[Reverie]

Project CityCenter

A $7 Billion Self Contained Urban Metropolis
http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/3517/060626mgmmiragehmed4phmedium9p.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

While not as impressive in terms of sheer height vs other buildings being built, I thought this little $7 Billion 66-acre behemoth being built in Sin City deserved its own thread seeing that it is now under construction :)

While it does have at it's core a casino and hotel like other Vegas resorts of the past, developer MGM-MIRAGE has taken Vegas to a new level by building what it calls an "urban experience" and a "significant new direction for our city."

World class architects have teamed up to design various portions of the 7 tower project, including:

*A main 4,000 room 60 story resort hotel designed by Cesar Pelli with twin curving glass towers.

2 boutique hotels:

*A Hotel tower run by Mandarin Oriental.

*A "Lifestyle Hotel" tower

*A 50-story ebony condominium-hotel designed by Rafael Vinoly with 1,543

*2 Condominium Towers by Murphy/Jahn

*A 500,000 sq. ft. shopping center

Architect Daniel Libeskind is also working on parts of the project.

The entire project will be rated LEED from the US Green Building Council.

The massive development will create 7,000 construction jobs and 12,000 permanent positions.

It is expected to open in 2009.

CityCenter Main Resort Hotel
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/7754/citycenterhotel4kd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img436.imageshack.us/img436/4619/p0000695727tz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Brown Tower is Mandarin Hotel, the two towers on the right are residential towers, directly below those towers is the retail complex.
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/1042/snapshot200606272109465bt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looking the bit north of the previous picture, you see the tall "Lifestyle Hotel" tower at the corner as well as the strange jumbled design of the retail complex to the left of it.
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/4458/snapshot200606272111094tn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A closer look at the CityCenter Resort's actual 3d model.
http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/2371/snapshot200606272110251gq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mandarin Hotel. The heights of the towers (at least in Vegas terms) can be seen.
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3236/snapshot200606302050471al.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looking behind the CityCenter Resort Towers, and a large circular area with roads and another tower (presumably residential or condo-hotel) is seen, likely designed by Rafael Vinoly.
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/3554/snapshot200606272259430lt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Directly north of and across the street from citycenter, the $1.8 Billion Cosmopolitan Hotel is already under construction as well. It has 2,000 condominums; 1,000 hotel rooms; a 75,000 sq ft casino; 300,000 sq ft of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; and 150,000 sq ft of meeting/convention space. It opens in 2008.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4948/cosmopolitan8zr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[CHAPINM1]

That first rendering is spactacular! It's also great to see the Cosmopolitian underway! :banaride:

[some_stupid_nut]

A little too massive for my taste but its nice!

[CHAPINM1]

I love this project, it's gonna be magnificent!!!

[hoosier]

Excellent project. Las Vegas needs some tall buildings. Any construction photos?

[spyguy]

Saw this in the Chicago Tribune:

Jahn joins Las Vegas project

Chicago architect Helmut Jahn on Monday was added to the roster of star architects for a $7 billion mixed-use development in Las Vegas, joining a group that already includes such well-known firms as London's Foster and Partners.

Jahn, architect of the United Airlines Terminal at O'Hare International Airport, will design a pair of residential towers as part of the development, called Project CityCenter. Daniel Libeskind, best known for his master plan of the World Trade Center, will shape retail spaces at the base of the towers, a spokesman for Jahn said.

The CityCenter project, being developed by MGM Mirage Inc., is planned to open in 2009 on a 66-acre site on the Las Vegas Strip.

[Reverie]

Excellent project. Las Vegas needs some tall buildings. Any construction photos?

Here's a news clip weblink which shows the concrete pour for the main hotel towers.

http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5079629

Google Maps Aerial of CityCenter Project Site

To give you an idea of the size of the project, here is a google maps link showing the site, all of that and the parking lot to the left and bottom will become part of the project.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=36.107725,-115.17574&spn=0.003615,0.007231


I am trying to figure out the height of the tower behind CityCenter, in the digital rendering I posted above, it looks quite a bit shorter than even the shorter of the twin hotel towers.

Here, this is a shot from the backside of the entire project, the third tower can be seen as a black tower with a lower bluish white tower attached to it. The black tower seems to be as tall as the taller CityCenter hotel tower.
(The grey building between the black tower and the CityCenter hotel towers is the massive Cosmopolitan Hotel building).

Also that big low square structure in front looks to be the mother of all parking garages.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/544/snapshot200606291944017vr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another view of the Mandaran Hotel tower. Also notice from this closeup view of one of the condo towers in the right, it looks to have an almost checker board looking glass covering it.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/3515/snapshot200606302048573zg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[LMich]

BTW, they call it a 7-tower complex, which is technically correct, but they only list 6 towers in all of the news articles. I've come to find that two of the towers, the main hotel tower complex at the back of the site is connected by a podium, which is why all of the descriptions of the site only yield 6 towers. The Rafael Vinoly "Ebony Tower" is jammed up at the northwestern corner of the site.

[Reverie]

That is correct. It is news to me however just how tall the podium is however.

The ebony tower is the one I'm trying to find more info on. I wonder why the colors are black and white while most other city center buildings are lighter colored. It's pretty tall too or so it seems.

ok here's a better look at that third tower hidden in the back, it's TALL!! (And black)
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4620/snapshot200606302044333of.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The foundation of the main hotel being poured.
http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/9224/snapshot200606302046156dl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Overview of site (it's huge!)
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2471/snapshot200606302053150ik.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Jularc]

It looks really good.

[Patrick]

wow the ebony tower looks tall

[Lecom]

Sweet, I didn't know they are already working on the main hotel.

[hoosier]

Good to see this baby under construction!

[mdiederi]

Second floor.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/Misc/PCC1.jpg

[GeorgeLV]

It's really hard to describe how massive this thing will be. So I'll just leave you with a number that will blow your mind:

16,797,000

That's how much square footage this project has.

http://dsnet.co.clark.nv.us/dsnetapps/agendaweb/Data/P0166576.htm

[mdiederi]

View from the top of the New York New York parking garage looking at the back of the PCC site. You can see the western wing of the first two floors of the Pelli tower to the right. That pile of rubble in the foreground is all that remains of the Monte Carlo parking garage.

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

[skyscraperfan23]

No need to quote the whole first post! /Swede

That's Nice.

[Ghost]

Really nice!

[Lecom]

Why don't they have at least one much taller tower on the site? Would provide a nice visual centerpiece and landmark to the complex, both on street and skyline level. If it's called CityCenter, gotta make it look more like it (no one's gonna argue that city centers are usually marked by the city's tallest buildings, at least in the USA).

[mdiederi]

It actually looks like the Cosmo next door (the grey building) is going to be taller.

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4620/snapshot200606302044333of.jpg

This earlier rendering did have a peak to the complex. But as you can see, almost everything else is changed too. In this view you can see four additional residential towers lining the back of the lot, parallel to Frank Sinatra Drive and I-15, which are still on the drawing board for future development.

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

[Lecom]

Yep, I remember that... Also a shame that so many buildings in the complex are sleek yet bland. It's in the middle of the strip in Vegas, the place where I expect to see the most outrageous architecture on this hemisphere!

[GeorgeLV]

Why don't they have at least one much taller tower on the site? Would provide a nice visual centerpiece and landmark to the complex, both on street and skyline level. If it's called CityCenter, gotta make it look more like it (no one's gonna argue that city centers are usually marked by the city's tallest buildings, at least in the USA).

I'm pretty sure the reason why everything is basically the same 600ft height is because of height restrictions due to the proxmity of the airport.

[Lecom]

I'm pretty sure the reason why everything is basically the same 600ft height is because of height restrictions due to the proxmity of the airport.
That's a good point, but why does the airport have to be so damn close to the Strip? I know, it's very pretty to land right among the amazing sights, I've experienced it myself, but this is hazardous, restrictive to buildings and plane maneuvers and the airport occupies an enormous swath of land right on the Strip. Isn't it time they relocated the airport? It's not like Las Vegas lacks the land or anything, that's for sure, nor do I think that it lacks the money, with multibillion dollar projects going up at every corner.

[GeorgeLV]

That's a good point, but why does the airport have to be so damn close to the Strip? I know, it's very pretty to land right among the amazing sights, I've experienced it myself, but this is hazardous, restrictive to buildings and plane maneuvers and the airport occupies an enormous swath of land right on the Strip. Isn't it time they relocated the airport? It's not like Las Vegas lacks the land or anything, that's for sure, nor do I think that it lacks the money, with multibillion dollar projects going up at every corner.

They already are working to build a second airport ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Airport ), but they will still need McCarran.

[Scruffy]

If you showed me those renderings at the top any other day, i'd laugh and say, it'll never be built. But looky here, already under construction. kick ass.

[MolsonExport]

Which current hotels/resorts will be considered obsolete (and ripe for demolition) once this is completed?

Remember these?
http://www.agilitynut.com/p/dunes.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/dunes.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/circus.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/caesars.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/mgm.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/land.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/frontier.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/hilton.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/Sands.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/stardust.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/sahara.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/trop.jpg
http://gaming.unlv.edu/Xanadu/h1.jpg

[mdiederi]

Some of the buildings in your pictures are still standing.

Which current hotels/resorts will be considered obsolete (and ripe for demolition) once this is completed?

Well, the Stardust and the Frontier will go first, in just a couple months actually.

Rumors of demolition keep swirling around the Riviera, Sahara, Circus Circus, Imperial Palace, Bally's, Tropicana, and Excalibur.

[ScottG]

i would doubt excalibur is goin anywhere, it has one of the most rooms on the strip and is pretty busy year round. people just want it gone cuz its tacky. (same with circus circus) they would just need a renovation.

[SpeedyFarrar]

ScottG posted this in the Vegas rundown thread:


ABOVE IT ALL
By Norm Clarke/Las Vegas Review Journal

The $7 billion MGM Mirage CityCenter will take the Las Vegas pool party scene to new heights.

At 10 stories up, the swimming pool deck at The Harmon — a 400-room, 240-condominium lifestyle tower — will offer the highest pool party view on the Strip. It will be operated by The Light Group, according to information leaked from Wednesday’s unveiling for senior MGM Mirage management.

Also revealed, the names of the other residential towers:

• A 50-story condominium hotel tower located between Bellagio and the as-yet-unnamed 4,000-room gaming resort at CityCenter will be named VDARA.

• Rising from CityCenter’s retail district will be VEER, twin 37-story glass towers with 358 condominium residences each.

• The 400-room Mandarin Oriental hotel will be topped with 227 condominium residences known as the Residences at Mandarin Oriental.



VDARA?! What kind of name is that? VEER is a pretty lame name as well. At least The Harmon is a decent name, if not very creative.

[SpeedyFarrar]

Here are some new renderings of PCC in this PDF (pages 25-35):
http://www.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/10/101502/091806BofA.pdf

[mdiederi]

Is Vdara the building we were calling "Ebony"?

Anyway, Ebony or Vdara are going in this space.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Ebony2.jpg

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

(The hole is where Cosmo is going.)

[mdiederi]

A couple shots of the main hotel looking west.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/PCC3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/PCC4.jpg

I think the hole they are digging in front is for some underground parking under the retail area.

[mdiederi]

Took a couple more progress shots this afternoon.

The main Pelli tower
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/p.jpg

Front of the lot
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/s.jpg

[Lecom]

Some of the buildings in your pictures are still standing.


Well, the Stardust and the Frontier will go first, in just a couple months actually.

Rumors of demolition keep swirling around the Riviera, Sahara, Circus Circus, Imperial Palace, Bally's, Tropicana, and Excalibur.
Where are the rumors about these coming from?
Demolishing Riviera would be a sad loss. It is one of the casinos that still maintains the classic Vegas grit feel without sacrifising glamour.

Excalibur?! The place is almost brand new, what the hell!

And if Circus Circus goes, Las Vegas may bot even be worth visiting anymore, in my opinion.

[BnaBreaker]

God that is horrendous. What are those Vegas planners smoking?

[samoen313]

If you want good insight, go to http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com

[Patrick]

God that is horrendous. What are those Vegas planners smoking?

Whats horrendous?

[mdiederi]

Where are the rumors about these coming from?
Here you go:
Vegas Casino Death Watch (http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/gambling/casino_death_watch.html) :(

[mdiederi]

More construction photos

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

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccb8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccb1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccb5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccb9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccb4.jpg

[future29]

Which current hotels/resorts will be considered obsolete (and ripe for demolition) once this is completed?
my guess is the Monte Carlo. it looks extremely obsolete and out of place next to city center.

And if Circus Circus goes, Las Vegas may bot even be worth visiting anymore, in my opinion.
what are you, 12 years old?

[Bob Lablaw]

what are you, 12 years old?
Aww, c'mon, future29, that's rather harsh. To each his/her own, there's something for everyone. That's part of the beauty of Vegas, is it not? :2cents:

[LMich]

There is actually redeeming qualities about Circus Circus that have nothing to do with it's look, and that is it's the last mass-scale family hotel/casino complex for better or for worse. The good thing about the Strip is that it was once diverse catering to individuals off all income backgrounds from the rich to the poor looking for a room on the Strip. It had a variety of choices. As with any good thing, though, as the Strip has become more valuable that means the little guys get squeezed out.

[mdiederi]

Photo update.

Starting on the Mandarin Oriental
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccc10.jpg

New model of the Mandarin Oriental.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccc7.jpg

The west side where the convention facilities will go (I think).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/ccc5.jpg

[StatenIslander237]

A little off topic, but in that last picture, you can see the NEW new Aladdin facade. Looks nice! :tup:

[Complex01]

I still am shocked everytime i see renderings of this project, cant wait to go back to Vegas to check it out...


:cool:

[Don Pacho]

Just taken over the thanksgiving weekend…

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3306/citycenter001sha3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7290/citycenter003set8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3117/citycenter007suz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/1091/citycenter006sic2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9508/citycenter026ssp1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2379/citycenter024sxh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



:)



Thanks to ImageShack for Free Image Hosting (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Thefigman]

Thanks for the update.

I looked at the renderings online when this was announced, but man, this place looks even more massive in these pics.

[Don Pacho]

CityCenter sales office at Bellagio


http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6589/citycenter010sjo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6400/citycenter012szx1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6518/citycenter013sds0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8286/citycenter014sgy3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8610/citycenter015srx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4219/citycenter016sfo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



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[Don Pacho]

CityCenter models

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7518/citycenter017seo1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5302/citycenter018sel2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4914/citycenter019sxu0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2478/citycenter020slx7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/76/citycenter021sfj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6465/citycenter011sth8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



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[Patrick]

Oh lala. Those VEER towers are in such a lame location. They block the main towers.

[ATLksuGUY]

I wonder what the master vault will look like for a project of this magnitude.

[mdiederi]

Oh lala. Those VEER towers are in such a lame location. They block the main towers.
That's intentional, it creates the appearance of density, like a "real" city, hence the name CityCenter. The main towers will be so immense that they will overwhelm Veer anyway.

[Jularc]

Looks like an awesome mega project!

[mdiederi]

The Vdara site is finally starting to buzz with activity.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/v2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/v1.jpg

[Lecom]

Those are some seriously uninspired designs.

[mdiederi]

Mandarin foundation is progressing right along.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/m1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/m4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/m2.jpg

[mdiederi]

Lots of ground preparation work in the back of the lot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/ccz11.jpg

This steel building is going up back there too, don't know what it is.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc9.jpg

Also back there is this dedicated on-site cement mixing plant ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc5.jpg

... and the on-site construction offices.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc6.jpg

[mdiederi]

Front of the main Pelli tower facing the Strip.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc3.jpg

West wing from the south.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc4.jpg

West wing from the north.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2.jpg

East wing from the north.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1.jpg

West and south wings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc7.jpg

South and east wings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc8.jpg

[SLC Projects]

wow! That's all i can say is wow. City center is BIG! The buildings are going to be very big. I'm for sure going to need to check out this project the next time i'm in town.

[LMich]

Wait, so which towers are currently under construction (i.e. beyond site prep to actual foundation construction)?

[mdiederi]

Wait, so which towers are currently under construction (i.e. beyond site prep to actual foundation construction)?
The main CityCenter hotel is the Pelli tower with all the wings. The Mandarin is the one with the foundation taking shape. Vdara is the one that just got started. The steel structure in back is some sort of low rise building. Veer and the Harman and the mall and the convention center and another parking structure are still moving dirt around. I heard that in a few months there will be about twenty tower cranes operating on the site. I also just posted a couple pictures of the Cosmo next door in the Las Vegas compilation thread, they are starting to erect some tower cranes.

[LMich]

Could you please simplify that even more? I'm just trying to change their status on Emporis.com, and listing each tower and telling me their status, individually would be great.

[mdiederi]

Probably Mandarin Oriental should be the only one upgraded to "under construction" status at this time because concrete is pouring and pillars are starting to take shape. Vdara is drilling pilings in the ground, but nothing is taking shape yet. The Harmon, Veer Tower I and Veer Tower II are still just moving a lot of dirt around.

[PuyoPiyo]

This city center is going to be my favorite mega project! ^0^

[chi-townJay]

go vegas!!!!!!

[mdiederi]

12-26-06
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-1.jpg

[mdiederi]

New bigger model of Veer.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/renders/VeerM1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/renders/VeerM2.jpg

[mdiederi]

Vdara foundation is coming together fast. Can't see down in that hole, but that blue frame looks like they're starting to erect a tower crane.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Vdara1.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

i always wondered what was going up inplace of the boardwalk. MASSIVE!!!!!

[mdiederi]

The Mandarin foundation is taking shape fast, looks like they might start adding floors soon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/mo.jpg

Fully erect tower crane just appeared on the Vdara site.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/VD1.jpg

[colemonkee]

New bigger model of Veer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/renders/VeerM2.jpg
Whoa! Check out the core on this sucker! Will it zig and zag like that in real life?

[fflint]

Some pics I took Friday and Saturday from the 34th floor of the Aladdin (excuse the glare).

Construction is going on 24 hours a day.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7095/aadscn1056nw9.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6528/aadscn1006nw6.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9080/aadscn1013nq7.jpg

[Daquan13]

New bigger model of Veer.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/renders/VeerM1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/renders/VeerM2.jpg



In the bottom pic, those towers look almost like a small version of the former WTC Twin Towers.

[kenratboy]

This is absolutely amazing and unbelievable. The scale of this project it beyond my comprehension, I guess it will become more clear and things progress.

I agree with others that the layout is kinda funky (jumble of skyscrapers), but I have faith for the people actually using the place (walking around it!), it will be very good.

Definitely on my to-do list when it is complete!

I just home the projects on the table here in Reno are recognised. Vegas is certainly on a roll.

[mdiederi]

New renderings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc1-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/cc3-1.jpg

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

Here's a peek inside the sales center where they have a model of the entire Strip.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/Strip.jpg

[kenratboy]

Wow, thank you for the images, amazing stuff.

Does anyone know if there is info on the residential units online (floorplans and such) - I cannot find anything for any of the projects.

It will be interesting to tour the final project once it opens!

[Dougall5505]

it would be cool to see some green space somewhere in there.

[kenratboy]

Only problem is it would just be an area people would run across to get INSIDE the complex.

However, an INDOOR green space of sorts (a large indoor plaza, maybe not literally plant life inside) would certainly be reasonable.

[Dougall5505]

^that doesn't make any sense. if i'm going to a park its not going to be an inside park. isn't this a residential complex? where are they going to walk their dogs etc. I just think a green space makes sense just some grass and plants that all.

[kenratboy]

My point is this is on The Strip and I cannot see the city or the developer being too excited about 'wasting' (I say that from what they are thinking, not you or I) space when it could be used for more business related purposes.

But you are right, walking dogs and such would be a challenge with no parks.

Even on top of having a normal park, it would be cool to have a large, public, indoor plaza for people to meet and be the center of the complex (think of it like the lobby to the entire complex, just not one building).

[mdiederi]

Hmm, interesting point, I wonder what the pet policy is in all these new condos on the strip? Are you allowed to have a large dog? Anyway, there was a recent county planning agenda sheet that explained the water features and how the ground level will be an inviting city park type of setting. Although, in the renderings it just looks like palm tree lined sidewalks to me. That whole section in the middle with the jagged roof is a giant mall.

[kenratboy]

How many hi-rise apartments allow large pets...if anything more than a goldfish - one of the reasons is this, being able to walk them (code of letting them go potty) when there is no place for them to go.

It will be interesting to see more details.

[StatenIslander237]

don't worry about the parks and green space right now. you don't know what the developer may still have up his sleeve. I agree there should be green space in here, but even if there isn't, this rampant residential development without parks is going to come back and cry for help soon, it will happen either way.

[Dougall5505]

How many hi-rise apartments allow large pets...if anything more than a goldfish - one of the reasons is this, being able to walk them (code of letting them go potty) when there is no place for them to go.
i know its hard to compare portland to las vegas; but in portland developers use the green space as an attraction to suburban dwellers who would otherwise stay in the suburbs. also the abundant amount of parks in portland give condo owners the flexbility to allow pets as there is a place for them to do their...business.
i guess im just spoiled by all the green space in portland
also that mall needs some skylights for some natural light

[MrVegas]

Vdara construction
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8741/vdarabx3.jpg

A view of Project City Center from the back
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6010/pccbackzx7.jpg

[zerokarma]

Good Update!

[kenratboy]

I also realized there is not a lot of days of the year where construction would be stopped during weather (and it would be preferable to work at night as well!)

[mdiederi]

Pelli tower as of February 6, 2007

Core
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen10.jpg

East wing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen9.jpg

West wing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen6.jpg

[mdiederi]

New parking structure out back.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen5.jpg

[mdiederi]

Vdara is taking shape fast.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen2.jpg

[mdiederi]

Veer foundations for both towers and pillars for Sobella.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen1.jpg

[mdiederi]

Mandarin is above ground.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/citycenter/CCen8.jpg

[TheOldMan]

great photos mdiederi !! this project is amazing it its scale. Vegas is definatly this country's version of Dubai in terms of raw growth.

on a side note. my sympathies go out to the families of those 2 workers who were killed and those two workers seriously injured. this happened earlier today at the site.

[ATLksuGUY]

Whats the total square footage of the entire CC project?

[mdiederi]

Oh no, I didn't hear that news. That's terrible. Construction is still a very hazardous line of work.

[mdiederi]

Whats the total square footage of the entire CC project?
18 million square feet of floor space.

[ATLksuGUY]

18 million square feet of floor space.

OMFG this has got to be the largest construction project going on in N america

[kenratboy]

18 million square feet of floor space.

:D

That is massive!

[cosmo2k8]

Hey everyone,

If you're looking for some nicely designed brochures on CC and Vdara go here to view or download. The Vdara one is pretty expansive! Really all you need to know about about that particular condo-tel can be found here:

http://www.citycenter.com/citycenter/citycenter_brochures.aspx

Cheers! :yes:

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Damn, i still cant get how massive this thing is, even though ive walked past it and driven past it. HUGE! cant wait to see all the towers underconstuction. its weird, but i almost like the construction phase more so than actually visiting the finished products. good updates!