located on three acres, to be known as Old Vegas Convenience Store. Retail space, totaling , would also be a part of the project. The entire project was expected to be built out gradually over the course of seven to ten years. Residents approved of the project on the condition that Focus 2000 construct a 2,200-foot-long wall to separate the project from the residential neighborhood. Focus 2000 had concerns about obtaining funding for the wall, which was expected to cost over $200,000. As of 1995, the closed theme park was used only for special occasions. That year, Rio Hotel and Casino Inc. purchased 60 acres of the site as a partner, as part of a strategic growth plan by the company. Rio planned to focus on expanding its eponymous resort, while groundbreaking on the Old Vegas project was planned for a future date. The company had tentative plans for the site to build a hotel-casino with 600 to 700 rooms. A decision on whether to demolish Old Vegas was contingent on the theme of the future project that would be built around it; Rio senior vice president and chief financial officer Harlan Braaten said about Old Vegas, "If we have a western theme, then that might work with the overall plan. But if we decide not to go with a western theme, then it wouldn't fit in." Because of safety concerns, Old Vegas was demolished in 1997, although the sign was left standing for several years. During 1997, at a cost of $30 million, Focus 2000 put the Old Vegas property up for sale as the potential site of a future casino project. However, real estate brokers and gaming analysts believed the site was in a poor location for such a project. Anthony Marnell II, who owned the Rio and Focus 2000, had plans in 1998 to build a casino on 20 acres of the land, as well as a gas and convenience store on another three acres. The casino would include between 75 and 199 slot machines, and up to nine table games. Flying J was interested in building the truck stop, which was opposed by nearby residents who believed that such a business would be a nuisance. In 2001, the Henderson planning commission and city council approved D. R. Horton to construct a 631-unit housing subdivision on the site. The new housing community retained the Old Vegas name.