![]() Stevens and his brother Greg Stevens bought the 640-room Fitzgeralds through a probate court sale a year ago for an undisclosed price.Īfter taking over the property earlier this year, the Stevens brothers began a $20 million renovation of the hotel-casino, renaming the resort The D Las Vegas and removing the Irish-themed elements in favor of a more modern image. “It’s a combination of certain Detroit elements,” he said Wednesday. ![]() It also happened to be Stevens’ nickname. The D represents a partnership of Stevens’ Detroit roots and downtown Las Vegas’ revitalization. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen the place without a line of customers,” said D Las Vegas Chief Executive Officer Derek Stevens, who grew up in Michigan and frequented the hot dog eatery. The renovated downtown resort has been given elements of the Motor City, though, such as an outlet of American Coney Island, a famous Detroit restaurant that is opening its first branch outside of Michigan at The D. ![]() The D Las Vegas is not a Detroit-themed hotel-casino, even inside the faux Las Vegas world of Paris, ancient Rome and New York.
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