In February 2001 , NewMark Merrill – a developer of strip malls in southern California – announced plans to purchase a property on the Las Vegas Strip . The property , located north of the Circus Circus resort and south of a planned Hilton timeshare high-rise , was owned by Bill Bennett , who also owned the nearby Sahara Hotel and Casino . NewMark Merrill was planning a two-story , retail project for the property that would be known as the Boulevard Collection . The project was designed by Lee & Sakahara , and was to be opened in 2004 . After the September 11 attacks , Hilton halted construction of its nearby timeshare project , and NewMark subsequently had difficulty securing tenants because of concerns about the lack of new development at the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip
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