Stephen Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd, recently announced plans to squeeze another exhibit hall onto the Las Vegas Strip. The new upscale convention center is still in the design phase, but preliminary drawings indicate that the new facility could be approximately 1.8 million square feet in area.

Sandwiched between the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, the new development will be positioned well to attract event and meeting organizers. The exhibit hall will take the place of the Fairways on the Desert Inn golf course, which is nestled just off the Las Vegas Strip near two of Wynn’s other properties (Wynn Resort and Encore Hotel and Casino).

According to plans outlined by Wynn at the companies first quarter earnings conference, the development will include two 2,600-room hotel towers, a man-made lake, and fountains (after all, it is Las Vegas). The hotel towers will be connected to the convention space by an underground transportation system, which will make the upscale convention center a convenient place to exhibit or attend a trade show.

There have been no announcements regarding specific dates for ground-breaking or completion of the project, but exhibitors and meeting planners are excited for the prospect of a new upscale convention center in Las Vegas.