The Sands Regency Reno submitted a permit to demolish the green 3-story motel structure adjacent to east side of casino, facing Arlington Avenue.
The permit reads:
COMMERCIAL DEMOLITION - STRUCTURE. DEMOLITION OF THE GREEN MOTEL THREE STORY STRUCTURE ADJACENT TO THE SANDS CASINO ON THE EAST SIDE OF SANDS. FOLLOWING DEMO, THERE WILL BE SITE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, SIDEWALK, CURB, GUTTER, NEW VESTIBULE FOR CASINO ACCESS, ETC.
The Sands also recently submitted a permit to remodel the older tower. The newly remodeled rooms in their renamed Aspen Tower are really nice. You can find a gallery here when we checked out the remodeled tower.