CityCenter Las Vegas

CityCenter, Las Vegas (NV)
Basic data
Place:	Las Vegas , Nevada
Building type:	Building complex
Construction time:	June 2006 to December 2009
Opening:	December 16, 2009
Architecture :	Ehrenkrantz Eckstut and Kuhn Architects
Cost :	8.5 billion USD

The CityCenter is a 308,000 m² complex in Las Vegas , Nevada , which was commissioned by MGM Resorts International . The project originated on the western strip and replaced the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino , several smaller buildings and a parking lot. This construction site was cleared for the CityCenter, which was inaugurated on December 16, 2009. With construction costs of USD 8.5 billion (approx. € 6.7 billion), the compact center is  the most expensive privately financed construction project in the USA to date.

The complex consists of around 2,400 luxury condominiums , the 4,004-room Aria Resort & Casino , the Vdara Hotel & Spa with 1,495 rooms and the Mandarin Oriental , another 392-room hotel , as well as a 50,000 m² shopping and entertainment area together. Overall, the facility has a size and capacity that employs around 12,000 people. The high-rise ensemble with extensive outdoor facilities was built in around three years by up to 10,000 employees. The area is also made accessible by the people mover "Aria Express". It connects the Monte Carlo Resort to the south and the Bellagio Hotel to the north with the central shopping and entertainment area known as Crystals . The individual buildings were each planned by different architects.

building

The basic architectural structure was designed by Ehrenkrantz Eckstut and Kuhn Architects .

Surname	image	height	Floors	Hotel room	Apartments	LEED certified	description
Aria		180 m	61	4.004	0	gold	The Aria Resort & Casino is the most dominant building in the CityCenter. It is the only hotel in the complex that houses a casino. Designed by: César Pelli .
Crystals		10 m	3	0	0	gold	Central shopping and entertainment area.
Harmon Hotel (demolished)		138 m	27	400	0		The Harmon Hotel was planned as a 49-story boutique hotel , but had to be shortened to 27 floors due to construction defects. The building was only finished externally and finally demolished due to the structural defects. Designed by: Foster and Partners .
Mandarin Oriental		164 m	56	392	225	gold	The house is operated by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group . Designed by: KPF Architects .
Vdara		176 m	57	1.495	0	gold	The Vdara is a mixed-use complex of hotel suites and condominiums. Designed by: RV Architecture LLC led by Rafael Viñoly .
Veer Towers		150 m	37	335	674	gold	The Veer Towers are two opposite-leaning twin towers. They house condominiums. Designed by: Helmut Jahn .

Web links

Commons : Project CityCenter  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official CityCenter website
• MGM Mirage company website

References and comments

1. ^ First Hotel Opens at CityCenter Project in Vegas , abcnews.go.com, accessed December 9, 2009
2. ↑ Unfinished Harmon Hotel demolished piece by piece , reviewjournal.com, September 22, 2014, accessed August 4, 2016

Coordinates: 36 ° 6 '25.7 "  N , 115 ° 10' 35.2"  W.