The Platinum, Mixed-use building in Las Vegas, US

The Platinum is a 17-story condo hotel at 211 East Flamingo Road in Paradise, Nevada, east of the Las Vegas Strip. It holds 255 units across 400,000 sq ft of living space, with a fitness center, spa, lounge, restaurant and an indoor-outdoor pool. Morris & Brown Architects of Solana Beach designed it, with Sherman Architecture as consultant.

The site held the Highlander 6 Inn motel from 1974, later a Comfort Inn and by 2001 an Econo Lodge, demolished after November 2003 approval. In October 2003 the Clark County Commission approved a 255-unit condo hotel, reduced from 334 units and 293 feet to 210 feet after Park Towers residents objected. Construction began in 2005; the 17-story tower was topped out on December 15, 2005, and opened October 25, 2006, costing $120 million.

The Platinum opened in October 2006 as a condo hotel, one of the first near the Las Vegas Strip. Its 255 units are privately owned and placed in a rental programme, so the tower mixes overnight guests with owners. The name comes from the project's 2004 branding as The Platinum Suite Hotel & Spa.

The building is within walking distance of the Strip and easy to reach from most central hotels. Access to shared or public areas inside depends on the time of day and the rules in place for residents.

The Platinum opened on October 25, 2006, as one of the first condo hotels near the Las Vegas Strip, and all 255 units sold out in 39 days. Its foundation was poured in a single 17-hour concrete pour of 5,300 cubic yards, watched by about 50 workers.