An artist’s illustration of the completed arena is displayed during a topping off ceremony for the Las Vegas Arena Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Representatives from MGM Resorts International and AEG, contractors Hunt-Penta and elected officials were on hand to celebrate the installation of the arena’s final steel beam. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in Spring 2016.
Monday, Sept. 14, 2015 | 4:40 p.m.
The building creaks in the quiet of the hot afternoon, an eerie sound that’s entirely normal as its concrete and 7,000 tons of structural steel settle into place within the arena under construction just off the Las Vegas Strip. Soon that creaking will fade, replaced by the sounds of music and cheers at concerts, boxing matches, college basketball games and — if all continues on course — NHL contests.
The $375-million arena, owned by AEG and MGM Resorts International and operated by MGM, reached a significant milestone last Wednesday when concrete was poured to form the event floor. A few weeks earlier, the NHL acknowledged that a Las Vegas group’s application for an expansion team had advanced to the third phase, which means the league will review the business plans of the company led by Bill Foley.
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