Thanks for those photos CULWULLA. Those are the first samples we've seen of the actual facades for those towers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC4-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC3-3.jpg

MANDARIN ORIENTAL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/MAN6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC2-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Man1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Man3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Man4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Man5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC8.jpg

VEER

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer4-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer1-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer5-1.jpg

What a huge complex. CityCenter Resort has the best design. I love it.

This complex is going to be the best in Las vegas..

THE HARMON

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Harmon1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Harmon2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Harmon3.jpg

VDARA

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/VD.jpg

Holy s***:nuts: :nuts: :nuts: !!!!!!

Thats waht I call a huuuuuuge building .

The VEER towers are so cool being slanted like that.

Thanks again mdiederi!!! Awesome!!! Very detailed photos.:)

think this hotel get the record for most cranes at one site!

fantastic update pictures they're working hard indeed

i had the pleasure to see this when i vacationed in vegas recently! this is a major project. i didnt realize how huge it was until i saw it in person!

amazing

Vdara Facade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Vdara-1.jpg

Main Tower with Cosmopolitan beams in the foreground
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-10.jpg

Cluster of CityCenter and Cosmo cranes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-4.jpg

wow, good for you vegas!

this thing is amazing and it can only bring good things to the city, congrats!

Awesome! I can't wait to see it in October! :banana:

WOW oMG.. I love the facade.. It looks awesome.

WOW that facade is quick at once

:D From SSP
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1401/728371893_315cc1b129_o.jpg

Goddamn...... That is huge mofo complex! :uh:

It's a shame Vdara is stuck all the way in the back corner because it's my favorite.

I think it will still be very visible from the freeway however.

It's a shame Vdara is stuck all the way in the back corner because it's my favorite.

I think it will still be very visible from the freeway however.

Vdara? Where is that?

A new hoteL?

I think that was shot from the top of the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas. Vdara is just out of that picture to the right. See post number 266 for a recent picture of Vdara.

^^ I got it now. Thanks! :)

Looking at the rendering you can see why Vdara is arguably the dictionary definition of sleek.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Picture2.png

Seeing the actual facade above makes even the render pale in comparison.

That's a good looking tower ;)

Vdara looks like something The United Nations would take up space in.

nice arial view of the site...coming along just right

Great updates! I was in the Desert Breeze Park area a couple of days ago and noticed that the main hotel tower is starting to look more prominent in relation to the other hotels in the area. It's good to see that there is no longer a big gap between the Monte Carlo and Bellagio.

Agreed, I can also easily see the main tower from the southwest corner now too.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/ccpower.jpg

^^ nice t-storm!

Nice shot!

Gotta love the desert's monsoon season for impressive cloud backdrops.

wow, wonderful!!!
I do hope they will build the monorail, since the city hasn't got a good transportation sistem (and the city should start to think about it)

WOW the facade looks awesome.

wow, wonderful!!!
I do hope they will build the monorail, since the city hasn't got a good transportation sistem (and the city should start to think about it)
anyone know how fast this monorail will go? will it be like the maglev or just a train. if the U.S. finally got one it would be sweet.

anyone know how fast this monorail will go? will it be like the maglev or just a train. if the U.S. finally got one it would be sweet.

Just like a regular monorail, its only going around the site. So theres no point in it going 200mph.

darn..............ok

I've always wanted to do this with the citycenter webcam but forgot about it after the webcam stopped updating the image. Now that it's back and I have a new image, I made a gif.

Updated - the new gifs have the sun in around the same place, much better to see.

The first photo is in march 2007, and 2nd is today so that's 5 months about.

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/689/cc1fd5.gif (http://imageshack.us)

This 2nd view is from the polo cam, which gives a side view.
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6351/ccsideview1sc3.gif (http://imageshack.us)

That's way cool! If you focus your eye on a fixed object you can see that it's lined up real good. Try to update that every few months if you can. :cheers:

Sure, that's the cool thing about fixed webcam shots, making time lapses. If anyone had any doubts about how fast Vegas construction is, here's the proof :)

Awesome.. Thanx for the photos.

Thanks for badass pictures! Two more months until my trip to Las Vegas! :banana:

Construction worker crushed by the counterweight on an elevator this evening.
http://klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6912985

More on the accident.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/9083321.html

Part of the worker's body ended up on the second floor, and the other half landed in the basement

JESUS CHRIST! Three construction accidents in ONE WEEK!?!?! That's not good! :ohno:

Been kind of out of the loop, but is MGM MIRAGE still planning on building the other condo towers near the I-15 as they were in the original concept?

Anyway great pictures of the progress, this truly is a massive complex and it will redefine Las Vegas.

No, no word on those towers.

Yesterday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-sm.jpg

Amazing shot. I love the colors and textures you captured on the Panorama Tower.

No, no word on those towers.

Yesterday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-sm.jpg

Bah, figured as much, oh well.

Great shot!:cheers:

Good shot Mdiederi, weather said there'd be some storms that day, but I didn't see any during the day, guess one did happen right around sunset and you captured it in the background.

Yesterday... Visited PH, took a shot of CC.
http://i13.tinypic.com/4ubghsj.jpg

That's a good shot too! I haven't been out front there in a few weeks, looks like the mall is starting to take shape.

Everysingle part of the project is amazing!:okay: :okay: :okay:

Very nice shot Superfish!!

Great progress! Thanks for the update!

Just too fabulous, dahling! Too fabulous!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC1-12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Har-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/MO2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/MO1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/sorb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/VEER1-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/vd1-1.jpg

Great shots as usual Mark! Thank you.

I recalled hearing on the Q2 2007 Earnings Conference call the MGM CEO calling the retail area the "Crystals Retail District".

Also the Harmon units will be released within the next two weeks and demand should be has high as it was for the Mandarin. :cheers:

Cheers!

Wow, the cladding on the last shot looks spectacular.

mdiederi, is that last shot Vdara? The cladding looks great. Better than advertised. And that first shot with the cranes intersecting at the top is top notch.

I recalled hearing on the Q2 2007 Earnings Conference call the MGM CEO calling the retail area the "Crystals Retail District".
Cool, first I heard that. I knew that "Sobella" was a working title that was actually used for the entire project at the very start and then used for just the mall after they came up with the "CityCenter" name. "Sobella" means "south of Bellagio".

mdiederi, is that last shot Vdara? The cladding looks great. Better than advertised.
Yeah, that's Vdara. It seems to be a cooler shade of color than the renderings.

Vdara look amazing!!!:banana:

You did it again Mark, very nice pictures. We can see that Vdara is going to be extremely reflective, it is going to be stunning.

Lovely buildings. Space between these projects look really tight though.

wow crane city in that last picture.

Big, Big news.

Dubai World is buying half of CityCenter, plus a big chunk of MGM.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a4d8PL3FEKRA&refer=home

one humungous site....and cladding is goin at a good pace

Sure, that's the cool thing about fixed webcam shots, making time lapses. If anyone had any doubts about how fast Vegas construction is, here's the proof :)

Yeah, they don't mess around with construction around here. Before some of the glass was installed, it looked like some giant moonbase- I counted at least 9 cranes just driving by one day. The slowest construction by far was Trump's first tower. That thing took forever. :cheers:

I just went to the GlobXplorer Image Atlas and I saw that the parking garage for the nearby Monte Carlo Hotel was destroyed for this project. Now the Monte Carlo won't have a parking garage of its own.

wow amazing... Any updates?

I just went to the GlobXplorer Image Atlas and I saw that the parking garage for the nearby Monte Carlo Hotel was destroyed for this project. Now the Monte Carlo won't have a parking garage of its own.
Yeah, here it is a couple days after being imploded. It was really small compared to the gigantic one they are building in its place that will be used by both CityCenter and MC. But yeah, right now MC only has surface parking.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/PCCbacklot.jpg

wow amazing... Any updates?
No, not from me. It's been too hot all summer to spend much time out shooting down there and tomorrow I'm moving my office to Summerlin and won't be going to the strip as often as I did the past year. Maybe twice a month I'll go down there.

I will be there in November for the Grammy Awards, i'll try to take some pix. :)

Yeah, here it is a couple days after being imploded. It was really small compared to the gigantic one they are building in its place that will be used by both CityCenter and MC. But yeah, right now MC only has surface parking.



Stay away from Monte Carlo if you could.

I was there about 2 weeks and the parking was quite horrible. Valet parking too the longest of all the hotels on the strip, and if you come back @ night, they got no parking NOR VALET! They actually make you park across the alley on the surface lot, which obviously is always full, and you have to find your way round to the NYNY parking garage, which doesn't even have a way for you to go up by elevators! Not to mention to steaming hot weather! Ugh

No wonder their rooms are so cheap.

However you CAN get really good pix of the CityCenter if you request the right room. Mine was on the 31st facing the pool, which means full view of the construction site.

when is this beauty going to be finished?

when is this beauty going to be finished?

Late 2009 will see the first phases of citycenter opening.

Not so long

Here are a couple business news stories talking about what is happening as a result of Dubai World buying half of CityCenter and part of MGM/Mirage.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/consumer/2007/sep/09/566682672.html

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/consumer/2007/sep/09/566638118.html

Hey all,

The Harmon Residences brochure is now available for download at the CC website.

www.citycenter.com

Cheers!

:cheers:

Another CityCenter construction worker died on the job. Fell 55 feet. This is the fourth fatality on the site so far.
http://klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7174262

Yeah, this project is developing quite the reputation! The man had a harness on, too.. doesn't help if the harness isn't hooked up to anything though...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC2-6.jpg

^^ Just...WOW!! :master:

AMAZING!!!!

great shot

WoW, amazing shot..

This is really a world class construction project. Please, Las Vegas people, keep us informed how the construction is progressing! What floor has been reached? Is it on schedule? We wanna know!:banana:

WOW! Can't wait to see it in person next weekend! I will take pictures of it when I am there. I will post it here after I get back.

This is really a world class construction project. Please, Las Vegas people, keep us informed how the construction is progressing! What floor has been reached? Is it on schedule? We wanna know!:banana:

yes its on schedule and still due to open all together, november/december 2009 according to the guy in charge of the project in an interview about 2 weeks ago.

mark over at vegas T+T keeps the various project updated on his site and as of 12 October 2007:
Main Resort Tower was at Floor 28 out of 60
Harmon Hotel was at floor 3 out of 44
Mandarin Oriental Hotel was at Floor 17 of 56
Vdara was at floor 27 of 64
Veer Towers were at floor 4 of 37.

come on all you gamblers in Vegas...show us ur projects!!!

Can't wait to see it tomorrow afternoon! :banana:

Hey Guys!

I finally had an opportunity to see it in person. WOW! I'm very impressed with this project. Its FUCKING HUGE in person! I spent four nights at Bellagio which is right next to City Center. That gave me better preparatives of this construction process and I took dozens pictures of it.

Here the pictures! ENJOY! :cheers:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/MetroGuy03/MyTriptoLasVegas07075.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/MetroGuy03/MyTriptoLasVegas07046.jpg

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Woah!! Thats a lot of cranes!!!

nice pics keeps rising up

That is so insane. Talk about a mega project!

Uber cool.
Massive.
Nice glass facade on the Pelli hotel.

WOW, amazing pics.. Thanks for the updates ;)

Nice photos,thank you so much.

No problem! :cheers:

Good group of photos, thanks.:)

Wow, unbelievable project, massive. Las Vegas is growing :)

I've been keeping a photographic record of the progress. Its going up REALLY fast. Plus its a green project, so they save a ton of money on construction costs via tax breaks. :okay:

Just driving home from work. :cheers: Not drunk! http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee192/trolltoast/HPIM2206.jpg

Ooh, starting to look dense around there.:cheers:

Harmon is going to be the most amazing street to drive on in 2009-10!!! Great pic...

These is a reaction against Macao growing?

No, this is a reaction to Las Vegas growing. Macau has less than 9,000 hotel rooms but is now starting to grow bigger. Las Vegas, on the other hand, has over 145,000 hotel rooms and still needs a lot more. Two completely different types of tourist markets. Macau makes money from lots of people who mostly gamble for just one day and then go home. Las Vegas makes money from people who stay for several days and they spend money on a lot more than just gambling.

^^ That is very true. When I was in Las Vegas, I didn't spend much on gambling and I spent a lot on restaurants, designer stores, "O" show, and hotel room.

By the way, excellent picture! It is getting built faster!

No, this is a reaction to Las Vegas growing. Macau has less than 9,000 hotel rooms but is now starting to grow bigger. Las Vegas, on the other hand, has over 145,000 hotel rooms and still needs a lot more. Two completely different types of tourist markets. Macau makes money from lots of people who mostly gamble for just one day and then go home. Las Vegas makes money from people who stay for several days and they spend money on a lot more than just gambling.
Yeah, the shows in Las Vegas are :drool:

Yeah, the shows in Las Vegas are :drool:

Hmmm Have you seen all of it? In my opinion, "O" show is one of most impressive shows even I seen in ages.

you should see Love at The Mirage too. and KA at MGMGrand :okay:
anyway they showed a preview of the Palazzo's interiors in the local news here showing Barney's New York. 3 level store

Hmmm Have you seen all of it? In my opinion, "O" show is one of most impressive shows even I seen in ages.
Not in all of them, ive been at the House of Blue men, Venetian, Mistere at the Treasure Island, and one of the Cirque du soleil in the Mirage and at the MGM... and of course the O! Show.. The best shows in the world are in Las Vegas..

Not in all of them, ive been at the House of Blue men, Venetian, Mistere at the Treasure Island, and one of the Cirque du soleil in the Mirage and at the MGM... and of course the O! Show.. The best shows in the world are in Las Vegas..

Then why are you being negative about it?

I forgot to ask the question when I was taking the pictures of Las Vegas City Center... Do they have the plans to demolish Jockey Club Towers? I hope they will get rid of it since they're eyesores between City Center and Bellagio.

The Jockey Club will stay there, but the Cosmopolitan will cover it up and you won't even notice it.

The Jockey Club will stay there, but the Cosmopolitan will cover it up and you won't even notice it.

Well you still can see it from Bellagio. :(

They're not done yet. Hopefully they'll change the facade so that it blends in with the Cosmo.

They're not done yet. Hopefully they'll change the facade so that it blends in with the Cosmo.

Haha That would be better if they just imploded and make way for another resort! :lol:

Yeah, everyone was hoping they would just get rid of it. But it's a timeshare, so there are like 20,000 owners and they couldn't buy out all of them, so the Cosmo is building around it.

Then why are you being negative about it?
Am i being negative? WHO???? ME?? i didnt say anything negative about Las Vegas.. :|

The Jockey Club will stay there, but the Cosmopolitan will cover it up and you won't even notice it.

My God! Let's hope they incorporate the superstructure of the Jockey Club into the new construction, kind of like they did with the old Marina hotel and The MGM Grand. :cheers:

Am i being negative? WHO???? ME?? i didnt say anything negative about Las Vegas.. :|

Never mind about it. I just looked at that smiley face menu that you showed it that made me thought your smiley face meant "bored" but its turned out "drools". Sorry about that.

Yeah, everyone was hoping they would just get rid of it. But it's a timeshare, so there are like 20,000 owners and they couldn't buy out all of them, so the Cosmo is building around it.

True. I wonder how will they replace it with mega resort since they got very small property since City Center and Bellagio took over the properties around The Jockey Club. I think they should replace it with new connection between City Center and Bellagio.

That's where they're building the Cosmopolitan
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=461548

^^ I know that. I seen it before.

Pelli tower and the Crystal mall.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Pelli.jpg

Mandarin Oriental.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Mandarin.jpg

^^
Now that's one of the few skyscraper walls outside of Hong Kong :lol:.

Awesome updates, the facade looks stunning..

^^
Now that's one of the few skyscraper walls outside of Hong Kong :lol:.

lol. Indeed this can never get approval in HK lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-14.jpg

Here you can see the gap developing where the main Pelli-designed tower splits into two towers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc3-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc6-2.jpg

This parking garage is going up super fast, considering the size of it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-7.jpg

This project is so huge. I cant wait to see the finished result.

I can't believe they still built parking like this. it should be below surface.

what a massive project!

The Cosmopolitan and the Palazzo have underground parking and there is a little bit of underground parking in the front of the CityCenter complex.

Vdara
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/vdara-2.jpg

I can't believe they still built parking like this. it should be below surface.

underground parking takes too long and ends up being way more costly.

if city center had decided on underground parking, this project would take an extra 18-24 months to complete (having to drain out all the underground water etc) and thats a hell of a lot of lost money right there.

underground parking will become more prevalent in the future i suspect now that free land on the strip is becoming scarce

I think above ground parking is terrible as well. The city should make developers go undeground. This talk about costs I dont buy. Estetics is what should matter. Plus more land can be developed into useful structures rather then have it used up by pointless multi story ugly looking parking garage.

Vegas could be such an amazing place if they did things a little better. I also cant believe there are electrical wires above ground in the middle of the strip.

But I guess it all makes sense. Vegas is all about illusion of beauty rather then creating it. The key is what things look like inside so that you will not leave until you loose all your money! :D Plus they dont really want to build expensive well designed all thought out structures, because they know people will come anyways. Kinda sad but its true.

In addition, I also wonder what are they planning to do with traffic. These huge developments will add more cars. The traffic is already terrible now.

Plus they dont really want to build expensive well designed all thought out structures, because they know people will come anyways.
That argument doesn't hold water because this project happens to be the single most expensive privately funded construction project in U.S. history and will be LEED certified. There are several other projects here that are also some of the most expensive construction projects in history.

As for putting stuff underground, the ground here is really rock-hard caliche. Sullivan Square is using dynamite to remove it for their underground parking. Plus, down at the Strip the water table is very near the surface. And the amount of parking needed for these resorts is much, much, much larger than for regular condo or office towers in other cities. Imagine how big a hole you would need for 12,000 parking spaces, it would take a couple years just to dig it here. Now imagine all the toxic exhaust fumes down there from that many cars. Yuk.

I think above ground parking is terrible as well. The city should make developers go undeground. This talk about costs I dont buy. Estetics is what should matter. Plus more land can be developed into useful structures rather then have it used up by pointless multi story ugly looking parking garage.

mdiederi put it perfectly but let me add this car park will not be visible from the strip or I15 due to the power plant in front. The issue of how sturdy the ground under las vegas is should also be questioned after years of possibly thousands of underground nuclear tests less than 60 miles away, vegas is also near a major fault line and the risks of underground car parking should not be ignored after what happened in moscow last year http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1578729.ece

Plus they dont really want to build expensive well designed all thought out structures, because they know people will come anyways. Kinda sad but its true.
yeah tell that to steve Wynn who spent $1.8 billion on Bellagio 10 years, $2.8 billion on building Wynn in 2005, Elad who are spending $7.8 billion on Plaza Las Vegas, Boyd who are spending $5 billion on Echelon and MGM who are spending $7.5 billion on this project, in comparison the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai seen by many as the worlds top hotel cost just $600 million and that included building a man-made island.

Walking through that site for the first time when its open will be awesome.

The issue of how sturdy the ground under las vegas is should also be questioned after years of possibly thousands of underground nuclear tests less than 60 miles away.

maybe they shouldn't build any more buildings in Las Vegas taller than 2 stories

continuing on the parking theme, palazzo took over 18 months to dig a hole big enough for 4,500 car parking spaces and still that wasn't enough as they went ahead and built a multi-story surface car-park after that, it would take probably the best part of 3-4 years i assume to build an underground car-park capable of holding 12,000 cars

Above ground parking garages don't have to be ugly. I have seen some that look like attractive buildings and can only be determined to be garages at close inspection.

when will the project be done?

Fourth quarter of 2009. I would guess a November opening of 2009.

Okay, Las Vegans, lets have an up date on the construction progress ... what the heights of the various buildings???:banana:

These are from a few weeks ago. Forgot to post them here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc5-2.jpg

Mandarin Oriental
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/mandarin2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc4-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Mandarin-1.jpg

Harmon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Harmon-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc7-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc8-2.jpg

according to Jaz over at VT&T on 31 December

Main Resort Tower: Floor 34 out of 60
Harmon Hotel: Floor 4 out of 44
Mandarin: Floor 22 out of 56
Vdara floor: floor 33 ouf of 64
Veers: both floor 4 out of 37

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc8-2.jpg[/QUOTE]

My God, its INSANITY!

but it sure is perty!

according to Jaz over at VT&T on 31 December

Main Resort Tower: Floor 34 out of 60
Harmon Hotel: Floor 4 out of 44
Mandarin: Floor 22 out of 56
Vdara floor: floor 33 ouf of 64
Veers: both floor 4 out of 37

Thank you Rossie! Please keep us informed how much progress is made from time to time! :)

Any update?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCstrip.jpg

Veer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/ccv.jpg

A few update shots.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/vd-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/ccmc.jpg

^^ the Monte Carlo fire just ruined the building :ohno:

I hope everyone is okay.. :(

oh wow, no clue at all that this happened...condolances, hope everything is alright

That shot, showing the long cylindrical support legs of the condo towers, gives a great prospective of the size of this project....

how is Veer coming along?

how is Veer coming along?

Veer is the second picture in mdiederi's post (#405)

this project is amazing!!!!!!!! stunning!!!!!!!!!

When is all this projected to be finished?

Some time in 2009 and supposed to all open at the same time.

Veer looks to be behind then.

^^ the Monte Carlo fire just ruined the building :ohno:

Fret not! It will, no doubt, be repaired to such extent that You'll never know It occurred. Let's ALL, just, be Thankful no lives were lost as in the (picture BELOW), 1980, :skull: MGM Grand Disaster :skull: in Las Vegas that claimed 87 lives and injured 679.


http://www.co.clark.nv.us/fire/gif/mgm1.jpg

According to some news I read only 17 people were injured in the recent Monte Carlo fire, no one seriously. :banana:

CityCenter is going up well, nice look. :)

According to some news I read only 17 people were injured in the recent Monte Carlo fire, no one seriously. :banana:



:) " No Deaths, Minor injuries.... GREATER NEWS THAN, ANY, BUILDING PROJECTS! "

nice building

[COLOR="Magenta"]Fret not! It will, no doubt, be repaired to such extent that You'll never know It occurred. Let's ALL

I heard that the water used to fight the fire ran and soaked through all the floors below the fire, which will probaly cause more damage than the fire itself.

I heard that the water used to fight the fire ran and soaked through all the floors below the fire, which will probaly cause more damage than the fire itself.

I' ll bet You heard correctly! Water Damage is a, costly, irony from a, structural, Fire's aftermath.

Wow the renders looks awesome. Thanks for the updates.

JESUS CHRIST! That is MUCH MASSIVE than I saw it last October! I definately need to come back and check it out! :)

I cant wait for 2009! well.. i can but this is the project that makes me giggle for Vegas!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-9.jpg

Impressive view !! I guess that's the monorail track

Yeah, except it's not technically a "monorail".
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/vd2.jpg

What do you mean? What is it then?

If you look real close you can see two "pairs" of rails, not single rails like a "mono" rail would use. So it's gonna be some sort of elevated light rail tram or something with regular train track type of wheels.

far out thats one huge construction and the budget is very high nonetheless it'd give las vegas one up against macau

If you look real close you can see two "pairs" of rails, not single rails like a "mono" rail would use. So it's gonna be some sort of elevated light rail tram or something with regular train track type of wheels.

Maybe they haven't put in the main rail yet. just a suggestion. I mean if the rest of the city is already using a monorail and this is connecting to it, then you figure it would be a monorail and they just haven't put in the huge center rail yet.

This project is mammoth. Viva las Vegas! Thanks for keeping us updated.




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Maybe they haven't put in the main rail yet. just a suggestion. I mean if the rest of the city is already using a monorail and this is connecting to it, then you figure it would be a monorail and they just haven't put in the huge center rail yet.

The CityCenter people mover doesn't connect to the Las Vegas Monorail... they're 2 different transportation systems

:eek2:$7 billion cost giant!!! indeed its getting common in a city like Las Vegas

I was just in Vegas last week and can attest to the massiveness of this project... especially when you are on the freeway and drive in-between City Center and the towers across the freeway from the strip. What is even more awe inspiring is that CC is only up to half its height! This place is crazy! I hate the leaning buildings though. I think they look silly.

I'll be taking my first post-21 Vegas trip in May and I'm staying right across the strip at the Marriott Grand Chateau - can't wait to see what this epic complex looks like in person!

Nice project for Vegas but I still don't like the skyline of Las Vegas. Every time I'm watching Las Vegas or CSI Las vegas on tv I'm thinking : Build some slim towers in the downtown it will really look nice, I'm sure about that ;)

un-real!

The CityCenter people mover doesn't connect to the Las Vegas Monorail... they're 2 different transportation systems

WTF!? Why?

WTF!? Why?

well for one they are owned by two different companies and one is located behind LV Blvd

MGM already have a monorail that runs from Excalibur to Mandalay Bay and another form of transport that runs from TI to Mirage, in essence it wouldn't be that difficult to extend the system from TI to Mandalay Bay (the problem of course is Caesars Palace owned by Harrahs which sits in the middle of all the MGM owned properties.

so all the owners are to full of themselves to come together to make a unified city tram system?

so all the owners are to full of themselves to come together to make a unified city tram system?

well its a little more complicated than that. Politics i.e the taxi drivers and limo drivers are the reason the monorail doesn't extend to the airport.

MGM want to keep their customers at MGM resorts so connecting up their system with the LV monorail would make little sense as only one of their resorts sit on that corridor, the MGM grand and most of the rest belong to their main rival Harrahs ie. paris, ballys, flamingo, imperial palace and harrahs itself

this map is about 3 years old and some of the hotels like boardwalk, frontier, stardust are now gone

http://i29.tinypic.com/cm3qs.jpg

The green line i drew is where the monte carlo/bellagio train will run, the purple lines show where mgm could link up the train with the their two other trains running mirage/TI and excalibur to mandalay. If they desire they could link up with the LV monorail between excalibur and mgm, that would mean crossing LV blvd which would be a huge task and not really worth it unless they are allowed extend the system to the airport (which MGM are currently in the process of trying to do but yet with no success :ohno:)

http://i32.tinypic.com/205qs6e.jpg



http://www.visitingdc.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-monorail-map.asp

gigantic project :nuts:
thats las vegas style :)

so the MGM line is the best in my opinion because it seems to be the best for service for everyone.

I wasn't impressed with MGM's monorail station. Their station is way behind of MGM Grand resort and it hard to find it. I almost got lost when I got off from MGM Grand monorail system and tried to find the way to the casino. That resort is like a maze! I think MGM Grand resort should get a new look and more organized than they have right now.

Some pictures from my last visit.
First picture taken form the Eiffel tower at the Paris Hotel, all others from the strip.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/898/dsc2284resizexx9.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7449/dsc2347resizefa1.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3493/dsc2349resizexb6.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3460/dsc2366resizejf4.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7742/dsc2368resizext4.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7033/dsc2381resizetq5.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2880/dsc2389resizeew7.jpg

^^ Wow !! Impressive pics. The night shot from the Eiffel tower is incredible !! :banana:

Awesome shots!!!

Excellent pics Holomeus!

The evening shot from Eiffel is quite stunning.

Merci beaucoup!

:cheers:

LAS VEGAS the city of gaming and entertainment :cheers:

That night shot blew my mind off! You did FABULOUS JOB!!! I couldn't stop looking at it. WOW!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CC1-15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-10.jpg

^^ Amazing pictures! :) How many floors left till they top out?

W0w Amazing shots, :drool:

^^ Amazing pictures! :) How many floors left till they top out?

For the main tower, ~ 20 more floors since 40/60 floors are complete. Same for Vdara, but Veer, Harmon, and Mandarin Oriental are just off the ground and will take some time till they top out (mostly around 10/40 floors).

Libeskind's Crystals
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc5-3.jpg

:eek: amazing.

Great stuff!

this project is excellent, its an entire decent skyline in itself, and building so quickly

^^ Amazing pictures! :) How many floors left till they top out?

the main tower has 20 floors to go and the vdara tower (one on the left of last photo) has 25 floors still to complete

VEER

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc4-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Veer2-2.jpg

Libeskind's Crystals
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc5-3.jpg

WOW!!! That is very complicated! Can't wait to see how this part turn out when it complete!

MANDARIN ORIENTAL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/MandarinCrane.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc3-5.jpg

wow is this place titled "every architectural cliche: hotel and casino"

Here's a New York Times article about the fine art that will be displayed at CityCenter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/arts/design/08publ.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin
or here http://www.stevefriess.com/archive/nytimes/citycenterart.htm

wow is this place titled "every architectural cliche: hotel and casino"

CityCenter will be modern. That fountain is at the Monte Carlo which is next-door to CityCenter. :ohno:

The Harmon is appearing to go slowly right now because they are building the pool and lounge deck.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/2332982715_c63b53a352_o.jpg

A most impressive project. Just keep us up-to-date on the progress, okay? I really want to follow this one!:)

A most impressive project. Just keep us up-to-date on the progress, okay? I really want to follow this one!:)

x2...keep those pics comin! thanks for the updates!

ok, i need to breath life into this because i need to see some new photos

He Vegas Photo Takers, get us some updates!

wow amazing

Okay, okay, here's a photo shot yesterday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc-1.jpg

Dubai, eat your heart out
haha
where is Veer?

Dubai, eat your heart out
haha
where is Veer?

thats the back of the project facing I15, notice the 3 panorama towers to the right, veer is located at the front facing the strip

VEER gets glass (and I think it looks great)

a lot more photos on my CityCenter page (http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/citycenter.htm)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/2473216096_8ac28579e0_o.jpg

WOW!!! So massive!!!

Nice. Buildings in different shapes and heights with glass part of the way up. Strange name for the complex as it suggests it's in downtown Vegas (a seedy area I thought?)

^^ Nope it is not in downtown Las Vegas. I think City Center is around 2 or 3 miles south of downtown Las Vegas area. I think they named this project, City Center because it has almost everything into one huge complex on one block. That made much sense to name it "City Center".

Saw also some pics in cosmopolitan thread. LasVegas citycenter is really booming. and I like it :)

Nice. Buildings in different shapes and heights with glass part of the way up. Strange name for the complex as it suggests it's in downtown Vegas (a seedy area I thought?)

nowhere near downtown, its on the strip sitting on 78 acres between Monte Carlo and Bellagio on what was once old Dunes hotel golf course

Libeskind's Crystals
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc5-3.jpg

that is some seriously complicated steel-work!! :banana:

nowhere near downtown, its on the strip sitting on 78 acres between Monte Carlo and Bellagio on what was once old Dunes hotel golf course

Dunes Hotel Golf Course? Are you sure? I remember that site was huge parking lot with small hotel complex with few small rides at the front. It was extremely unattractive complex.

Dunes Hotel Golf Course? Are you sure? I remember that site was huge parking lot with small hotel complex with few small rides at the front. It was extremely unattractive complex.

It was a golf course many, many years ago... It went from the Dunes all the way down to Tropicana... It was torn up (and turned into a parking lot) when the Dunes was imploded to make way for the Bellagio...

It was a golf course many, many years ago... It went from the Dunes all the way down to Tropicana... It was torn up (and turned into a parking lot) when the Dunes was imploded to make way for the Bellagio...

Interesting. I didn't know that was golf course way before it became parking lots. I did know that Bellagio is on old Dunes resort site but didn't know that Dunes had a golf course too.

I think it would be awesome if anyone here have old pictures of City Center site before City Center getting built.

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/citycenter.htm#news

There is a nice site comparison 2005-2008.

Dunes Hotel Golf Course? Are you sure? I remember that site was huge parking lot with small hotel complex with few small rides at the front. It was extremely unattractive complex.

thats the old boardwalk hotel, legendary buffet, legendary for all the wrong reasons :lol: http://www.inetours.com/Las_Vegas/images/Casinos/Boardwalk_1071.jpg

the boardwalk only sat on a tiny part of the city-center site, where the Mandarin Oriental high-rise sits today

the golf course is not gone that long this is a shot from 1990, you can see the dunes golf course just north of excalibur. Also notice across the road the site where MGM grand now sits was also a country club

http://www.interjet.ch/LasVegas0401/LasVegas1990.jpg

http://www.interjet.ch/LasVegas0401/LasVegas1990.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/citycenter.htm#news

There is a nice site comparison 2005-2008.

Exactly what I remembered what the site looked like before City Center getting built on that!!! Thanks for the link! :)

thats the old boardwalk hotel, legendary buffet, legendary for all the wrong reasons :lol: http://www.inetours.com/Las_Vegas/images/Casinos/Boardwalk_1071.jpg

the boardwalk only sat on a tiny part of the city-center site, where the Mandarin Oriental high-rise sits today

the golf course is not gone that long this is a shot from 1990, you can see the dunes golf course just north of excalibur. Also notice across the road the site where MGM grand now sits was also a country club

http://www.interjet.ch/LasVegas0401/LasVegas1990.jpg

http://www.interjet.ch/LasVegas0401/LasVegas1990.jpg

WOW!!! I didn't see that before!!! I must admit that Las Vegas was much greener and little beautiful. It is sad that Las Vegas of today doesn't have much green spaces compared back in 1990. :( By the way, I'm glad that they got rid of this crappy Boardwalk resort.

Vdara the 57 story 554 ft tower today became the first of the 6 towers to top out at city center

a video report from local las vegas tv station kvbc today http://www.kvbc.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?ClipID1=2486430&h1=CityCenter%20officials%20top%20off%20first%20of%20six%20high-rise%20towers&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=120133&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&playerVersion=1&hostPageUrl=http%3A//www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D8322903&rnd=66033871

CityCenter main resort gets named ARIA

http://www.rgtonline.com/Article.cfm?ArticleId=79652&CategoryName=Headline&SubCategoryName=News

Are there any photo updates of the project as a whole? as seen from Las Vegas blvd?? There haven't been any in the longest time. Thanks.

I just love this city. It's like a huge movie set built right out in the desert. Never ceases to amaze me of how much creativity come out of it. This project really floored me. Just found it today of course. If anyone can keep posting updates on progress via photos, articles, etc.

Mille grazie!

Viva Las Vegas!:cheers:

harmon has its glass

http://i26.tinypic.com/2m35k53.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brucenmarshipics/2520128350/

Veer 2 now has alot of glass

http://i25.tinypic.com/28mdb8w.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brucenmarshipics/2519328695/

^ i think Harmon's glass is going to look spectacular when completed.

Looking great!

Slightly OT, but why did they remove the palm trees and grass from the middle of the road? They looked better than concrete...

What's that in the upper left corner of the pic? Empty space? They can build there as well :)

^ the big white spot in the upper left is McCarran International Airport. So i doubt they will be building anything there soon. :(

It doesn't look like an airport..

^ If you look closely you can see two planes on it.