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Petrohrad si vybral 1.4 miliardy dolárov Cordish Companies, aby sa zúčastnil referenda v novembri
By Phil - 25. apríla 2024
Mestská rada v Petrohrade opäť vybrala spoločnosti Cordish ako operačnú silu svojho kasína, ak by miestni obyvatelia hlasovali za návrh v referende 5. novembra.
Cordish, ktorý bol predtým vybraný v Petrohrade v roku 2022 len pre neúspešné referendum, porazil konkurenciu štyroch ďalších vývojárov, aby získal preferovaný status, konkrétne Bally's, Rush Street Gaming, Warrenton Group a Penn Entertainment.
“The City of Petersburg is thrilled to have selected Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies as development partners after a thorough RFP process and extensive review by outside consultants,” said Mayor Sam Parham, City of Petersburg. “An important part of our evaluation was to identify a development team with a proven track record in developing and operating mixed-use and casino properties, a long history of revitalizing cities across the country, and strong community engagement practices. Bruce Smith and Cordish’s experience, comprehensive project master plan and visionary approach, ideal site location, robust financial strength, and commitment to swift market entry make them the clear and unanimous choice of both our consultants and City Council. The City has worked very hard to get to this point, and we believe that it is imperative to continue moving this project forward as expeditiously as possible so that we can meet the deadline to get this in front of our citizens for a referendum vote this November.”
The project site is ideally situated at the intersection of Wagner Road and Interstate I-95 with easy access on and off the East Coast’s major north-south interstate. Live! Gaming & Entertainment District – anchored by Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia – will be a catalyst for change and significant urban development, transforming the City through the creation of a thriving entertainment and hospitality destination. Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia will set a new standard for gaming, hotels, and entertainment in the Commonwealth, and serve as a new world-class attraction for Petersburg and the greater Central Virginia region. The partners intend to quickly open an initial first phase casino within a year of voter approval to begin creating jobs, vendor opportunities and economic benefits immediately for the City of Petersburg and its residents.
Člen Petrohradskej rady W. Howard Myers zdôraznil, že rozhodnutie rady bolo založené na finančnej správe o kandidátoch.
Povedal: „Som nadšený z potenciálnych transformačných príležitostí, ktoré spoločnosti Cordish ponúkajú. Mesto Petersburg bolo po desaťročia hrubo podceňované a zbavené volebného práva. Ako bývalý starosta a člen mestskej rady je môj rešpekt k starostovi Samuelovi Parhamovi, ktorý vedie tím, bezkonkurenčný ako môj nástupca v úsilí o dosiahnutie najväčších výkonov mesta zlomeného farbou jeho pleti.
„My, mestské zastupiteľstvo, sme hrdí na tieto úspechy a naďalej si veľmi vážime našich občanov pre ich budúcnosť a finančný blahobyt. Petersburg, mesto, ktoré zmenilo globálnu spoločnosť a pripravilo pôdu pre Hnutie za občianske práva z Gillfieldskej baptistickej cirkvi s odolnosťou lepšej budúcnosti pre Commonwealth of Virginia a celý svet.
“Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies are thrilled and extremely honored to be selected by the City of Petersburg to codevelop a $1.4bn, transformational mixed-use development,” said Bruce Smith, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Prominent Virginian Developer and Community Leader. “A venture of such magnitude offers a historic opportunity to revivify this jewel of a city, and we are galvanized and ready to deliver a project that uplifts and radically restores the life-blood of Petersburg and its citizens. We look forward to collaborating with the City and Commonwealth to build a world-class Live! gaming and entertaining destination that will create thousands of high-paying jobs and generate billions in economic benefits that profit the citizens of Petersburg. In the end, this development will offer more than a premier resort casino; it will represent a hopeful new beginning.”
“We extend our thanks to the entire Petersburg City Council for its thoughtful decision to select Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Companies as development partners for this transformative, world-class destination in Petersburg,” said Zed Smith, Chief Operating Officer for The Cordish Companies. “The Cordish Companies’ track record for designing, financing, building, and operating large-scale mixed-use developments and casino resort destinations in the country is unmatched, and together with Bruce as our development partner, no one comes close to our combined history of success and capabilities to deliver on a destination of this scale and complexity. Together, we share core values in investing for the long-term and creating jobs and lifechanging opportunities for the community, and we are excited to continue moving forward on executing on those commitments. We are look forward to working with the City and Commonwealth to deliver a game-changing destination that will benefit Petersburg for generations to come.”
Cordish chce postaviť 1.4 miliardy dolárov Live! Gaming & Entertainment District, zakotvený v Live! Kasíno a hotel Virginia. Po dokončení sa Live! Rezort Casino & Hotel Virginia bude obsahovať viac ako 400,000 35,000 štvorcových stôp prvotriednych herných, hotelových a stravovacích priestorov s 200 20 štvorcovými stôp konferenčných a kongresových priestorov. K dispozícii bude luxusný 1,600-izbový hotel s 46 apartmánmi, rezortným bazénom a fitness centrom, 15 XNUMX najmodernejšími hracími automatmi, XNUMX stolovými hrami naživo, vrátane XNUMX-stolovej pokerovej herne a automatom s vysokým limitom a stolové plochy a stávková kancelária.
Bude sa tiež pochváliť najmodernejším zábavným priestorom s kapacitou 3,000 3 miest pre top talenty z celej Virgínie a širšieho regiónu, ako aj stretnutia, kongresy a spoločenské stretnutia, osem najlepších možností stravovania a zábavy vo svojej triede, vrátane XNUMX miest, ktoré budú vyhradené pre miestnych petrohradských reštaurátorov a podnikov.
Plány pre navrhovaný projekt zahŕňajú rýchle otvorenie kasína v prvej fáze do jedného roka, aby sa okamžite začali vytvárať pracovné miesta, príležitosti predajcov a ekonomické výhody pre mesto. Úvodná fáza bude obsahovať 1,000 23 najmodernejších hracích automatov, 15 živých akčných stolových hier a vyhradenú XNUMX stolovú pokerovú herňu.
