| The Harmon | |
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| The Harmon Hotel - West Entry - 2011-06-04.jpg | |
| Alternative names | The Harmon Hotel & Residences Project CityCenter Lifestyle Hotel Project CityCenter Block C - North Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Shell complete (demolition pending) |
| Type | Hotel |
| Address | 3720 Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 United States |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Height | ~138 m (453 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27– room count: 352 |
| Floor area | 231,900 m2 (2,496,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | MGM Mirage Dubai World |
| Landlord | MGM Resorts International |
| Main contractor | Perini Building Company Tishman Construction |
| Architecture firm | Foster + Partners |
| Other designers | MGM Mirage Design Group |
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| [1][2][3] | |
The Harmon is a highrise building in the CityCenter Las Vegas development in Paradise, Nevada. The tower was designed by Foster + Partners as a non-gaming boutique hotel, and was to be operated by Andrew Sasson's The Light Group upon completion. The building features an elliptical layout and highly reflective exterior located on the northeast corner of the project at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. Serious construction defects to the building were discovered in 2008, and the project was halted indefinitely. On August 15, 2011 MGM announced plans to implode the building.[4]
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At the beginning of the project, the hotel was called the "Lifestyle Hotel" and then "The Harmon Hotel, Spa & Residences". The tower was planned to have 400 hotel rooms and approximately 207 condominium residences from 800 to 2,900 sq ft (74 to 270 m2) on 49 floors. The hotel's pool deck was planned to be on the roof high above The Strip.[5][6] The exterior of the building was finished in 2009 but the interior work to correct the construction issues was to continue into 2010.
In late 2008, work on the Harmon Hotel/Condo Tower was stopped after inspectors discovered construction defects: county inspectors discovered improper installation by Pacific Coast Steel, of critical steel reinforcements (rebar) after 15 stories of the building had already been erected.[7] The error caused a major change in the building's design; instead of being 49 stories, it was reduced to 28 stories with the condominium element, The Harmon Residences removed entirely.[8] At the time, 88 of the 207 condominiums were reserved by buyers who had put 20 percent down. Those buyers were offered refunds or the chance to buy in other buildings.[7] Due to the delay and alterations to the design, the building has been delayed past the other CityCenter projects and was scheduled to be finished in late 2010,[8][7] but is now delayed indefinitely.[9] The canceled units ranged in size from 980 to 3,700 square feet (91 to 340 m2).[10] With litigation pending due to the defects, construction was halted,[11] and MGM Resorts International, the owner of CityCenter, has targeted the building for a complete demolition by 2012.[12]
On July 11, 2011 a report was released by Weidlinger Associates, an engineering firm hired by MGM Resorts International. This report indicated that the building was likely to collapse in a major earthquake and that a determination of possible repairs would take at least a year.[13]
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