Vegas ready to say goodbye to the tower that never was.
Demolition of the Harmon, a 26-story Las Vegas hotel that was supposed to be one of the gems of the CityCenter mega-development, is set to begin in two weeks.
The Harmon was part of the $8.5-billion CityCenter, a glitzy hotel, retail and restaurant complex on the Las Vegas Strip that opened in December 2009. But the Harmon, with its striking blue glass exterior, never opened, the victim of construction issues.
Legal troubles ensued. MGM Resorts International, a co-owner, argued in court that construction errors were so serious that the building could collapse during a major earthquake.
Earlier this year, a judge granted permission for the tower to be taken down.
That demolition work won’t include imploding the hotel, as has been done with other Vegas hotels. The Harmon is close enough to other buildings, including Crystals shopping center, that experts decided against that.
Instead, it is being dismantled floor-by-floor from the top down. It is expected to be gone by May.
Read more here.
