A developer's drive to open a Las Vegas Strip resort with a vibe echoing Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau reaches reality on Wednesday, with the opening of a 67-story hotel-casino tower that became famous as it sat unfinished for more than a decade. “Bringing Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been an extraordinary journey," said Jeffrey Soffer, who started the project, lost it and reacquired it to finish it. The Fontainebleau is the tallest, newest and bluest hotel in southern Nevada's glittery resort corridor.