The 11-story hotel entered its final phase of construction in February 1975. Prudential Insurance provided financing for the project. Morris was the architect, while the Los Angeles-based Culp and Tanner served as engineers. The project was developed by Lake Tahoe Inn H.K.M., and was built by Cal Neva Development. Karadanis and Maloff had been business partners since 1959.

The Sundowner hotel-casino was owned by George R. Completion was originally scheduled for mid-1974. In 1973, plans were announced for a hotel project to be built on the land, with construction expected to begin at the end of the year. The property was previously occupied by the Central Junior High School, which operated until 1966 and was demolished two years later. Work on the 19-story tower was halted following financial problems, and the building remains unfinished. It was sold the following year, and work began to convert the hotel rooms into condominium units, with the original hotel building reopening in 2007, as The Belvedere. Because of poor revenue, the Sundowner closed in November 2003. Profits fell after the opening of the nearby Silver Legacy resort in 1995. A 19-story hotel tower was added in 1979, bringing the total number of rooms to 583. With 349 rooms, it was the largest hotel in Reno until the opening of the MGM Grand in 1978. The Sundowner's 11-story hotel opened in May 1975, and the casino opened two months later. The Sundowner is a former hotel and casino located in downtown Reno, Nevada. Pine Cone Circle Investment (19-story tower)Ģ5,000 sq ft (2,300 m 2) (Sundowner casino)īelvedere LLC and Menlo Oaks Corporation (Belvedere)

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