The parcel is zoned for gaming, but requires a special use permit from the city and the company on Monday made that request. The tight convention center site assures that Station isn’t looking to develop a hotel at that location. The company is expected to sit on the Mount Rose Highway land, a strategy the company routinely uses in Southern Nevada. Now, as Reno diversifies its economy and Northern Nevada welcomes Tesla’s battery gigafactory, Station is taking steps to enter the market. The company acquired two properties, one near the convention center on South Virginia Street, Reno’s main drag, and land off the Mount Rose Highway on the south end of Reno near the Sierra Summit Mall.īut the Great Recession dashed plans to build and the company held onto the land for future opportunities. In 2005, Station looked at Reno as a potentially lucrative place to expand its Las Vegas brand within the state. There’s no development timetable and the company listed the construction budget at $50 million to $70 million. The property is expected to have 84,000 square feet for gaming and entertainment, a 24-hour bistro-style cafe with outdoor dining and two quick-serve outlets as well as a state-of-the-art sportsbook and sports bar with large-format LED screens and mobile wagering kiosks. The company announced Thursday that it plans to secure the permits necessary to develop an 8-acre parcel near the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Las Vegas locals giant Station Casinos is getting ready to make the leap to expand into Northern Nevada more than a decade after buying property in Reno.

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