Downtown Las Vegas is filled with food, fun and entertainment. It's also a real estate investor's dream come true. The downtown area is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation spearheaded by the city's mayor. New luxury condominiums are going up along Las Vegas Boulevard offering condo and vacation rental owners not only the convenience of downtown city living but spectacular views.
One reason to buy a condo in Las Vegas, particularly the downtown area, is that you can get more square footage for the money. While downtown high rise condominiums offer residents and vacation rental owners the same amenities as many of the on Strip properties, the prices are considerably lower. Most offer fitness centers, spa services, swimming pools, concierge service and 24 hour security and valet.
A downtown condo or vacation rental puts you right in the heart of Las Vegas' business district. From your high rises' front door, you are within walking distance to the Clark County Courthouse where some of the city's most infamous trials have been held, the Federal Courthouse and Las Vegas' famed Fremont Street Experience.
During the day, Fremont Street is bustling with shoppers and sightseers. It's also home to some of the city's oldest casinos and hotels. By night, Fremont Street transforms into a gambling and entertainment paradise with an old Vegas flair. Condominium and vacation rental owners can pull up a chair and try some fried twinkies and oreos at Mermaids, quench their thirst with a 99 cent margarita at the Fremont Casino or try their luck at the tables inside Binion's Casino. Outdoor stages provide a great venue for free concerts all year long. Above the Fremont Street Experience hovers the famed canopy of lights. Several times nightly, light shows choreographed to music delight spectators gathered on the ground below.
Condominium and vacation rental owners looking for a more quiet dining and entertainment experience can head over to Chicago Joe's for great italian cuisine. The old 1950's home turned restaurant is a popular day time hub for high powered attorneys and judges taking a break from the courthouse. Down the street, you can delight in cuisine from south of the border at the popular Dona and Maria's Restaurant. There's even a hole in the wall type bar called Dino's which has been used in a number of modern day movies shot in Las Vegas.
The downtown area originally housed some of the first families in the quiet desert town which would eventually become Las Vegas. Real estate in the early 1900's consisted of tiny railroad cottages. In recent years, those original cottages have been preserved and turned into commercial real estate properties such as law offices and doctor's offices.
Condo owners are also within close proximity to the Las Vegas Premium Outlet Shopping Mall, the new Alzheimer's Research Facility and the World Market Center -- a wholesale shopping experience exclusively for interior designers. There are also plans to build a multi-million dollar performing arts center in the near future, as well as a sports venue.
Las Vegas real estate is not a gamble when you choose a luxury condo or vacation rental in the heart of all the action. If you enjoy all that Las Vegas has to offer, but you would prefer a less congested area of entertainment, then downtown real estate is for you! |
