Vegas Boulevard. County records show the project will feature nearly a dozen new retail outlets, several food and dining options, a day club/nightclub, an entertainment facility, and several outdoor decks, patios, and balconies.

Moreover, the existing freestanding sign along The Strip will be replaced with a 5,905-square-foot LED sign with an electronic messaging board. The new sign would be 141 feet, according to public documents. Plans submitted to the county also include a proposal to add a bridge to connect the property to another MGM resort, the Cosmopolitan hotel-casino.

At the end of 2023, a $110 million redesign of 819 guest rooms and 104 suites in Bellagio’s Spa Tower was completed. A similar makeover of 400 suites is expected to take place at the Bellagio tower later this year.

Earlier this month, it was reported that Marnell Architecture designed the proposal for Bellagio's expansion. The firm is known for its extensive experience in casino hotel design, including projects such as the Bellagio, the Aria Convention Center expansion, M Resort, Rio, and Wynn.