Caesars Palace Times Square Casino Plans Assure Support for LGBTQ+ Community
Caesars Palace Times Square Casino Project Moves Forward in New York City
The Caesars Palace Times Square casino project, a $4 billion redevelopment of the 1515 Broadway building in Times Square, is currently under active consideration. The project, led by NYC real estate giant SL Green in partnership with Caesars Entertainment and Jay-Z's Roc Nation, aims to transform the Viacom and MTV Studios office building into a casino resort.
The proposal includes significant community benefit commitments totaling $1 billion, with a focus on affordable housing, public green space, infrastructure upgrades, and healthcare facilities. A key part of these commitments is a $5 million pledge to Callen-Lorde Community Health Center for a new Center for Excellence in Sexual Health.
Callen-Lorde provides LGBTQ+ health care to patients regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay out of pocket. The new facility, if built in Hell's Kitchen, would span 20K square feet and offer rapid, same-day test results and immediate treatment through an in-house pharmacy. This would expand access to high-quality HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing in the area, given that STI rates are currently at 30-year highs.
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board is reviewing all casino proposals, including this one. Key regulatory milestones are pending but progressing. Community Advisory Committees (CACs) must vote on projects by September 30, 2025. Applicants, including Caesars, must complete all land-use, zoning, and environmental reviews by that date. The Board aims to decide on licenses by December 1, 2025, with final licensure by December 31, 2025.
Brett Herschenfeld, senior vice president at SL Green, stated that Callen-Lorde is a strong institution that contributes to vibrant neighborhoods. The $5 million pledge to Callen-Lorde for sexual health appears likely part of the project's community commitments, but specifics are not detailed in the available sources.
The Caesars Palace New York City bid for Times Square is one of several proposals for downstate New York gaming licenses. Each bid is touting community benefits, with the Caesars Palace project promising 23,000 union jobs. The New York Gaming Facility Location Board's application window for downstate New York gaming licenses closes this Friday, June 27.
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- Caesars Palace Times Square casino project, worth $4 billion, is under active consideration, focusing on the redevelopment of the 1515 Broadway building in Times Square.
- SL Green, a NYC real estate giant, is leading the project, in partnership with Caesars Entertainment and Jay-Z's Roc Nation.
- The aim is to transform the Viacom and MTV Studios office building into a casino resort.
- A total of $1 billion in community benefit commitments are proposed, with a focus on affordable housing, public green space, infrastructure upgrades, and healthcare facilities.
- A key part of the commitments is a $5 million pledge to Callen-Lorde Community Health Center for a new Center for Excellence in Sexual Health.
- This new facility, if built in Hell's Kitchen, would span 20K square feet and offer rapid, same-day test results and immediate treatment through an in-house pharmacy.
- Callen-Lorde provides LGBTQ+ health care to patients, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay out of pocket.
- STI rates are currently at 30-year highs, and the new facility would expand access to high-quality HIV and STIs testing in the area.
- The New York Gaming Facility Location Board is reviewing all casino proposals, including this one, with key regulatory milestones pending but progressing.
- Community Advisory Committees (CACs) must vote on projects by September 30, 2025.
- Applicants, including Caesars, must complete all land-use, zoning, and environmental reviews by that date.
- The Board aims to decide on licenses by December 1, 20225, with final licensure by December 31, 2025.
- Brett Herschenfeld, senior vice president at SL Green, emphasized that Callen-Lorde is a strong institution that contributes to vibrant neighborhoods.
- The Caesars Palace New York City bid for Times Square is one of several proposals for downstate New York gaming licenses, with each bid promoting community benefits.
- The New York Gaming Facility Location Board's application window for downstate New York gaming licenses closes this Friday, June 27.
