<P> Tower 1 opened on March 31, 2008, with 1,282 rooms . It has two restaurants: DJT, the developer's initials, and a poolside restaurant, H2 (eau). Trump announced that a second, identical tower would be built next to the first tower, but the plan was suspended after the mid-2000s recession . It is Las Vegas's tallest residential building at 640 feet (200 m). In September 2012, the Trump Organization announced that it sold roughly 300 condominium units in Trump International Hotel Las Vegas to Hilton Worldwide's timeshare division, Hilton Grand Vacations . </P> <P> In April 2002, Phil Ruffin announced that he had partnered with Donald Trump to build Trump Tower Las Vegas, a $300 million 60 - story condominium tower with 300 units and the possibility of a casino, to be constructed on Fashion Show Drive, near Ruffin's New Frontier Hotel and Casino . Trump had initially approached Ruffin two years earlier about developing a property on or near the Las Vegas Strip . Construction on Trump Tower Las Vegas was to begin in six to seven months, and was expected to last approximately 18 months . In August 2003, Ruffin said the tower had been decreased to 43 stories and was expected to cost $272 million . </P> <P> In November 2003, Trump denied that the project had been delayed or that it was suffering from a lack of financing . Trump also said he was considering "something on a larger scale" for the project . In July 2004, Ruffin said the project had been delayed up to that point because of other business ventures, including Trump's reality television show, The Apprentice . That month, Trump and Ruffin announced revised plans for Trump International Hotel and Tower, a $300 million condominium - hotel with over 1,000 units . Although Trump held a Nevada gaming license, he chose not to include a casino on the property . Donald Trump's son Eric Trump later said, "We have no problem getting a gaming license, but we wanted to do something different here . We wanted a true luxury resort experience . It's hard to have a high - quality product when you walk into' ding, ding, ding' and there are people walking around in Hawaiian shirts with big plastic drink mugs ." </P> <P> Ruffin appeared in an October 2004 episode of The Apprentice to sign a $300 million deal with Trump regarding the project . The project was referenced again in the show's second - season finale, when winner Kelly Perdew was offered a job at the property . Jack Wishna, who introduced Trump to Ruffin, was a minority partner in the project . In January 2005, the project was valued at $1 billion . Groundbreaking was initially scheduled for May 2005, with completion expected by the end of 2006 . By May 2005, all of the tower's 1,282 condominium units had been reserved by prospective buyers . </P>

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