Terribles hotel and casino
Its the beginning of the end for the old Terribles Hotel & Casino in Jean.
The shuttered hotel in Jean an outpost about 25 miles away from the Strip and a notable landmark for motorists taking Interstate 15 to California is being torn down to make way for a new industrial park.
Reno-based Tolles Development Co. is the developer of the project. Terribles Hotel closed at the onset of the pandemic.
Demolition on the buildings started in December and work to remove all structures could last until the end of March, said Cory Hunt, a partner at Tolles Development Co.
Before the hotel was Terribles, it was the Gold Strike. MGM Resorts International in sold the hotel to the Herbst family, the operators of the Terribles gas station chain. The Herbst family went on to sell the acres of land and hotel in to Tolles Development for $ million.
Tolles Developments industrial park will be 3 million square feet spread out over eight buildings, Hunt said.
He said construction on phase one, which will be two buildings, will start between March and May and be completed by the second quarter of The first building in phase one will be , square feet and the second about 1 million square feet.
Outside of getting phase one built, Hunt said Tolles Development hasnt committed to a development timeline for the other six buildings.
The project was originally set to break ground in the second quarter of and be online in , but Hunt said due diligence and obtaining permits took longer than expected.
Hunt said theres been interest from companies in leasing at the industrial park as it is less than a days drive to Southern California, meaning truckers wouldnt need to stay overnight and can avoid Las Vegas traffic.
Tolles Development has discussed buying additional land in the Jean area, Hunt said because the company believes Las Vegas future growth will continue to push south. Plus, a reliever airport could be built nearby in the Ivanpah Valley making the area more suitable for business.
A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the name of the hotel before it was Terribles.
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