13-STORY HOTEL TOWER OPENS AT CHUKCHANSI GOLD RESORT & CASINO

COARSEGOLD, CALIF. — McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has completed the construction of the $100 million Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino expansion project in Coarsegold. The expansion includes a 13-story hotel tower offering 214 luxury rooms and suites, a full-service spa, an indoor/outdoor pool, a restaurant, an arcade and administrative offices. The guestrooms and suites feature larger-sized rooms, granite countertops, plasma televisions, fireplaces, separate seating areas and jetted tubs. The 9,000-square-foot Serenity Springs Spa offers locker rooms, saunas, steam rooms, massage rooms, lounges, a fitness area and a salon. The hotel also features a 70,000-gallon pool with a swim-up poolside bar, and Nativo’s, a 4,000-square-foot Italian restaurant. The resort now offers 406 rooms and suites. St. Louis-based Thalden-Boyd Architects provided architectural services for the expansion. The resort and casino is owned by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians.