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March 28, 2024

The Harmon Hotel

A view of the Harmon at MGM's CityCenter looking westbound from a helicopter Monday, May 21, 2012.
After Harmon is imploded, what will take its place at CityCenter?
Monday, July 23, 2012
The ruling last week that potentially speeds up demolition of the $275 million Harmon hotel has casino industry observers wondering what CityCenter will develop in the tower’s place.
A view of the Harmon at MGM's CityCenter looking westbound from a helicopter Monday, May 21, 2012.
Judge gives OK to raze flawed Harmon hotel tower
Thursday, July 19, 2012
A Nevada state judge is giving the go-ahead to raze a flawed hotel tower that never opened when MGM Resorts International and Dubai World opened the rest of the $8.5 billion CityCenter development on the Las Vegas Strip.
A view of the Harmon at MGM's CityCenter looking westbound from a helicopter Monday, May 21, 2012.
CityCenter back in court seeking OK to demolish Harmon tower
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Four years after Clark County building inspectors issued corrective-action and stop-work orders at the Harmon on the Las Vegas Strip, the hotel’s owner is back in court seeking permission to demolish it. After a four-month recess, testimony resumed Monday in Clark County District Court in a hearing on whether CityCenter can demolish the hotel prior to a trial planned for next year in a lawsuit over Harmon design and construction defects and unpaid Harmon construction invoices.
The Harmon Hotel at CityCenter sits unfinished with the Veer Towers seen in the background on July 29, 2011.
After lengthy hearing, it's clearer than ever that Harmon is doomed to demolition
Sunday, March 18, 2012
It’s almost certain that the Harmon hotel tower in Las Vegas — which a top CityCenter executive calls a “monument of construction defects” — will be demolished sooner or later in spectacular and unusual fashion. What’s unusual for the Harmon is that it’s a brand-new, almost-completed structure.
A building wrap, starting at the base of the Harmon, points pedestrians to CityCenter and the Crystals mall Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.
Harmon implosion hearing recessed until July
Friday, March 16, 2012
Four days of hearings this week failed to resolve whether CityCenter can demolish its Harmon hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip prior to a jury trial on defective work there — and a new round of hearings is now set for July.
The Harmon Hotel at CityCenter, which sits empty and unfinished and now serves as a giant billboard, is seen Friday, July 29, 2011.
Perini lawyer says Harmon is safe; thorny issues compel call for more hearings
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Don’t look for a quick decision on whether the Harmon hotel tower in Las Vegas can be imploded because of construction defects and safety concerns.
The Harmon at CityCenter in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.
Judge in Harmon case refuses to allow attorneys to place blame
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A judge Tuesday refused to let attorneys stray into side issues as she weighs whether the Harmon hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip can be demolished.
The Harmon Hotel at CityCenter sits empty and unfinished with the Veer Towers seen in the background Friday, July 29, 2011.
A quake could topple the Harmon, engineer testifies in Strip case
MGM Resorts, Perini square off in first day of court clash
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A hearing is under way on CityCenter’s request that it be allowed to demolish the never-occupied, $279 million Harmon hotel building on the Las Vegas Strip because of construction defects and safety concerns.
MGM Resorts International's plan to implode the Harmon tower at CityCenter faces unusual obstacles. The tower, discovered to have building errors, is at the center of litigation between MGM and the project's general contractor.
Harmon Tower demolition hearing set for March
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Harmon Tower at CityCenter will continue to sit empty and unused well into 2012 after a judge indicated Wednesday she may decide in March if it can be imploded.
The Harmon at CityCenter in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.
Subcontractors fight Harmon demolition plan
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Two subcontractors have joined the general contractor in fighting plans by MGM Resorts International to implode the unused Harmon Tower at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip. The CityCenter casino-resort complex, half owned and managed by MGM Resorts International, says the 26-story hotel structure is unsafe because of construction defects and needs to come down.
Vegas motorcyclist loses appeal, complaint dismissed in Harmon Tower case
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
CARSON CITY — A Las Vegas motorcyclist who crashed into a median and sustained a brain injury has lost his appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court to continue with his case.
The Harmon Hotel at CityCenter sits empty and unfinished with the Veer Towers seen in the background Friday, July 29, 2011.
CityCenter seeks to collect evidence at Harmon before implosion
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Attorneys for the CityCenter resort complex on the Las Vegas Strip asked a judge Wednesday to approve additional testing of the flawed Harmon Hotel — work that would precede the planned implosion of the building. The tests are needed to collect evidence for use in the massive lawsuit over unpaid bills for construction of the $279 million Harmon, and counterclaims that construction defects there have left the building unusable and in danger of collapsing in an earthquake.
Supreme Court ruling may get CityCenter lawsuit moving again
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The massive and long-delayed CityCenter construction litigation in Las Vegas could get back on track soon now that the Nevada Supreme Court has resolved a side issue.
MGM Resorts International's plan to implode the Harmon tower at CityCenter faces unusual obstacles. The tower, discovered to have building errors, is at the center of litigation between MGM and the project's general contractor.
Getting OK to implode the Harmon proving to be monumental task
Thursday, August 25, 2011
When owners of old casinos are ready to pull the plug, they head to Clark County government offices for a demolition permit, detailing how and when the building should be taken down so as not to harm neighbors.
A side view of the El Rancho's Oct. 3, 2000 implosion. The building was demolished to make room for Turnberry Place, a set of high-rise luxury condominiums.
Out with a bang: 10 Strip implosions
Thursday, August 25, 2011
It's almost as much a part of Las Vegas culture as slot machines and showgirls: When it's time to take down a massive building, resorts on the Strip do it with a bang.