Foundation Poured for $7B CityCenter Project

LAS VEGAS-MGM Mirage this week set the foundation for its $7-billion Project CityCenter, a 66-acre mixed-use resort development between the Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts. The 18 million-sf development will include a 60-story 4,000-room hotel with casino, 400 additional hotel rooms in two additional non-gaming hotels, 500,000-sf of retail and entertainment space and more than 2,000 condominiums units, most of which will be in a single high-rise operated as a hotel.

The plan is to create an urban residential district with high-end shops, gourmet restaurants and unique pedestrian environments. The design team for the project includes Studio Daniel Libeskind, Murphy/Jahn Architects, Rockwell Group, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Rafael Viñoly Architects, KPF Architects and Jahn Architects.

Libeskind will design the retail district. The landmark hotel-casino is being designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. The 1,543-room condo-hotel component is being designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects. Another 810 loft-like residences will be designed by Jahn Architects. The 215-unit Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences is being designed by designed by KPF Architects. The Lifestyle Hotel and Residences will be designed by Foster and Partners.