1. Seneca Niagara Casino Mezzanine Lake
2. Seneca Niagara Casino Mezzanine Bay

Design-Build

Just steps from Niagara Falls, discover how the wonder continues at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. Beneath the bright lights, you’ll find the ultimate in gaming and comfort with more than 3,300 of the newest slots, from penny spins to $100 high-limit machines, and the fast-paced action of nearly 100 of the hottest table games including classics and interesting new twists. A $285M revitalization project for the downtown Niagara Falls area. This fast track project has multiple major components including a 150,000 SF Casino, a 5-story parking garage, a 26-story 600 room hotel and spa, a bus transportation depot and a central utility plant.

Niagara Falls, NY

Project Highlights

A $285M revitalization project for the downtown Niagara Falls area. This fast track project has multiple major components including a 150,000 SF Casino, a 5-story parking garage, a 26-story 600 room hotel and spa, a bus transportation depot and a central utility plant.
A complex design team led by JCJ Architecture (Conn.) working with an on-site construction manager completed the design and construction of these projects in various phases. The fire suppression system includes two (2) diesel engine driven fire pumps, a complete horizontal/vertical automatic standpipe system and automatic sprinkler systems throughout the Casino and Hotel.

Challenges

The primary challenge was the tight project deadline for Phase 1 with design and construction of the $80M completed in less than 3 months. M/E’s experience on this project ranged from a complex design-build effort to a more traditional design-bid-build on the later phases of this project. In each case, M/E was able to provide the engineering staff with the skills to complete these complex projects in a very fast track method.

More Details

Casino
Phase I - This project included the conversion of the 150,000 SF Niagara Falls Convention Center into a new Gaming Facility. With construction manager overview, the project was designed and construction was started in October 2002 and this $80 million Casino was open and operating for New Year's Eve 2002 (less than three months of very fast track design and construction).
$80M

Spa Hotel
A new 26-story, 600 room Hotel and Spa was constructed and
connected to the existing Casino. This 504,000 SF facility includes additional gaming areas, three restaurants, kitchens, back of house support areas, spa, pool, meeting rooms, retail, and a 1,500 person multipurpose room. This project included new HVAC, fire protection, specialty lighting, IT, and plumbing systems. The Architect, JCJ Architecture, won the G2E Institute 2007 Casino Design Award for 'Best Architectural Design for a Tribal Casino/Resort' for this project.
$165M

Parking Garage
Addition of 5-story, 2,000 car integrated parking garage. Lighting for vehicle identification and personal safety was paramount. Communications and alarm systems were integrated with Casino Security.
$25M

Central Plant Utility Expansion
New facility was constructed to house 3-2 MW generators for primary electrical generation; 2-800 HP boilers and 2-1400 ton chillers that serve the Spa Hotel.
$20M

Employee Dining
Created a new kitchen and dining facility for more than 1,000 employees. 24/7 operation and isolated supply and exhaust HVAC systems.
$2.5M

Seneca Niagara Casino Mezzanine Lake

Specialty Spaces
Reconstruction of existing space into a high-end, high limit slot area.
Provided a separate Poker Room from shell space with 2 subsequent additions.
Created the “penny arcade” with 300 penny slots in a previously unused mezzanine space.
To meet the need for a smoke-free zone, an isolated non-smoking slot machine area was designated and tightly controlled with independent HVAC supply and exhaust.
Created a new Steak House Restaurant with independent services.
A new transportation hub for buses was constructed.
$12M

Sectors

Seneca Niagara Casino Mezzanine Bay