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Pittsburgh,
PA – June 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / Rivers
Casino Pittsburgh announces that it will break ground on a $60 million
North Shore hotel later this summer. The seven-story, four-star property
will be called “The Landing Hotel Pittsburgh” and will include 219 guest
rooms. The hotel will attach to the existing casino on the east facade,
facing the Carnegie Science Center.
Rivers
Casino Pittsburgh received approval for a hotel from the Pittsburgh Planning
Commission in 2017. The development was postponed following the approval
of gaming legislation that added category 4 “mini-casinos” and reshaped
the Pennsylvania casino landscape.
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In
the meantime, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh successfully completed several significant
property upgrades, among them: adding gourmet burger restaurant, FLIPT;
opening The Event Center for upsized galas and expos; and launching Pittsburgh’s
first licensed sportsbook.
“The
time is right,” said Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush
Street Gaming and Rivers Casino Pittsburgh. “Statewide gaming expansion
changed our schedule, but never our intentions. Rush Street always envisioned
a hotel for Rivers to create a full-service destination on the North Shore.
We see it as a natural evolution.”
This
will be the second location for The Landing Hotel, which opened in Schenectady,
New York, in 2017 as part of Rivers Casino and Resort’s complex at Mohawk
Harbor. For more information about upstate New York’s popular boutique
hotel, visit www.TheLandingHotelNY.com.
The
Landing Hotel Pittsburgh will add approximately 128 permanent new hotel
and casino jobs, along with 1,400 temporary construction jobs. To build
the hotel, Rush Street has selected Pittsburgh-based Massaro Construction
Group.
Making
optimal use of its riverfront location, The Landing Hotel will feature
expansive windows on every level with unobstructed views of the Ohio River
and Pittsburgh’s famous skyline. Included among the guest rooms are 10
luxury terrace suites, each with private first-floor patios. A contemporary
interior and exterior design, consistent with Rivers Casino’s upscale urban
aesthetic, will integrate beautifully with other North Shore venues.
This
represents a $60 million additional investment in Rivers Casino Pittsburgh,
all privately funded.
Rivers
Casino Pittsburgh has already begun the administrative process of applying
for permits with the city. Pending approval from zoning and planning departments,
construction is set to get underway sometime this summer. It will take
approximately 18 months to complete the project. Rivers anticipates ribbon-cutting
sometime in early 2021.
The
hotel was designed by noted hospitality architect, VOA. Klai Juba Wald
is the executive architect for the hotel and related renovations, with
planning and landscape design by the Pittsburgh office of Strada, LLC.
Development Management Associates will serve as owner’s representative.
About
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
Located
along the Ohio River’s North Shore in Pittsburgh, Rivers
Casino Pittsburgh features 2,708 slots, 128 table games (including
a 30-table live poker room), 55 hybrid gaming seats and a designated Sportsbook
area for live sports betting. The casino offers nine distinctive restaurants
and bars—among them are Wheelhouse Bar & Grill, Grand View Buffet and
FLIPT—a riverside amphitheater, a black box Event Center space, a multipurpose
Ballroom, live music performances, free parking and promotions and giveaways
daily. Rivers, which opened in 2009, employs approximately 1,700 Team Members
and has been voted a great place to work in Pittsburgh. Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
is a Rush Street Gaming
property. For more information, visit www.RiversCasino.com.
Media
Contact:
Jack
Horner
for
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
267-932-8760
ext. 302
412-600-2295
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