Mohegan Sun's $740 Million "Project Horizon" Expansion
Mohegan Sun's $740 million "Project Horizon" expansion will add a new 1,000-room hotel with 300 House of Blues-themed hotel rooms, which will be owned and operated by Mohegan Sun, along with a House of Blues Music Hall, restaurant and exclusive, members-only House of Blues Foundation Room™. It also calls for 115,000 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space and the new 64,000-square-foot "Casino of the Wind." In addition, the project will expand Mohegan Sun's Asian gaming offerings in the Casino of the Earth.
"We’re thrilled to unveil the next phase of our evolution"
- Bruce Bozsum, Chairman of the Mohegan Tribe
HOTEL TOWER:
Owned and operated by Mohegan Sun, the new hotel is set to open in 2010 and will feature:
* 300 House of Blues-themed hotel rooms
* 700 Mohegan Sun guest rooms
* Separate House of Blues reservation desk
* 7,500 square-foot exclusive, members-only, House of Blues Foundation Room™
* 20,000 square-foot Spa
New Mohegan Sun Landscape
HOUSE OF BLUES:
In addition to guest rooms, House of Blues will also own and operate a 1,500 capacity Music Hall, 300-seat casual dining restaurant and retail shop. These venues will open in fall 2009.
House of Blues at Mohegan Sun:
* 15,300 square-foot Music Hall (capacity for 1,500 with mezzanine level)
* 9,600 square-foot entertainment/casual dining restaurant (300 seats)
* 3,000 square-foot Special Events Room
* 800 square-foot House of Blues Retail Shop
House of Blues Decor
CASINO OF THE WIND:
Set to open in spring 2008, the Casino of the Wind will be located adjacent to the existing Casino of the Sky, and will feature a unique Mohegan Sun design that draws inspiration from solar phenomena. The focus of the space is an electronic and animated water wall, which acts as an immense projection screen for programmed video entertainment.
Features of the new Casino of the Wind will include:
* 42,000 square feet of gaming space, including 964 slot machines, 10 table games and House of Blues poker room with 45 tables
* 15,000 square-foot multi-level, high-energy, branded restaurant/bar
* 2,700 square-foot retail outlet
* 4,000 square-foot quick-serve dining outlet
RETAIL & RESTAURANTS:
Slated to open in Fall 2009 will be 115,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space that will connect the new hotel tower to the existing hotel at Mohegan Sun as well as the winter section of the Casino of the Earth.
Included in this addition will be:
* 11,500 square-foot Japanese Restaurant (200 seats)
* 9,000 square-foot American Contemporary Restaurant (175 seats)
* 10,000 square-foot Family-style Italian Restaurant (200 seats)
* 3,000 square-foot Burger Bar (90 seats)
* 40,430 square feet of new retail space
* 30,000 square-foot Adult Recreation Lounge (bowling/billiards)
* 6,000 square-foot Kids Quest II
* 5,800 square feet of Quick-Serve Outlets (3)
Retail Corridor Rendering
ASIAN GAMING (Casino of the Earth):
Construction, set to begin in November 2006, will expand the Asian gaming experience at Mohegan Sun. Located adjacent to the race book in the Casino of the Earth, the new space will open in the summer of 2007 and feature:
* 5,000 square-foot bus lobby
* 4,000 square-foot "Hong Kong" Street food outlet
* 12,000 square-foot gaming floor offering 46 table games and 159 slot machines.
PARKING:
Upon completion, "Project Horizon" will add 3,600 parking spaces for guests.
* 1,000 valet
* 2,600 self-parking
FINANCING:
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, the owner and operator of Mohegan Sun, plans to finance the $740 million project through a new five-year $1.0 billion loan agreement from a syndicate of financial institutions and commercial banks. The agreement is expected to close in December 2006.
MOHEGAN STORY:
The design of Mohegan Sun's Project Horizon draws inspiration from the idea of "The Source," a concept with special meaning to the Mohegan Tribe. The new hotel, casino, retail, dining and entertainment space will represent the Tribe's growth and future, physically and spiritually linking the existing Casino of the Earth and Casino of the Sky.
In Project Horizon, water, the ultimate source of life, will serve as a key design feature. At the center of the new hotel lobby, a reflecting pool will evoke the spirits of the sea, earth and sky, while thirteen springs represent the new generations that will prosper from the Tribe's vision.
While alluding to the future, The Source is housed in a structure that honors the past. The rough stone architecture of the lobby space itself will represent a "memory pile," a collection of twigs, rocks and offerings that Mohegans created at crossroads while traveling the land.
The artery connecting The Source to the Casino of the Earth is inspired by coastal life and Moshup, the spirit of the sea. Moshup was believed to light his pipe with lightning, and this will be represented through the fire islands in the reflecting pool and the fire sconces along the route to the casino. The cast terrazzo flooring will contain whale bones and sea shells, while columns of ash wood inlaid with glass tile will line the path.
The artery connecting The Source to the Casino of the Sky will reference the spirit of the land and represents the garden of Granny Squannit, an ancient Mohegan healer and the wife of Moshup. Terrazzo flooring here will be embedded with herbs, and furnishings in organic shapes line the walkway.
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