Green Valley Ranch is a hotel and casino located within the eponymous community in Henderson, Nevada.
American Nevada's mixed-use project opened on adjacent property in 2004, as The District at Green Valley Ranch.
The resort was built in the neighborhood of Green Valley Ranch, located within the city of Henderson, Nevada.
The Green Valley Ranch area was developed by American Nevada Corporation, a company owned by the Greenspun family.
In addition to a hotel and casino, the project plans also included restaurant, retail, medical, and office space.
[4][5][7] The project took years to materialize as it went through the design process, while American Nevada simultaneously awaited the completion of the nearby beltway.
The two announced their partnership in March 2000, and the resort would include 200 hotel rooms, the minimum number required for a non-restricted gaming license.
The company's prior resorts were known for cheap amenities, although Green Valley Ranch would also continue such offerings, including $5 blackjack and penny slot machines.
[3][17] Another target demographic was tourists,[19] and the hotel offered a 24-hour limousine shuttle service to take them to the Las Vegas Strip.
[3][22] The hotel included 201 rooms, and due to popular demand, design plans were underway for a second tower offering another 200.
[17] The resort also included the Whiskey Sky nightclub, which occupied interior space and an outdoor pool area.
The outdoor portion was known as Whiskey Beach, and it included a spa, a restaurant, tennis and bocce ball courts, and a three-acre vineyard.
[30] The casino's Drop Bar was designed by Michael Czysz, and was operated by Rande Gerber, who also owned Whiskey Sky.
It included 296 hotel rooms, built on the property's north side, in between a parking garage and the pool area.
The spa was also enlarged,[34][35][36][37] and three high-end suites were added in an effort to attract high rollers from the Las Vegas Strip.
[40][41] Phase three of the expansion project opened in October 2006, adding additional restaurants and a new parking garage.
[46] In response, Station said, "We are extremely disappointed that the Greenspuns have joined the fray of out-of-the-money constituents seeking to bring merit-less lawsuits in connection with our bankruptcy proceedings".
[46][48] A settlement between GCR and Station was announced in May 2010, and the two companies hoped to restructure the resort's debt,[49][50] which amounted to more than $770 million.
In March 2011, the newly formed company announced an agreement to buy the Green Valley Ranch for $500 million, with an option for the Greenspuns to maintain an ownership stake.
It included several new restaurants such as Pizza Rock, as well as a keno lounge, and a new LED sign along the Las Vegas Beltway.
[65] Station was disappointed with the result and "the manner in which the union conducted the Green Valley Ranch election campaign".
[70][71] American Nevada's mixed-use project, The District at Green Valley Ranch, opened its first phase in 2004, directly east of the resort.