Siri's Casino Grand Opening Tomorrow

Siri's Casino grand opening is tomorrow. Here's a sneak peek courtesy Siri's Casino, and I also included a video from News 4.

Hatching a Plan of Success for Local Photographers

I stop by the new co-working space downtown for photographers and videographers called Hatch.

Maytan Music Center Building Purchased

The Maytan Music Center building in Midtown has been purchased by a Nevada family, and they plan a mixed-use development.

In the News: Bernie Carter on Nevada Newsmakers

Bernie Carter makes an appearance on Nevada Newsmakers, watch by clicking the link!

A Trio of Renovations on Flint Street

A crucial void downtown is about to be filled with three new businesses and three restorations of old historic properties.

Quick Tidbit on the Montage downtown

The Montage, a luxury residential project located in downtown Reno and formerly the Golden Phoenix Casino and Hotel, has now sold 342 of 376 units, making it 90% sold!

Renderings for Truckee River Lane Building Rehab!

Check out these awesome renderings of what the Truckee River Lane Building may look like when Siegel Group is done renovating it.

Jus to open in Midtown Reno

Midtown will soon be getting a healthy accompaniment to Great Full Gardens with Jus, specializing in raw juices, healthy smoothies and detox cleanses.

Sneak Peek at Siris Casino

Siri's Casino is coming along nicely. Between Siri's, Whitney Peak, and the Virginian all reopening, it will fill quite a few dark voids on Downtown Reno's casino strip.

Purely Rumor: Whitney Peak Hotel's New Restaurant

Fresh from the rumor mill and heard from multiple sources, I'm hearing Whitney Peak Hotel's new flagship restaurant, presumably located on the first floor, will be called Heritage, and Mark Estee is involved somehow. I'm hearing Josh Berreman from Chez Louie will be the chef, will be locally sourced comfort food, and have on-site butchuring similar to Campo. Exciting stuff, we'll see if it pans out!

Center Lodge Downtown Sold

As a part of his adaptive reuse Hudson project, Brian Egan has brought in Center Lodge LLC, which has just closed on Center Lodge today, located on the corner of Pine and Center Street. This now makes the Hudson Project a multi-block project, in a part of downtown that needs a boost badly. A major transformation will be taking place this year to this building.

Brian Egan has already started renovating the older rental properties in this area, which you can read about and see here.

Restoring Downtown: The Hudson Project

I've been writing this blog for close to 9 years now. During that time, we've seen projects of all sizes sweep through downtown and midtown. The project graveyard includes Arterra, Wingfield Towers, Waterfront Towers, various forms of the Kings Inn being redeveloped, and many more that didn't make it. The ones that did make it, though perhaps premature, undeniably transformed downtown. Having the Sundowner, Golden Phoenix, and Comstock converted to condos in conjunction with the Palladio, provided just enough new living spaces to initiate a gradual increase in residents from 2007 through today.

At the same point in time, striking changes were occurring in the Wells Avenue Conservation District and Midtown, on a more organic level, stabilizing a neighborhood once though of as undesirable. Marmot Properties amassed dozens of properties in the neighborhood, spending millions acquiring and renovating the properties then renting them out fairly quickly. I've covered many of their renovations and you can check out some before-and-afters on their project page. Between downtown and the Wells Avenue Conservation District, however, was a neighborhood not seeing a lot of movement or development, with many properties such as the ones owned by Ryder Homes stuck in limbo. That's is all changing, however, with the Hudson Project....