MGM’s Fix For Harmon Tower? Explosives!
On Monday, the casino operator told Clark County officials that the structurally troubled Harmon Tower cannot be fixed and submitted a plan to implode the unfinished luxury hotel and condominium tower, which was to anchor the north end of the $8.5 billion CityCenter development.
Construction issues first surfaced in 2008, when building inspectors found structural work on the planned 47-story building did not match plans submitted to the county. The construction issues involved improperly placed steel reinforcing bar, commonly known as rebar.
In January 2009, MGM Resorts scrapped 200 condos planned for upper floors and capped the tower at 27 stories. CityCenter opened in December 2009. The Harmon remains a blue-glass facade on an essentially empty shell.