CityCenter
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The entire complex, seen from the roof terrace of Marriott's Grand Chateau. From left to right: Mandarin Oriental, Crystals, Aria, Veer Towers, and Vdara.
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| Location | Las Vegas Strip |
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| Address | 3780 South Las Vegas Boulevard Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 36°06′28″N 115°10′33″W / 36.107725°N 115.17574°WCoordinates: 36°06′28″N 115°10′33″W / 36.107725°N 115.17574°W |
| Opening Date | December 16, 2009 |
| Developer | MGM Resorts International and Dubai World |
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Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn (Conceptual Master Plan) Gensler (Executive Architect) Foster + Partner (Harmon Hotel) Helmut Jahn (Veer Towers) Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Mandarin Oriental) Pelli Clark Pelli (Aria Hotel) Rockwell Group (Entertainment District) RV Architecture (Vdara Condo and Hotel) Studio Daniel Libeskind (Entertainment District) |
| Operator | MGM Resorts International |
| Owner | MGM Resorts International and Dubai World |
| Website | www.citycenter.com |
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CityCenter (also known as CityCenter Las Vegas) is a 16,797,000-square-foot (1,560,500 m2) mixed-use, urban complex on 76 acres (31 ha) located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The project was started by MGM Resorts International; Dubai World became a joint partner during the project's construction phase. It is the largest privately funded construction project in the history of the United States. The project is connected by a people mover system to adjacent MGM properties Monte Carlo Las Vegas and Bellagio Las Vegas. As of 2015, the "CityCenter" branding has been largely retired, with the focus instead on the Aria brand of the development's centerpiece property in names such as the "Aria Express" (formerly "CityCenter Tram") and "Aria Art Collection" (formerly "CityCenter Art Collection").
The project straddles Harmon Avenue and is bordered by (listed clockwise, starting on the east side): Las Vegas Boulevard, the Monte Carlo Resort, I-15, the Bellagio, and The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino. The site was formerly occupied by the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, the Bellagio employee parking lot, and several standalone commercial structures.
The conceptual master plan for Project City Center, announced on November 9, 2004, was designed by Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, laying out the project with approximately 2,400 condominium and condo-hotel units and approximately 4,800 hotel rooms, distributed within several high-rise towers around The Crystals, an ultra high-end retail mall. It is designed to have all commodities for daily life, featuring a 4,000-room hotel and casino (Aria), two 400-room boutique hotels (The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, with 227 residential condo units, and The Harmon Hotel and Spa), a purely residential offering (Veer Towers), a condo-hotel (Vdara Condo-hotel) and a 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) retail and entertainment district which was intended to house the first grocery store directly on the Strip (though as of July 2011, there is no grocery on the property). The multi-use project makes extensive use of green technologies, such as using reclaimed water and an on-site power plant. The Mandarin Oriental, Aria, and Vdara all received LEED certification in November 2009.
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