Yes I see.. But it still doesn't look like a real airport! :tongue3: It's really flat..

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...

they are going to build a bridge from city center over to planet hollywood

and thats mccarran, 5th busiest airport in the nation and 14th busiest in the world i believe, its less than 2 miles from the strip so thats why there is a 600ft height limit on mid-strip hotels :ohno:

http://www.visitingdc.com/images/mccarran-airport.jpg
http://www.visitingdc.com/images/mccarran-airport.jpg

Yes I see.. But it still doesn't look like a real airport! :tongue3: It's really flat..

Looks like an airport to me....

http://www.johnnyjet.com/image/PicForNewsletterLasVegasApril2007P1040030.JPG

http://www.miad.edu/images/stories/static_content/small/kraus_4.jpg

http://media.herald-dispatch.com/blog/travel/uploaded_images/D_Gate_NE_lotsLo-776771.jpg

http://www.kone.com/countries/en_US/references/Modernization/mccarranairport/SYS_PIC/m_Vegas%20Airport%200018.jpg

are you used to vertical airports? please tell me where because I've never seen one...

Yes I see.. But it still doesn't look like a real airport! :tongue3: It's really flat..

i thought all airports are flat. O My God! Where have i been!!!!!!? Aiports arnt flat......then how are they?

How can an airport look too flat??? I never knew they made airports on slopes... taking off is easy, but landing is a b.tch!!! :lol:lol:lol:

On VTaT they have a bridge being built for CC to PH... and a reconstruction of the Harmon interchange... CC is going to amazing when finished, I love Veer the best!!!

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...

You can see from this rendering from VegasTaT the bridge from CC to PH, also the vegatition will be replanted when complete...
http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_overview_day.jpg
Source: http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/citycenter.htm#interior

You can see from this rendering from VegasTaT the bridge from CC to PH, also the vegatition will be replanted when complete...


Bravo, bravo!

I am ready for the Grand Opening! Have champagne bottle chilled and ready for the big day!

Grazie amico's!:cheers::)

! ! STRIKE ! !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/2737464.jpg
Photo by Jeremy Lyverse/Review-Journal.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/scaled0503_met_citycenter_262992_t6.jpg
Photo by Leila Navidi/Las Vegas Sun

Sun blog
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/03/workers-walk-citycenter-site-protest/

TV 8 story
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=8415340
Aaron Drawhorn, Reporter
Workers Strike at Project CityCenter

Updated: June 3, 2008 07:19 AM

The majority of union workers on MGM Mirage Inc.'s multibillion dollar CityCenter project struck late Monday after talks broke down between the Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council, casino giant MGM Mirage and project general contractor Perini Building Co.

Since construction on CityCenter began, six men have died. The latest, 39-year-old Dustin Tarter, a crane worker, was killed Saturday. He is the latest victim who perished on the grounds.

"This is the sixth death since the start of the construction of the CityCenter project and this is unacceptable," said Steve Ross with the Southern Nevada Building & Construction Trades Council.

The council is throwing down the gauntlet. It has made suggestions to Perini Building Company and MGM-Mirage on ways to improve safety concerns at the job site.

Now they're demanding an immediate work site safety assessment, an on-site OSHA training course, both administered by the Center for Construction Research and Training, and full job site access to be granted to union officials and safety directors.

"Immediately is the time we're allowing Perini and MGM-Mirage to work with us in regards to these requests, meaning today," said Ross.

Now the 6,000 workers at CityCenter will walk once the clock strikes midnight.

"We have the most dangerous work on the site -- no ifs, ands or buts. Something needs to be done," said an ironworker who didn't want his name given.

He's prepared to strike to save lives, "We're all behind this. Whatever has to be done to stop the men dying continuously. One man per month is what we have going right now. That's not okay."

Steve Redlinger, a spokesperson for the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council and its affiliated unions, said a compromise on those three demands is not expected to be met by the deadline. Negotiations with Perini Building Company and MGM-Mirage are expecting to resume Tuesday morning.

Six deaths? What are the details about them? How did they happen?

JOB SITE DEATHS

The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating Saturday's death of Dustin Tarter, said Elisabeth Shurtleff, a spokeswoman with the Nevada Department of Business and Industry.

Tarter was a crane "oiler" who was working on a moving crane when he is believed to have been caught between the counterweight system and the track of the crane, fire officials said. Tarter was crushed and killed.

His was the sixth worker death at the project site.

The CityCenter project is expected to open in late 2009 on the Strip. It is being built by MGM Mirage.

The others who died while working on the project are:

• Mark Wescoat, 47, of Las Vegas, an electrician who fell about 20 feet to his death on April 26.

• Harold Billingsley, 46, of Las Vegas, an ironworker who died Oct. 5, 2007, after falling about 55 feet after reportedly hitting his head on a beam and losing his balance.

• Harvey Englander, 65, of Las Vegas who died Aug. 9, 2007, when his body was struck and severed by an elevator counter-weight system.

• Bobby Lee Tohannie, 40, of Kayenta, Ariz., and Angel J. Hernandez, 24, of Las Vegas, were crushed to death Feb. 6, 2007, when two 3,000-pound steel walls fell on them.

REVIEW-JOURNAL

6 deaths on one project?? That's more than the Empire State Building 75 years ago. Rediculous.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/scaled0503_met_citycenter_262992_t6.jpg

Look at their handiwork in the back, they really did work hard, they made something very impressive. Six deaths doesn't seem excessive, but I understand their frustrations.

Six deaths doesn't seem excessive, but I understand their frustrations.


sounds excessive to me

6 deaths on one project?? That's more than the Empire State Building 75 years ago. Rediculous

it is one project but in truth it is 6 skyscrapers, a large shopping mall and a power plant being built. 75 years ago workers didn't have on-site distractions like pagers, cell phones etc either

none of that should excuse the large number of deaths on this site though, looking at recent accidents across the country construction seems to be just as dangerous today as it was years ago

Whoever said "Six deaths doesn't seem excessive" is obviously a moron. Maybe that person should go and say that to these families loved ones.

when will it be done?

We have the giant bureaucracy of OSHA supposedly on top of these kinds of issues.
Where are they?
That is what OSHA is for, to investigate and suggest improvements, or to impose fines, if policy is not being followed.
The strike seems like BS. Has the union made SPECIFIC suggestions as to how to make the worksite safer? Where are the "experts" here?

Look at their handiwork in the back, they really did work hard, they made something very impressive. Six deaths doesn't seem excessive, but I understand their frustrations.

Six deaths on one project (ok, a set of projects) doesn't seem excessive? In this day and age, any deaths on a construction project are unacceptable. They were right to strike.

when will it be done?

it was all meant to open at once in the final quarter 2009 but it looks like one of the towers which is already topped (Vdara) will now open in May/June 2009 ahead of the big opening

About a month ago In Business Las Vegas had an article on the MGM City Center and here was the photo on the front page.
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/2007PICS/cc1-1.jpg
The frontage is really shaping up nicely and the whole City Center will be spectacular once completed.

Whoever said "Six deaths doesn't seem excessive" is obviously a moron. Maybe that person should go and say that to these families loved ones.

You wanna fuck off? For this huge a project, just 6 deaths is not unexpected, though a little bit high. Of course there should be no deaths, but there's always people distracted, corporations skimping on safety training, etc... With this huge a project and with quite a fast speed, deaths in single-digits is quite low for the amount of square footage coming on line.

The back section of the City Center.
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/2007PICS/CC12.jpg

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/2007PICS/CC11.jpg

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/2007PICS/CC13.jpg
Linked with the condos across the freeway via an overpass.

You can see from this rendering from VegasTaT the bridge from CC to PH,
Actually, the bridge goes from Planet Hollywood to the Cosmopolitan, then you take another bridge from the Cosmopolitan to CityCenter.

This is the first I have seen on this because I dont usually come to this part of the forum so can someone tell me, will this be like a real city centre with retail, office blocks and stuff like that?

Shot this last week.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc-2.jpg

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

I stayed in the Boardwalk Hotel for a few days - I got a room on the top floor (18th), and it was not too comfortable. I had this nagging feeling that I was given a room where sonebody could have possibly died in, because I felt this very creepy feeling about it - The same feeling I would get in my stepdad's apartment building when I walked by this one unit that had an occupant who died of AIDS (it took them 3 weeks to enter his apt. and find his body), and the smell as you can imagine was out of this world it wqas so horrible. A day before they found his dead body, my mother had seen him get out of the elevator and walk down the hall, even though the coroner knew for a fact that he was dead for at least 3 weeks.. A little off topic, but Im comparing this because I felt the same feeling when I stayed in this hotel room - I actually left a day early because of that! :nuts:

Wow, Vdara cladding is perfect, perfect color, and just the right amount of reflectivity. Las Vegas has really progressed from the tacky theme resorts era with these great, beautiful, modern buildings.

This is the first I have seen on this because I dont usually come to this part of the forum so can someone tell me, will this be like a real city centre with retail, office blocks and stuff like that?

shopping centre (mall) yes, fire station, power plant, office blocks not really, there will be towers but they won't be used for business purposes but hotel and condos.

You wanna fuck off? For this huge a project, just 6 deaths is not unexpected, though a little bit high. Of course there should be no deaths, but there's always people distracted, corporations skimping on safety training, etc... With this huge a project and with quite a fast speed, deaths in single-digits is quite low for the amount of square footage coming on line.

This is not Dubai where workers are expendable.

As "waccamatt" mentioned, "In this day and age, any deaths on a construction project are unacceptable. They were right to strike."

Originally from P&C (a little behind on posting these, sry):

A shitload of new pics from VTaT on CityCenter including views of Cosmopolitan (Vdara looks amazing!):

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_Panorama_westside_080611.jpg

Vdara closeup (the best cladding of CityCenter besides Harmon, which hasn't gone up enough to judge fully):

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_vdara_080611a.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_harmon_%20ave_080611.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_airia_080611.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_aria_080611a.jpg

Massive pool area:

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_pool_080611a.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_pool_080611.jpg

Convention center, not a parking garage:

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_convention_080611.jpg

Cosmopolitan on right, already getting a little tall:

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_Panorama_eastside_080611.jpg

Veer: (I'm not "feeling" the cladding right now, hopefully it will look better as it goes up)

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_veerl_080611.jpg

Mandarin Oriental, standard hotel block (at least appearance):

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_mandarin_080611.jpg

Mall:

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_crystals_080611.jpg

Harmon, Vdara, Cosmopolitan:

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_view_080611.jpg

im loving it.

The Veer is incredible!

I don't want to be mean but these parking lots are plain ugly. Why didn't they put them underground?

there is only one you can see in those photos and it belongs to another Casino.

On the other hand, Las Vegas is a largely spread out city and not cramped so they could put the lots above surface.

I thought they were wealthy enough to, you know, care about aesthetics.

I'm talking about all the casinos, not especially this one.

you do realize we are talking about Las Vegas and this is not a Casino.

I thought they were wealthy enough to, you know, care about aesthetics.

I'm talking about all the casinos, not especially this one.


You are kidding right? because every single important city in the world has these kind of parking places, not to mention european cities: I've lived in Rome for 19 years and it was full, and Milan, Madrid and Barcelona were exactly the same. Then there are cities like Toronto that have more parking places than parks (it's amazing how many parking areas there are in downtown toronto.... let alone the outskirts of Montreal, pretty embarrassing ). And what, these cities don't care about aesthetics?
Please give me a good answer because I'm seriously considering you are not older than 15 and have seen very little world to be able to write something like that.

p.s. or all these cities not wealthy enough to care about aesthetics?

I don't want to be mean but these parking lots are plain ugly. Why didn't they put them underground?

because underground parking for a project of this scale would take years to complete, instead of opening in 2009, city center would open in 2011-2012

most of the casino car parks are located behind the hotels (you cannot see them on the strip) e.g. facing i-15 like the one in the above photo

I'm pretty sure the Pallazzo is about the only one to have underground parking and that was mostly due to space restrictions and even that was not enough to accommodate all their parking needs. It's not more common because Las Vegas sits on extremely dense bedrock and excavating a pit big enough for these structures would be enormously expensive and take a lot more time, and in Vegas time is money. They work the construction crews 24/7 because everyday not open is a day millions are not earned.

This project is beautiful and the speed is AMAZING. Veer looking interesting, but I'm worried about how it will fit in. Time will tell I guess. When is this project supposed to be done again?

This project is beautiful and the speed is AMAZING. Veer looking interesting, but I'm worried about how it will fit in. Time will tell I guess. When is this project supposed to be done again?

vdara now scheduled to open may-ish 2009 with the rest of the project opening oct 2009

New CityCenter pics from VTaT (if you have a problem jaz, i'll delete these and let you post them):

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623f.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623d.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623h.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623e.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623g.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623a.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623b.jpg

What a fantastic project! Thanks for posting the pictures!

Wow amazing pics, thanx for sharing.. BTW, is the pool open??? :?

Wow amazing pics, thanx for sharing.. BTW, is the pool open??? :?

the monte carlo pool in the third and fourth photos is open, a bit too close to construction for me though :)

Damn, i was in the Motecarlo's pool in 2005 and i didnt know that the pool was that close.

July 9th
http://i35.tinypic.com/2exu050.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14097649@N02/2654370109/

New construction pics (I really like how the Harmon cladding is going):

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080715a.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080715e.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080715d.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080715c.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080715b.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080715g.jpg

WOW!!

Some of the retailers and restaurants that will be at The Crystals announced today.

http://www.rgtonline.com/Article.cfm?ArticleId=80693&CategoryName=Gaming%20Life

Concret Jungle. wow

Wow i cant wait to see it.

There are few mega resort projects that interest me and this is one of them. Its overwhelming, I would love to stay there one day and be overwhelmed......

The CityCenter website has added some new construction pics.

http://www.citycenter.com/vision/vision_construction.aspx

I love this project. Amazing cladding and very fast progress :)

Here's the pics from the link mac78130 gave:

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_1.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_2.jpg

Harmon cladding, imo the best cladding on CityCenter!

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_3.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_4.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_5.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_6.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_7.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_8.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_9.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_10.jpg

Vdara looks so imposing when it is fully cladded, it is gorgeous!

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_11.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/images/shared/construction/construction_12.jpg

Looks beautiful!

Amazing shots. It's so beautiful! I love it!

7.23 vegastodayandtomorrow.com

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080723d.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080723a.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080723s.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter%20080723c.jpg

Definitively the best cladding i ever seen.

The whole project is just stunning because of the high quality and its size.

A glimpse of the people mover that will be used at CityCenter.

http://www.gensler.com/#projects/7

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623e.jpg

the pool looks surreal.

what an amazing project!

Soulless and bland, sorry, I don't like it. That huge wall of glass, just awful and oppressive. And that disjointed stormy sea of a building?............

Wait for it to finish before you give it your stamp of disapproval.

Yes I know, but I am prepared to stick my neck out even if I am proved wrong.

Hey guys what are the top 3 beauties going up in Las Vegas?

[EDIT] Ups wrong thread. This is just for one project. Thought it`s the summary for all projects in Las Vegas :D

Man! This is MAJOR Las Vegas worship (for me anyway).

Wonderful fotos!

Want to dive into that pool like now!:banana:

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter-080623e.jpg

the pool looks surreal.

what an amazing project!

the pool in that photo is actually the next door hotels pool ie. Monte Carlos pool

each tower at city center will have some kind of pool but the main pool area will be located behind the main tower, you can see the holes in this photo http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/citycenter_Panorama_westside_080611.jpg

Hey guys what are the top 3 beauties going up in Las Vegas?

[EDIT] Ups wrong thread. This is just for one project. Thought it`s the summary for all projects in Las Vegas :D

suppose all depends on taste, my top 3 in no order

this ie city center, all 18 million+ sq feet of it

737ft fontainebleau http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=22590980&postcount=207

Echelon http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=22813946&postcount=67 and http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=23204236&postcount=69

A little financing problems.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=alHxxqo1pZ_Y

New CityCenter pics (vdara is just a taste of how stunning the towers will look when fully cladded):

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/citycenter080729a.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/citycenter080729b.jpg

this really will redefine Vegas!

I love it.

Look at all the cranes. :nuts: Great :)

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

Look at all the cranes. :nuts: Great :)

They're starting to take down the first one.

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

^^wow! :drool: Now that is a perfect tower, understated, yet elegent. The cladding came out amazingly, lets hope that the others have the same high quality. Las Vegas construction boom has probably ended now, the credit crunch had to catch up eventually, so we see echelon stalled...

Wow, very cool design!!!:cheers:^^

WOW, amazing, tho think its being built in America and not Dubai.

Wow the first tower is done!

This is an amazing project. All I ask is please keep us posted with up-to-date photos.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc13-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc12-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc11-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc10-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc9-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc8-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc7-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc6-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc5-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc4-5.jpg

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc3-6.jpg">

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-16.jpg

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7766/cc73zx5.jpg

Lol :lol: Nice updates ;)

Typical scene for a Tuesday morning on the strip! :)

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7766/cc73zx5.jpg

Lol :lol: Nice updates ;)

good catch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/cc15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/cc16.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/cc17.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/cc18.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/cc19.jpg

Thank you very much, Mark! Your photos are fantastic! What kind of camera do you use?

Inquiring minds want to know! :)

Thanks, but, I actually don't like my camera, it malfunctions way too often, so I'm not going to recommend it other than to say that it is just a bottom-of-the-line 6-megapixal DSLR.

Typical scene for a Tuesday morning on the strip! :)

and you guys have a whole state worshipping you from afar!

and We just love this New Magic Kingdom rising into the very heavens! We have our Martini glasses ready to toast the "grand opening":cheers:

Couple of random Wednesday shots...

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u270/heyyoucharlie/DSCN0079.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u270/heyyoucharlie/DSCN0082-1.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u270/heyyoucharlie/DSCN0081.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u270/heyyoucharlie/DSCN0080.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u270/heyyoucharlie/DSCN0085.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u270/heyyoucharlie/DSCN0084.jpg

holy shit i had no idea the scale of this project was so massive, this must be one of the biggest in the world right now!

wow, some sweet cleavage right there...almost a full titty! thanks haha

This is an incredible project. I remember walking in the showroom and seeing that huge model and thinking this was a perfect addition for this city. Lucky bastards.

With many new projects in Las Vegas, the city becomes less "vegas." nowadays theres not alot of themed-resorts planned, now developers are building more modern resorts, without the tacky facades and themes. I would never guess this picture was taken in Las Vegas...
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u270/heyyoucharlie/DSCN0085.jpg

It looks futuristic

I was in Las Vegas four years ago, looks like time for another visit.:)

Me too, i went there in August 2006, i miss Las Vegas :(.

Me too, i went there in August 2006, i miss Las Vegas :(.
I was there at about the same time.....i need to go back. i miss it too. i probably wont even recognize it!

With many new projects in Las Vegas, the city becomes less "vegas." nowadays theres not alot of themed-resorts planned, now developers are building more modern resorts, without the tacky facades and themes. I would never guess this picture was taken in Las Vegas...



Me, too.
Looks great. Too bad they don`t build the 500m+ skyscraper.

Me, too.
Looks great. Too bad they don`t build the 500m+ skyscraper.

maybe in the next building boom Las Vegas gets, it will get one...:cheers:

With many new projects in Las Vegas, the city becomes less "vegas." nowadays theres not alot of themed-resorts planned, now developers are building more modern resorts, without the tacky facades and themes. I would never guess this picture was taken in Las Vegas...I think these new towers are very impressive and elegant. But as you say, you cannot recognise the typical Las Vegas style anymore. Personally i think it is a shame, because it looks like the city is loosing its identity and becomes just another boomtown in the world.

I think these new towers are very impressive and elegant. But as you say, you cannot recognise the typical Las Vegas style anymore. Personally i think it is a shame, because it looks like the city is loosing its identity and becomes just another boomtown in the world.

I think it's still very Vegas just by the sheer size of this project. Within the US, I doubt you can find this kind of ambitious development anywhere else, so maybe this is the new "style" - BIG projects.

Of course, this is the new style for Las Vegas, i read it somewhere else.

I think these new towers are very impressive and elegant. But as you say, you cannot recognise the typical Las Vegas style anymore. Personally i think it is a shame, because it looks like the city is loosing its identity and becomes just another boomtown in the world.

No, i think Vegas is developing a new identity. It will always be a show town and gambling hot spot, but the city needs to build up its office infrastructure as well. Vegas will always have its identity. It is Vegas, what happens here stays here and when your mundane life gets boring you could always use a little Vegas, or should you tell people about your expensive taste in shows and fashion, gambling with high rollers and living in beautiful suites, careful, your Vegas is showing (want me to keep going?)

well i think its good Las Vegas is trying new developments, a mix of modern-glass towers going up and the theme-resorts...the best of both worlds...:)

Wow this really has the appearance of a city within a city. By far my favorite project in Vegas right now.

And nice boobs!:lol:

took a look at this project up close the other day and couldnt believe the scale of it. its going to be amazing once its all finished.

Aria topped off.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/16/workers-top-off-casino-hotel-at-vegas-citycenter/

That's great news, and I found out that if I go to Las Vegas, it'll be over my Christmas vacation.:banana:

Seems some rebar weren't placed according to plans.

http://www.lvrj.com/business/28497169.html

ARIA photos from flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69096133@N00/2868238777/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69096133@N00/2868238867/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69096133@N00/2868238821/

I've become a junkie on City Center's progress! Let's have some more pictures! :nuts:

Signage going up on Vdara, can anyone get some pics?

Did Mandarin ever top out? I haven't heard anything
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knitfit/2904746113/

That looks fantastic and very futuristic! That is one bloody massive project. I was in Las Vegas in nov 2006 and it definately looks like it's time for a return visit sometime soon.

ARIA photos from flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69096133@N00/2868238777/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69096133@N00/2868238867/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69096133@N00/2868238821/

Absolutely classy place. Total and compete elegance.

I picture everyone here on Skyscraper City having a sip or two at the swank bar.:cheers:

Las Vegas is becoming really unrecognizable to me now

Las Vegas is becoming really unrecognizable to me now
Same here. I last went 2 and a half years ago and i don't think i could recognize it today!
Not that that is a bad thing though....

Las Vegas is becoming really unrecognizable to me now

It's definitely changing...

this is from august but its still cool, the one thing that really hits me from this photo is that despite all the construction the CVS (flat square building with white roof) right next to the mandarin stands on its little 1 acre space when all around it the area is changing

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2905764267_bee5a6e709_o.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/vision/vision_construction.aspx

Thats what I love about it!

It's just like a huge movie set being built up in the desert. The very idea and the very imagination and creativity that envelopes it!

City delirious!:banana:

Nice progress! :cheers:

this is from august but its still cool, the one thing that really hits me from this photo is that despite all the construction the CVS (flat square building with white roof) right next to the mandarin stands on its little 1 acre space when all around it the area is changing

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2905764267_bee5a6e709_o.jpg

http://www.citycenter.com/vision/vision_construction.aspx

This is really cool :banana:

WOW! Amazing and in Glasgow,Scotland all we have or a few building at 31 storeys high? So looks amazing.

nice one.

According to this Globe Street report, CityCenter is now costing over $11 Billion. I hadn't heard that figure before.
http://www.globest.com/news/1260_1260/lasvegas/174287-1.html

amazing!

They should open City Center by November 2009.
I can't wait.
It will be awesome !!!!

They should open City Center by November 2009.
I can't wait.
It will be awesome !!!!

I have the champagne bottles chilled & ready!:cheers:

Vdara has their website up www.vdara.com
Nothing really special right now, but I'm sure as the opening gets near it will be more informative.

Finally, i went to Las Vegas last wekend and here are some pics.

I took these pics with my iPhone that's why some of them are blury.
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My view from Bellagio
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^^ Wow!!! Sooo beautiful!!!!! I can't wait to check it out when its open! :)

i would love that model of city center in my kitchen :)

mandarin is now topped out btw meaning only veer and harmon are now left

no words can explain how amazing this looks

One of the towers has the Vdara name on the top :banana: i just forgot to take the pic XD.
You can see it in this pic.
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They put up the Vdara sign about two weeks ago...

eek! its an amzing project!

i would love that model of city center in my kitchen :)

mandarin is now topped out btw meaning only veer and harmon are now left

Me too!

Reminds me of my Lego Building block days as a kid!

I want to see more interior shots of the lounge areas. I want to be a lounge singer in one of those bars!:lol:

WOW!!! Great impact on Las Vegas skyline!!! I would love to see Las Vegas to build more modern towers around the Strips than just on Las Vegas Blvd. I know there are some towers outside the Strips but sometime it look like it is lined up along Las Vegas Blvd.

it just keeps getting better and better

WOW!!! Great impact on Las Vegas skyline!!! I would love to see Las Vegas to build more modern towers around the Strips than just on Las Vegas Blvd. I know there are some towers outside the Strips but sometime it look like it is lined up along Las Vegas Blvd.

they would if they could encourage large non-gaming corporations to come to town, for now only hotels and condo build high rises in vegas and for the most part those are only built on are very close to the strip because that is what customers/visitors demand

they would if they could encourage large non-gaming corporations to come to town, for now only hotels and condo build high rises in vegas and for the most part those are only built on are very close to the strip because that is what customers/visitors demand

Yes. The problem is... It is seem like many corporations often get turned off by gambling or high crime around. They are often build their headquarters in safer-non gambling environment areas. That would be difficult for Las Vegas to lure corporations to come to Las Vegas. Otherwise, Las Vegas usually have no problem to lure hotel giants, high end retailers, high end restaurants, high end shows, and huge events but that is helping balance Las Vegas economy as well.

wow, thats an awesome project!!!!

They sure put up buildings quickly in Vegas don't they?

this the best project ever.

Shot this morning

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

whaaat? so fast.

THat's what i thought.

WOW AMAZING!!!!

I will go to Las Vegas again this Febaury '09 with my boyfriend. I am excited to check this awesome project out! I will take pictures of it for you guys! :)

CityCenter Tram at Bellagio





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^^ It would be built near Bellagio's swimming pool area?

I can't even recognize LV anymore...

Hmm, Im not sure if I like the design of that station. I mean the firs part of it, with the stairs.. Downtown LV looks great :)

Mandarin Oriental

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How is Veer looking? I know you can sorta see it in the last image, but I need to see progress on America Version of an slanting tower.

so incredible gorgeous project

How is Veer looking? I know you can sorta see it in the last image, but I need to see progress on America Version of an slanting tower.

you can have a somewhat better view of veer here:

http://www.polotowers.com/centerstrip_cam.html

From Nov. 28, 2008

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Also another one from stuck in the traffic on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

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From Nov. 28, 2008

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Hmmm that is very different looking facade... I am not sure if I like it... I will have to wait until it get built and get to see it in February.

From Nov. 28, 2008

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YA, take that Spain and Italy! We can tilt our towers too

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The cladding is very funky, I dig it!

the cladding will look like clouds in the sky when finished!!!

Thanx for the updates. XD

Great pictures! Why is this tower rising more slowly than the rest of the project?

hello is the very interesting forum

Great pictures! Why is this tower rising more slowly than the rest of the project?
There were some problems with some of the construction that has to be redone on 15 floors.
http://www.lvrj.com/business/28643924.html

There were some problems with some of the construction that has to be redone on 15 floors.
http://www.lvrj.com/business/28643924.html

No wonder... Thanks for the article. :)

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now i would argue that the Veer is not out of place.

The Crystal is sooo cool! Can't wait to see it done and shop there when I am in Vegas (I seriously doubt it will open in Febaury! maybe next time)! :)

The jagged and tilting base is interesting, something I am not accustomed to seeing. The cladding I would have to see in person ... I'm not sure I like it.

so has this project been relegated to stop like so many others recently or is it still full steam ahead

I saw a new Build it Bigger tuesday night at 3 am on the Military Channel and this was on it. It looked like it was filmed recently.

and this is going full steam ahead.

The Harmon tower is stalled because of an engineering mistake. There is a new rumor about an engineering mistake on the Veer also.

A mistake this late in construction?

A few details about the Harmon construction delay

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/07/builder-error-significant/

Update on Harmon, hotel postponed unitl 2010 and the residences canceled !
http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/37202114.html

How did CityCenter tower flaws persist?
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/08/how-did-tower-flaws-persist/


Failed safeguards puzzle county inspections official

By Alexandra Berzon
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 (2 a.m.)

Clark County is investigating the consultants hired by CityCenter owner MGM Mirage to inspect the structural integrity of construction work at the site, after faulty rebar caused massive problems in the project’s Harmon tower.
In today's Sun

Ron Lynn, the county’s director of development services, said Wednesday that engineering consulting firm Converse Consultants repeatedly filed rebar inspection reports indicating there were no problems with The Harmon.

However, an employee of the engineer of record for the tower, Halcrow Yolles, walking the site in July, discovered rebar deficiencies. By that point, much of the reinforcing iron had been buried in concrete.

Those concerns prompted a more detailed county inspection that halted construction on the project and led to the decision Wednesday by MGM Mirage to top off the building — originally planned as a 49-story tower — at 28 floors.

Lynn said that while responsibility for the faulty rebar ultimately lies with the general contractor, Perini Building Co., and rebar subcontractor, Pacific Coast Steel, he wants to learn how an apparent systematic breakdown in the inspection process occurred.

“There are multiple levels that transpired here,” Lynn said. “You have to put the first burden on the contractors who put the work in because they are responsible by law to install it correctly. But certainly the special inspector should have caught the problem.”

The county requires project owners such as MGM Mirage to hire certified inspectors to sign off on structural elements of construction projects and submit their reports to the county.

On Wednesday morning, MGM Mirage announced it was reconfiguring the project as a 28-floor hotel rather than a 49-story building topped with condominiums, and delaying its opening to 2010. The Harmon will no longer include the planned 200 residential units that were to occupy the top floors of the building.

Lynn said the county had expected MGM Mirage to submit new plans to reconfigure the engineering design of the building. But now a shorter building will make extensive reconfiguration unnecessary, experts say.

Lynn thinks the problems stemmed from construction errors rather than a faulty design. The county had signed off on blueprints that should not have been difficult for the contractors to interpret, he said.

Outside experts said that although mistakes on large construction sites are not uncommon, the size and scope of The Harmon’s troubles — and the decision by the owner to shorten the building as a result — is.

“This is not a perfect science. Human error is involved,” said an expert who isn’t involved in the CityCenter project. “A lot of times, a mistake that isn’t caught the first time is perpetuated.”

Particularly puzzling to Lynn was the fact that the mistakes in this case were not uniform. “In some cases the number of rebar was wrong and in some places it was in the wrong place,” Lynn said.

“They were inconsistent in their errors. We don’t understand how that inconsistency could have been missed or why it was done, and that’s certainly an area of concern for us,” he said.

Lynn would like to better understand why the rebar was installed incorrectly, but his department can only sanction inspectors for violations, not contractors.

In a Notice of Violation issued Aug. 5, county inspectors said that Scott Edberg and Joseph Glenn Laurente, employees of Converse Consultants, noted in their reports to the county that all structural reinforcements complied with approved plans. But, the notice stated, “it had been found in the field that the link beams reinforcing has severely deficient items, such as reinforcing torch cut, misaligned and missing cap ties” on floors 5 through 20.

After the county issued the notice ordering that the site be shut down, officials began an investigation to determine whether Edberg and Glenn were responsible for problematic oversight at other projects at CityCenter and elsewhere.

Lynn expects to issue results of that investigation in a couple of weeks. The county could strip Edberg and Glenn of their certifications to conduct inspections in some or all areas, or require them to pass new tests.

One of the inspectors no longer works for Converse and the other has been reassigned, Lynn said.

The county could also stop Converse from conducting inspections for a time, imposing a significant monetary loss on the company.

Converse representatives did not respond to calls for comment. Pacific Coast Steel representatives also could not be reached. Perini spokeswoman Lesley Pittman said the company did not want to comment while the county investigation was ongoing.

Like many other municipalities, Clark County relies on the oversight of third-party inspectors hired by owners because it doesn’t have the manpower to examine every aspect of every building project in the county, Lynn said. Instead, the county employs as many as 14 “monitors” to spot-check the work of the third-party inspectors who submit regular reports.

In the case of The Harmon, county monitors examined rebar on the lower floors and did not find any problems because the rebar deficiencies did not occur until construction reached the fifth floor.

The county monitors who inspected the higher floors did not examine the rebar, Lynn said.

In addition to looking at the role of the third-party inspectors, Lynn said, his department may also examine its role, which he said is limited by resources. The monitors often spend much of their time inspecting buildings’ foundations rather than rebar placement because rebar is not as complicated, he said.

“We have one of the largest staffs around devoted to monitoring,” Lynn said. “But when something like this happens you have to ask how it happened and I have been asking is our level of oversight adequate. Do we need to focus more on a particular project? But particularly in these economic times, there’s just not the manpower.”

Sun reporter Liz Benston contributed to this story.

Veer not topped out yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/VeerTop2.jpg

^^ Both tilted towers look like they're dancing. I like it and fit Las Vegas very well!

Capped at its current height, The Harmon looks like a midget surrounded by nearby giants.

This is what happens when MGM Mirage goes cheap and use an unreliable contractor, Perini. First, many workers died and injured on the contruction site, then safety issue became so severe that workers went on a strike, now Veer and The Harmon had construction mistakes and the problem is so serious that The Harmon had to be capped at its current height.

MGM Mirage went cheap again and hired contractor who didn't have permit and the proper training to install wires on Monte Carlo, and the fire was caused by workers who did not use proper mats to protect the roof when using cutting torch.
(source: http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/13800)
http://www.product-reviews.net/wp-content/userimages/2008/01/monte-carlo-hotel-fire.jpg

MGM Mirage's Borgata hotel in Atlantic City caught on fire during construction in 2007, and MGM Grand was on fire in 1980.
http://www.11floor.com/borgata-fire-390.jpghttp://www.iklimnet.com/hotelfires/imagesfire/mgm1.jpe
Left: BOrgata, Right: MGM Grand

How many other casino/hotels have you heard that had as many accidents as MGM. Mirage under Steve's management? Wynn? LVS? Caesars? No.
MGM Mirage's decision to use contractors that don't have proper training, safety and quality assurance procedures, even after repeated incidents, just shows you how cheap the company management is.

^^ Hope they won't do it again this time. They shouldn't do that again. It is very expensive mistake and costs them billions dollars.

Top of the Mandarin Oriental

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

and the bottom of the Mandarin Oriental
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/MandPod.jpg

Sign on Aria
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/AriaSign.jpg

Capped at its current height, The Harmon looks like a midget surrounded by nearby giants.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/CosCenter.jpg

^^ WOW! It looks really different than models and renderings! It doesn't look resort to me anymore. It looks like a mini city to me.

fantastic pics. lv never seezes to amaze me. it seems the city is unaffected by the (real estate) crisis.

looks great, to bed the Harmon isn't going to be what it was, but still a great project.

This complex is huge!

Yeah ^^ I was there i October, and it was huge. I cant wait.. BTw mdiederi did u take those pics?

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Unforunately, my boyfriend and I had to cancel our trip to Las Vegas due to personal reason but my boyfriend's dad took pictures of Las Vegas City Center for us. Here is his pictures:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/MetroGuy03/LVCityCenter1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/MetroGuy03/LVCityCenter2.jpg

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Keep those pictures coming!

I'm a little suprised. Used to be a time in vegas when you could see a long way up and down the strip. Now it looks like NYC, where it's difficult to take in the view of anything other than the block you are standing at. I have a room at the Bellagio in late April. Will I be able to see anything other than Paris directly across the street?

Amazing! the whole world packed into an desert resort. I love it :cheers:

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Wow persiancat, those pics have absolutly NOTHING TO DO WITH CITY CENTER.

good job, douchebag

I dont think Pursiancat knows what is going on.

FYI: Aria website now up

http://www.arialasvegas.com/default2.aspx

Wow. The Aria Corner Panoramic Suite is awesome! Only $675 per night (in December)

Forgot to mention Vdara accepting reservations as well

http://vdara.com/

oops, delete me

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With 49 floors, only 28 remain!

it happens

^^ its sad

photos taken wednesday.

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http://sev.prnewswire.com/leisure-travel-hotels/20090323/NY8727923032009-1.html



Dubai World Subsidiary Infinity World Files Lawsuit Against MGM to Protect Its Rights and the Viability of the CityCenter Joint Venture

- Lawsuit alleges breach of contract by MGM based upon MGM's SEC filing that there is "substantial doubt" about its ability "to continue as a going concern" -

- Infinity World requests declaratory relief from obligations under the joint venture agreement as a result of MGM's breach -

- Lawsuit intended to ensure CityCenter's long term viability and financial strength -

LAS VEGAS, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Dubai World today announced that its subsidiary Infinity World, which is a joint venture partner with MGM for the development of the CityCenter development project, has filed a lawsuit against MGM in Delaware Chancery Court to protect its rights and the best interests of the CityCenter project.

The lawsuit alleges that MGM's admissions in its 10-K filed with the SEC on March 17 constitute a breach of the CityCenter joint venture agreement and puts the CityCenter development project at risk. Specifically, and amongst other Risk Factors, MGM stated in its 10-K filing that "There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern".

MGM also said it "cannot provide assurance" that its business would generate sufficient cash flow from operation or that future borrowings would be available to it under its senior credit facility in an amount sufficient to enable it to pay its indebtedness or to fund its other liquidity needs.

In its court filing today, Infinity World asked for a declaratory judgment and other measures that would relieve Infinity World of its obligations under the joint venture agreement resulting from MGM's breach.

CityCenter is a mixed-use luxury residential, resort and retail complex being developed by MGM on 67 acres between the Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. It is owned by CityCenter Holdings LLC, a joint venture equally owned by MGM and Infinity World. The complex, scheduled to open in late 2009, has been under construction since 2005.

Dubai World said MGM's disclosure that it cannot provide assurance that it will be able to meet its future payment obligations to CityCenter has left it no other option but to act to protect its investment and the future of CityCenter. The current path of the project is simply unsustainable given our partner's financial troubles, it said.

Furthermore, the company said, MGM has mismanaged the CityCenter project, resulting in costs significantly over budget despite downsizing certain of the facilities. This has caused Infinity World to make capital contributions far in excess of the levels originally estimated by MGM.

Essentially it is being asked to pay significantly more and getting less, with only uncertainty about MGM's future, Dubai World said.

In August 2007, MGM provided an estimate of $7.488 billion to complete CityCenter. MGM has since increased that estimate by approximately $1.3 billion, to $8.8 billion. MGM anticipated a financing package of $5 billion, subsequently revised it to $3 billion, and then ultimately raised only $1.8 billion. Infinity World's contributions to CityCenter to date have equaled approximately $4.3 billion.

Ultimately, Dubai World continues to believe that the CityCenter project has enormous value and will eventually reap tremendous benefits for the Las Vegas community and its investors. It said it is committed to working closely with MGM and the project lenders to resolve these issues in an orderly way. Ensuring completion of the project on acceptable terms is why Dubai World is taking the actions it is announcing today.

In its 10-K filing with the SEC, MGM stated that it obtained a waiver of financial covenants through May 15, 2009 from its senior lenders. According to loan agreements and the waiver, after that date those lenders reserve the right to declare MGM to be in default. The 10-K stated that if the lenders exercise any or all such rights, MGM or CityCenter may determine to seek relief through a filing under the US Bankruptcy Code. Dubai World does not believe the short term waiver will benefit CityCenter in the long term and is significantly concerned about MGM's survival.

Las Vegas Project Weighs Bankruptcy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123811086468552891.html?mod=googlenews_wsjBy JEFFREY MCCRACKEN

And Tamara AudiCity Center, the $8.6 billion Las Vegas development owned by MGM Mirage and DubaiWorld, is preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing that could bring the massive project to a halt, according to people familiar with the situation.

MGM Mirage and investment partner Dubai World appear unlikely to make a $220 million payment due Friday on City Center -- a massive resort and casino project under construction on 67 acres. City Center has hired Dewey & LeBoeuf to prepare itself for a possible bankruptcy filing, and the firm's Martin Bienenstock, a noted bankruptcy attorney, is handling the work, according to people familiar with matter. The law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is working for MGM Mirage on a range of legal issues, according to these people.

A filing could come this weekend, depending on talks among MGM Mirage, its lenders and Dubai World, these people said. There is a possibility that any filing for court-protection could be averted if the talks lead to an agreement.

A rendering of MGM Mirage's City Center. A debt payment is due Friday.

Dubai World, a conglomerate owned by the government of Dubai, has sued MGM Mirage for breach of contract and blamed it for cost overruns. It also signaled it won't provide its half of Friday's payment. MGM Mirage, meanwhile, is struggling to persuade its reluctant lenders to allow it to solely fund the project. While talks between MGM Mirage and Dubai World were ongoing Thursday night, there "may be no choice" but for City Center to file bankruptcy "if Dubai World doesn't fund," said a person close to MGM Mirage.

The casino company faces a cash crunch as it tries to meet obligations on more than $13 billion in debt. The company narrowly averted defaulting on loans last week and warned that it could default by mid-May.

City Center's troubles could spill out across Las Vegas. The project is a stark example of how excesses spawned during a lengthy gambling boom are coming back to haunt the casino industry. The project is so large that thousands of workers depend on it for jobs. At the same time, it has the rest of the city's casino industry on edge. If it gets built, it would add thousands of high-end hotel rooms that would cannibalize business from the city's gambling tables and hotels.

Missing Friday's payment would start the clock ticking on City Center's future. Work could grind to a halt within days, idling 8,500 construction jobs, said a person familiar with the talks between MGM Mirage and Dubai World. A delayed opening would also risk the jobs of 12,000 workers who are to staff the complex.

A shutdown of City Center "would be devastating to the southern Nevada economy," said Steve Ross, secretary-treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council, which represents 22,000 construction workers.

Las Vegas, a city known for its elaborate multibillion-dollar resorts, is already reeling. Echelon, a $4.8 billion resort project on the Las Vegas Strip, was shuttered last year after its parent, Boyd Gaming Corp., and partner Morgans Hotel Group struggled to finance the project. A Las Vegas Sands Corp. condo tower sits unfinished after the casino operator decided to concentrate on finishing other projects. Several projects were canceled before work even started.

Las Vegas has suffered as tourism revenue has declined for more than a year. Unemployment hovers near 10%, and hotel-room occupancy rates have fallen to below 90% -- unusual for a town used to operating at near capacity.

City Center's over-the-top extravagance was conceived in a very different economic climate. When the project was unveiled in 2004, Las Vegas was at the height of a luxury-driven tourism boom. Gourmet restaurants were over-booked, room rates were skyrocketing and pricey shows were sold out. City Center was envisioned as the crown jewel.

MGM Mirage, controlled by billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, saw City Center as the next step in the evolution of both the company and Las Vegas.

The project, with two sleek condo towers, a 4,000-room resort casino, two smaller luxury hotels, a monorail, $40 million in public art and its own fire station, was envisioned as a "city within a city." MGM Mirage executives saw it as nothing less than a reinvention of Las Vegas.

Shortly after the project was launched, MGM Mirage Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Murren said, "City Center represents what we feel is a significant new direction for our city and our company."

Kirk Kerkorian

Even under bankruptcy-court protection, construction could continue or be restarted once the two sides agree on how to fund the project. Neither company is likely to walk away. MGM Mirage has $1 billion in cash invested in the project, in addition to the land contribution. Dubai World has $4.3 billion invested.

While Las Vegas is worried about the impact on employment of a City Center delay, there is sentiment in the casino industry that any delay at City Center could help other casinos -- including those owned by MGM Mirage -- keep from losing even more visitors.

It is not clear what impact a City Center Chapter 11 filing would have on MGM Mirage's other finances.

MGM Mirage's lenders have become concerned enough about the situation that they have hired the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP as bankruptcy counsel, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bank of America and Deutsche Bank are the agent banks for MGM Mirage, said these people. MGM Mirage's lenders will not let the casino giant make the City Center payment Friday unless Dubai World makes its payment, according to people familiar with the matter.

MGM Mirage earnings are projected by Wall Street analysts to tumble to $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion this year, meaning to be in line with loan covenants it needs to reduce its debt to between $9 billion and $12 billion.

Write to Jeffrey McCracken at jeff.mccracken@wsj.com

Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved

bummer

well this blows :down:

MGM has received a waiver to make the entire March payment without Dubai, avoiding bankruptcy this weekend and allowing construction to continue.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=101502&p=IROL-NewsText&t=Regular&id=1270646&

MGM MIRAGE Provides Required Funds to Ensure Construction Continues at CityCenter

Company Receives Waiver From Its Lenders to Fund 100 Percent of Required March Equity Contributions for CityCenter

LAS VEGAS, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM), today announced that it is, with the authorization of its senior lenders, providing $200 million of funding to CityCenter to satisfy the required sponsor equity contributions due on or about March 24, 2009. The funding includes $100 million which should have been funded by Dubai World. This allows construction to continue while MGM MIRAGE seeks additional funding for CityCenter.

MGM MIRAGE intends to work with Dubai World, its lenders and others to find a long-term solution for the financing of CityCenter's completion.

With today's funding, the remaining combined equity contributions necessary to access the CityCenter credit facility are approximately $800 million.

"MGM MIRAGE believes that CityCenter is of vital importance to Las Vegas and the state of Nevada," said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM MIRAGE. "We are doing our utmost to see that this project continues, keeping thousands of Nevadans employed. We will continue to make every effort to see that CityCenter is completed and becomes an even greater economic driver for the region. We appreciate the support of our senior lenders and the CityCenter lending group. We continue to review with our partners all possible options to keep CityCenter fully funded and on a path to completion."

In the meantime the project is almost finished.

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Wow those were awesome shots, thanx for the update. btw, do u know if they get the funds?? :?

Wow those were awesome shots, thanx for the update. btw, do u know if they get the funds?? :?

they got 200 million out of 800 that they need so for now they are going forward. in the meantime they are looking for additional funds.
It is not a secret though that MGM wanted to crack to big of a nut even for them. the price of the project is simply staggering.

Wow, at least the project is going forward. thanx

Wow! Ones of best updates on Citycenter ever! I hope they will able to finish it and open on time. This new resort has to be last new resort for Las Vegas for a while until economy improves and Las Vegas really needs to build another one or so. It won't happen, Las Vegas will always build more and more no matter what.

Wow! Ones of best updates on Citycenter ever! I hope they will able to finish it and open on time. This new resort has to be last new resort for Las Vegas for a while until economy improves and Las Vegas really needs to build another one or so. It won't happen, Las Vegas will always build more and more no matter what.

Just to be exact - this is not the only one that is going on right now. It is probably the biggest, but not the only one.

Just to be exact - this is not the only one that is going on right now. It is probably the biggest, but not the only one.

I am not surprised.

I am not surprised.

this is from July

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this is to far along to not be finished.

me parce q los proyectos estan quedando bacanos

this is to far along to not be finished.

It will be. 600 million is a chump change to some guys. :D

Nice pictures. I can see many projects are going on in Las Vegas on these pictures. Thanks for sharing. :)

We need to get back to the subject.

City Center has no Y or X shaped buildings in it. I think the days of this design in Vegas are over. I really like all those designs, but I guess everything has it's time.

X Y buildings =
MGM Grand
Bellagio
Monte Carlo
TI
Venetian
Mirage
Paris
Mandalay Bay

Did I miss any?

X Y Building?.... O, I get what your saying. No, I think the Large center hotel building (Aria) is like 3 arks crossing each other. I dont know how to explain it. I was watching Military Channel one night and a new episode of build it bigger came on and it was over this and Danny explained the architects layout of the building.

City Center has no Y or X shaped buildings in it. I think the days of this design in Vegas are over. I really like all those designs, but I guess everything has it's time.

X Y buildings =
MGM Grand
Bellagio
Monte Carlo
TI
Venetian
Mirage
Paris
Mandalay Bay

Did I miss any?

It is just different way of arranging this complex. It is not that the X or Y design is bad it is just that in this case they have more than one building with almost equal height and status and with X or Y design - you should have one main building and the rest plays significantly smaller role. Otherwise this design doesn't show all it's advantages. X and Y are open to the street - sort of welcoming / embracing you and in the same time creating a sense of largeness and mightiness. City center creates different approach - that of density which don't need any particular shape.

City Center has no Y or X shaped buildings in it. I think the days of this design in Vegas are over. I really like all those designs, but I guess everything has it's time.

X Y buildings =
MGM Grand
Bellagio
Monte Carlo
TI
Venetian
Mirage
Paris
Mandalay Bay

Did I miss any?

You missed L shaped buildings too.

I just looked closer to that bird eye aerial picture... What are they building next to Circus resort?

The only 'L's I see are The Hotel at Mandalay Bay, and Excalibur.

All the newest buildings are arcs or plain cubes.
Wynn - arc
Encore - arc
Fontainebleu - arc
Aria - arc
Vdara - arc
Trump - cube

Did I miss any?
Palazzo & Las Vegas Hilton.

And then there's Bally's, which is a "T" shape

I just looked closer to that bird eye aerial picture... What are they building next to Circus resort?
Echelon (stalled), which is an arc.

^^ Thanks! :)

I just looked at this website... Las Vegas Plaza will have interesting shapes than compared to many resorts in Las Vegas. That website discuss all upcoming Las Vegas projects.

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amazing projects! beautiful city thanks for the pics and keep sharing :)

WALL

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Wow the last pic is just amazing, thanx for sharing the pic with us.

From my trip last week - Truly impressive when you see it in real life!

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Very Impressive!

It would be more impressive if it were further back from the strip. Blocks the view, IMHO.

Thanx for the update, the mall looks amazing. I love its design.

Now I'm even more exited to go to Las Vegas this summer :).

Really impressive !!!

I just got back from Vegas. I didn't see any work going on at the site. Maybe it was break time when I passed by (six times)? Q: anyone aware of a problem?

perhaps you passed by there on a saturday and a sunday?

Perfect!

perhaps you passed by there on a saturday and a sunday?
I dont think so, they work 24/7

What is the status of the people mover? Works are completed? The APM is tested?