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H'' V.iV-r-t . I ;%by Dell Wade ' n, /'KEAL tiiTAIE rlDITOR 'lt;XSOne of (he mosi amhirinus and unique developmentsnof Ifs kind to be undertaken anyuhere is rapidly makin progress, considering the magnitude, on the former .loe*W. Brown race track properly adjacent to the I.as \ e-gas Convention Center where Nevada Equities, Inc., is constructing the multi-million dollar Las Vegas International Country Club F.states.INevada Ivqiiities, Inc. is a whdlly owned stihsidiaryi nf National I qiiitie.s, New York City, headed by Marvin Kratter, president and chairman of the board. Kratter,dynamic and successful real estate man and developer.' | surprised I as Vegas last summer with a welcomed although siartling announcement of the purchase of the.lop W. Brown property for a cool .'sl2 million and j^lans for the International ( ountrv Club that included con-5^'stniction of a laOO room lO-storv hoK'l. and IS holechampionship golf course with a two-story .l.YhdO square foot clubhouse and building sites surrounding the golfcnurse for palatial homes and apartments.The first visible sign of activity look place early Ihisj vear with the demolition of I hunderbird Downs racetrack quickly followed with the start of construction byR. C. .lohnson and Associates of Nevada I quities office building on Desert Inn Road east of the Ctmvention Center and expected to be completed late this month. The large palm and olive trees that had graced the racetrack property were moved to an area adjacent to theoffice building site to lorm a tree farm lor future re-iplanting in the ( ountry ( tub I.states.IMassive earth moving cqiiipmf'nt fiom W'l'lls Cargohas hern husilv scooping, moving, pushing and pilingearth and t-oniouring the championship golf course. Ne-|Ovada I qiiities I- xecutive Vice President Norman .lenseni vi.said Kratter insisted that a “hilly” golf course be pio-lRvidedfii.Iiilius fiahriele and .Associates VM*re given free reinand has a staff of Li working on design. I here are inoaddition three different firms of consulting; enj;ineers.{ lt;ois(riK‘lion of a six toot 11(h k wall to completelytiirround the devolopnieni is alt't\idy well luuleivvay.1'he entire aiea will be controlU'd by access throuphthrep ^uardt'd ^«iteuays. The wall set in sufticieatlyjfrom Drsrrt Inn and Maryland I'arkway to provide fori H'seconcnmmer^oal '’onstructuni. DownThe cnunirv club estates lots vary in size from }HI x arrhii i:*n to as much as 1X0 feet fronting on the golf course, fwirtio All lots will be elevated to overlook the greens and fair-wav*. All utilities will be underground, .lensen said (hat. . .1 . H hiiA multitude of inquiries are received dail\ concerning ^Interest in the development and questions reKardin^;,4^f si{\ costs, “ I his is still rather an iinknoun at rnesent,” Jen- j sen said. Ihcre are rouehiv 27\i) lots and based on cost of (he propertN the lots are valued ^it as much asX,12,0fl0. j.urntI «1npvtdo()rneiu of the liUtM tuuioiKil ( i)unt{V Clubr.slaics IS one of m.nu foctMs each of whicli is a storyin itself. Ihete will bi* 10 acrt's ot lakes in which inncemeivs ha\t‘ alrettdv brcri made with Nevada *Southern I’niversiiv for esiabh-hmeiit of a i^l.OOO annualiiflM (Ihpschnlarship for the pl.icing of Icc .Age fi-di ii.ilixc to Nt , ..vada in the lakes, prtwicling a home at last for (he a* ^ 'prehistf'nc fish, and for their cate .is well as mtiinten-ance and planting of the I.ikt's. curb-siiThe club house will be a unilt;|iic buildmg, simple,\ rt w ith the finest ot material throughout, (iabriele said v^a're f (hat through (ho use of a lot of gluclam lhe\ are accom- |«.n;Mh plishing interesting shanes. “It is designed,” he .said, v^-ould “to create an air of luxurious informalit\. An ev- for cii trcmely talented interior designer, (ierald I.iiss, has , iiv rr been retained b\ Kratter from New \ ork. to do all in- oarkin'.-terior treatments including furnishings, “flu* refreshing , i- „( fhing,” said fiahriele, “is that all (lie ‘stops' were pulled this on this building. tli.it ihrthe |».iThe club house drawings are expected to le com-pleted in a[)pro\im.itidy two weeks ,ind groutui ,o,ueri ishould take place in May. It will [)i()vidi' u couiucy cluh, mefor residents of the golf course .oui other membeis .i.- .osionuw ell as guests of the hotel w ho w ill use it us .1 golf club.. fi.ahriele suid that there will be use of stone, wood an 1 glass urifj a material never before us(*d here, slate for roofing. Water is lt;ilso l)eing used in an architectural hqw-vc sense. ,An underground fenicul.ir \m!1 connect the club hniisp w ith the hotel, li wiM feature a large .1ft x 7ft swm |rm, ming pool and a waterfall. Its .'{.S.ftftft souare ft'ei will m.ike i' considerably larger than any o'her similar fa- pHrkmn rilitv here, (iabriele said. nokmoATo design and build the golf course .Nevada 1 quities Has brought to Las Vegas one of the toreniosi golf archi-(eels in the nati(»n, IMmund R. .Aulf, of Silver Spring. Maryland. .Ault has lt;lesigned and engineered more tlian ^ ^70 of the njition’s leading golf courses during the past-- ' I ( ir r20 vears. ,oiuin-.lack /lie is permaiieul superintendi'ni of the golf i i‘i of if course. He was formerly superinieiuleui .it .NeMi.s ,\1U uisi im and prior to that was with the Desert Inn. fhowhit h thiWhen asked about the proposed 10-stor\ hotel .leii- ,.\(.p sen explained that the design is neeessarih demand- wi-ek ttm Ingly involved engineering wise. “Ibere will be areas .dmost beneath the casino,” he saiil, “which in turn is beneath | rcmont (be garden and poids, so the foundation alone requires ;mtr ir.Tl at least six months or more of design work. We are look- Mibmit ih ing In the neighborhood of a $.”0 million hotel in an on- the bii.tin' (irely new concept as far as certain engineering is eon- cial effoc ccrned.’’ downtown* I hiThe swimming pool, hike and planted area will he .jjyp •• 'located over the casino and public area and the ceiling p ,.„st and roof \\ill actually contain the swimming pool withII * I ... ine I'resmU% surrounding lawns. Lxicnsive steel and undergiound infmife work is being done to determine the requirements of ,y piling and supports. Although Kratter wanted to gt'l jprojf, t in started on the hotel immediately, Jensen s;ud there fcul ,nnnieipalito be some delay because of the preliminary work which (q the exi^ alone was costing $1..*) million in engineering. He s.iid total cnst that it may be six months or longer before icady for'projed v bidsernmentMeanwhile Nevada l'(|uities has a pteseni payioll ^^'^''birdsnf approximately .Mftft.ftftO each week which is helping ’our economy. h.btlitaiioiflovvnfnwnWt. HOPE YOli WILL JOIN US IHIS I ASILR and the eSUNDAY ON “THE HOME FRONT” AT TW EIA E jlmn m tNOON ON CHANNEL S. downtown
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