Boyd Gaming Corp. never reopened its Eastside Cannery property after Nevada’s casinos were closed for 78 days in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic.

Now, the Las Vegas-based company has made a decision about what to do with the 17-year-old property and its 16-story tower holding 307 hotel rooms: demolish it and turn the land into a housing development.

Boyd officials on Friday confirmed its intent with a brief emailed statement.

“It has been more than five years since we closed Eastside Cannery, and there is not sufficient market demand to reopen the facility,” Boyd’s statement said. “Given this, we are finalizing plans to demolish the building. We are currently in discussions to sell the site for residential use.”

For years, the company waited and watched east Las Vegas market condi

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