New Mexico Top Projects

New Mexico Top Projects
5. Route 66 Casino
Construction Cost: $26.1 million
Start Date: Nov. 2002
Completion Date: Sept. 2003
Owner: Laguna Development
Corporation
GC: Jaynes Corporation
Architect: Rick Bennett Architect
Subcontractors: Pace Iron Works Inc.;
Beaty Construction Co.; Chaparral
Electric Co.; F & R Painting; Franklins
Earthmoving; Hughes & Associates;
Yearout Mechanical; Western Glass &
Panels
Summary: The Laguna Pueblo Route
66 Casino is the first Indian mega-casino
in New Mexico to breakaway from
the traditional southwestern pueblo
revival stucco and vigas motif. The
157,534-sq.-ft. casino features a gaming
and bingo area with more than 1,200
slot machines, blackjack, roulette and
craps tables. The venue also features a
49,000-sq.-ft. performing arts auditorium
with seating for 3,000, a buffet
restaurant and food court decorated
6. The Embassy Suites
Hotel & Conference Center,
Albuquerque
Construction Cost: $26 million
Start Date: Sept. 2003
Completion Date: March 2005
Owner: John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc
GC: KCC Contractors, Inc.
Architect: Butler Rosenbury &
Partners
Subcontractors: Romero Excavating;
Condore Construction; TLC Company;
G & H Construction Co.; ConDeck;
Forney Welding; Rocky Mountain
Roofing; Midwest Partitions; Miller
Bonded; Lynx Electric Co.
Summary: The 283,000-sq.-ft. hotel
includes 261 rooms, an indoor pool and
water feature, an atrium with three architectural
skylights and a large convention
center space. The structure of the building
is post-tensioned concrete compo-
with a giant cowboy with a 100 gallon
hat, meeting rooms and employee locker
room area, an 8,150-sq.-ft. Porte
nents, cast in place concrete and structural
steel, with exteriors of synthetic exterior
stucco covering. The first floor of the
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PHOTO COURTESY JAYNES CORP.
Cochere and valet parking booth. The
themed casino highlights the glory days
of old Rt. 66.
PHOTO COURTESY KCC CONTRACTORS, INC.
nine-story building will have an in-house
gift shop, sports bar and an outdoor seating
area with a large adobe fireplace.