Groundbreaking was scheduled for 2014, with the first phase scheduled to open in 2016.

The first phase of the project would total 8 million sq ft (740,000 m 2), including a 175,000 sq ft (16,300 m 2) casino spread across several floors, and a hotel with at least 3,500 rooms. On the same day, as part of its Resorts World brand, Genting Group announced plans to build the Chinese-themed Resorts World Las Vegas on the site, while using some of the unfinished Echelon buildings for the new project. After months of negotiating, the site was sold to Genting for $350 million on March 4, 2013. Four years later, Boyd Gaming began negotiations to sell the 87-acre (35 ha) site to the Malaysia-based Genting Group.

In 2007, Boyd Gaming demolished its Stardust Resort and Casino on the northern Las Vegas Strip to develop Echelon Place, but construction was halted during the economic downturn of 2008. The resort includes a 117,000 sq ft (10,900 m 2) casino and a 59-story tower housing three Hilton hotels: the Las Vegas Hilton at Resorts World, with 1,774 rooms Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World, with 1,496 rooms and Crockfords Las Vegas, with 236 rooms. At a cost of $4.3 billion, Resorts World is the most expensive resort property ever developed in Las Vegas. It is the first new resort to be completed on the Las Vegas Strip since the Cosmopolitan opened in 2010. Wynn had accused Genting of misleading its visitors into believing that Resorts World was affiliated with the Wynn properties. Further design changes were made after Wynn Resorts filed a lawsuit against Genting, alleging that Resorts World was too similar to the nearby Wynn/ Encore properties. Groundbreaking took place in May 2015, and construction began in late 2017. However, the opening date was delayed several times due to redesigns of the project. Groundbreaking was initially scheduled for 2014, with the first phase expected to open in 2016. The project re-used some of the partially finished Echelon buildings, including hotel and parking garage structures. Genting immediately announced plans to redevelop the site as Resorts World Las Vegas, part of its Resorts World brand. Boyd halted construction in 2008 due to poor economic conditions and sold the property to Genting in March 2013. The property is owned and operated by Genting Group and had been the site of the Stardust Resort and Casino until 2007, when Boyd Gaming demolished the resort to develop its Echelon Place project.

Resorts World Las Vegas is a resort, mall, and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada, United States.

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