CityCenter Resort and Casino

The CityCenter resort project is a 76 acre mixed use development project currently under construction by MGM Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. The development is on the site of the demolished Boardwalk Hotel and Casino (demolished in May 2006), which is the land between the Bellagio and the Monte Carlo. The new resort will be connected to both the Bellagio and the Monte Carlo using a state-of-the-art people mover system.

The total cost of the project is expected to exceed $7bn – the original cost estimate was $4bn but rising prices and design changes have pushed the estimate up. The project is one of the largest privately financed developments in the United States ever undertaken. The development is not a themed resort but instead the plans include multiple high-rise buildings with contemporary urban design.

The complex is intended to feel like an authentic city centre, with supermarkets and sidewalks. It will be a real urban district of variety and complexity that borrows its style from traditional cities. Over 500 of the condominiums will be incorporated into the retail district as lofts, brownstones or other attached-housing styles.

The resort will really be forming a city within a city and MGM Mirage will be incorporating the two resorts it owns either side of the new project to form an integrated super resort in the heart of Las Vegas. The resort will contain three of the largest casinos and a total of nearly 14,000 hotel rooms between all the hotels, old and new. CityCenter will have a 1/4 mile Strip frontage. The resort itself when fully operational will employ 12,000 personnel.

In a city known for its extravagant shows, a new show is big news. MGM Mirage has indicated that a new Cirque du Soleil show, called Elvis, will have its opening night at the CityCenter Resort on the opening day. Opening of the first phase of the project is scheduled for 2009, and the resort complex will be completely finished by 2010.

DEVELOPMENT PLANS

The development plans for the resort include a 4,000-room 60 storey CityCenter Resort tower designed by Cesar Pelli. The casino will have a floor space of 165,000ft² and will also be designed by Cesar Pelli. The resort will also have several smaller hotels and condominium residences, such as the 400-hotel room (along with 200 condominiums)

Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences designed by Kohn, Pedersen, Fox and Tihany Design; the 400-room The Harmon Hotel/Residences designed by Foster and Partners.

The iconic 61-story, resort & casino will set a new global standard in hospitality with approximately 3,438 rooms and 564 suites. The resort & casino will deliver the unprecedented dining, entertainment, shopping and spa experiences for which MGM MIRAGE is renowned. It will feature a phenomenal new Cirque du Soleil production celebrating the legacy of Elvis Presley and approximately 300,000 square feet of ballroom, meeting space and prefunction area.

Cutting-edge architecture and design. World-class shopping. Enticing bistros. A sophisticated gallery scene. Year-round sports and recreation. Breathtaking per-forming arts and cultural events. Plus an enviable climate for living, for sports and for business.

This and much more defines the new Las Vegas, one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing cities in America.

CityCenter Resort and Casino