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Redevelopment Agency approves $25,000 sign-and-lighting grant for Electric Mushroom on Fremont Street
Summary
The City of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency approved a $25,000 Commercial Visual Improvement Program grant for the Electric Mushroom nightclub at 518 Fremont Street. The owner is investing in a larger renovation; the project is scheduled for completion in August.
The City of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency on July 16 approved a $25,000 Commercial Visual Improvement Program (CVIP) grant to support new signage and exterior lighting for Electric Mushroom, a nightclub planned for 518 Fremont Street in the Fremont East District.
The grant will be paid from the RDA special revenue fund and is intended to help the applicant—identified in the meeting as Ham Fremont and All Aces Hospitality—install new signage, LED lighting around the fence, windows and doors and related exterior improvements. City staff said the applicant is investing over $200,000 in the interior remodel, and that the CVIP contribution is the maximum allowable $25,000 for the project.
Dina Babzski, director of economic and urban development for the city, told the agency the site is in Fremont East, an area she described as active for food and beverage businesses. Mark Whitehouse of Vision Sign Company, who is designing the signage, said he was present to answer technical questions. Owner Zachary Jordan said the sign began going up the previous week and that it generated strong social media attention.
"Within 12 hours, we had over 70,000 views on social media that it went viral," Jordan said during his presentation.
Jordan said the business will program electronic dance music with a craft-cocktail daytime menu and an executive chef, and he described a private grand opening planned for July 26. Councilwoman Diaz moved to approve the resolution and the motion passed.
The staff presentation listed an August completion date for the sign-and-lighting work. The CVIP grant paperwork shown at the meeting ties this RDA action to a related city council item listed by staff.
Votes at the meeting were recorded as "the motion passes" after the council member moved to approve; no roll-call vote tally was provided in the Redevelopment Agency transcript.
The agency record indicates the CVIP agreement approved is budgeted from the RDA special revenue fund for redevelopment area 1 (and staff also referenced area 3 in remarks).
