A 26-story hotel on the Las Vegas strip, which never opened, has been slated for demolition. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, demolition is expected to occur by the end of October.
The article states the Harmon Hotel was part of the $8.5 billion CityCenter project. While that retail, hotel and restaurant complex opened in 2009, the Harmon Hotel was plagued by construction issues. After years of legal troubles in which co-owner MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas, argued the building could collapse in a major earthquake, a judge granted permission for the tower to be taken down.
Due to the hotel’s proximity to other buildings, it will not be brought down using explosives, rather a floor-by-floor demolition from the top down will be executed, the article says.
The building demolition is expected to be complete by May 2015 with no word on any new development planned in its place.
The article states the Harmon Hotel was part of the $8.5 billion CityCenter project. While that retail, hotel and restaurant complex opened in 2009, the Harmon Hotel was plagued by construction issues. After years of legal troubles in which co-owner MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas, argued the building could collapse in a major earthquake, a judge granted permission for the tower to be taken down.
Due to the hotel’s proximity to other buildings, it will not be brought down using explosives, rather a floor-by-floor demolition from the top down will be executed, the article says.
The building demolition is expected to be complete by May 2015 with no word on any new development planned in its place.
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