Earthquake could topple the Harmon, engineer testifies in Las Vegas case
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, half-owner and manager of the CityCenter casino-resort complex, is asking Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez for permission to implode the 26-story structure, mainly because of more than 1,700 defects with the building it claims to have discovered.
It’s unknown when Gonzalez will rule on the request; even if she approves the implosion plan, it would take several more months for demolition plans to gain government approvals, and her ruling may be appealed.
General contractor Perini Building Co. and subcontractors are fighting the request, saying the Harmon can be repaired.
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