A new concept for the former Hawaiian Marketplace will become the BLVD and here are some renderings to ogle at.
On the southern end of the Strip, cheap fast food was becoming increasingly difficult to find. The Hawaiian Marketplace and Cable Center Shops were also renowned for having bars, shops selling CBD and cigars, and tattoo parlors. When their leases expired in July of last year, the majority of these firms closed.
Scott Roeben, a blogger for Vital Vegas, tweeted the rendering on Thursday morning with the slogan “Shop. Dine. Play.” It depicts unremarkable retail and dining establishments situated in a complex called BLVD, ostensibly in homage to the Boulevard Food Court at the former Hawaiian Marketplace.
The Hawaiian Marketplace and Cable Center Shops were also renowned for having bars, shops selling CBD and cigars, and tattoo parlors. When their leases expired in July of last year, the majority of these firms closed.
Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Golden Nugget downtown, paid $270 million in June 2022 to buy a 60-year-old Travelodge next to the Hawaiian Marketplace. The 6.2 acres will be used to construct a casino resort by the billionaire, who also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets.
While many of these new concepts are nice to see it’s still unclear on what tenants will be moving in and at what caliber of food and shopping will be available.
These two opulent developments are located just across the Strip from the Waldorf Astoria, Cosmopolitan, Aria, and Vdara, four of Las Vegas’ most prestigious hotels.