CityCenter#CityCenter Tram

CityCenter was conceived by Jim Murren, president and chief financial officer of MGM Mirage,{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=Man at the center: MGM Mirage's Murren sees urban-style Strip |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2005/05/16/news/news13.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=May 16, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427013751/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2005/05/16/news/news13.txt |archive-date=April 27, 2006}}{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter: One man's concept of a real city |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/29/one-mans-concept-real-story/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 29, 2009}}{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Alastair|title=Glass Menagerie: As Las Vegas' epic CityCenter opens, will its mastermind, MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren, be seen as a visionary or just another casino developer?|url=http://magazine.wsj.com/nomad/report/glass-menagerie/?blog_id=137&post_id=5923|access-date=29 August 2011|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=10 June 2010}} while development was overseen by MGM executive Bobby Baldwin.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Boardwalk closing to clear way for CityCenter |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/sep/16/boardwalk-closing-to-clear-way-for-citycenter/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 16, 2005}}{{cite news |last=Schoenmann |first=Joe |title=Magnitude of CityCenter plan is enough to leave you speechless |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2007/jan/21/magnitude-of-citycenter-plan-is-enough-to-leave-yo/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 21, 2007}} MGM had considered several different themed hotels for the site in the early 2000s, but none attracted high enthusiasm. The company later sought out a unique project idea for the land, different to anything that had been done before in Las Vegas.

Murren began considering the concept of a mixed-use project in 2003 and presented his idea to MGM's board in March 2004. Kirk Kerkorian, majority shareholder in MGM, was convinced of the project's viability early on. Other board members were intrigued by Murren's proposal, but also skeptical. With CityCenter, Murren sought to create an urban gathering place for Las Vegas.{{cite news |last=Schumacher |first=Geoff |title=Downtown Las Vegas and the Strip: a tale of two city centers |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jul-02-Sun-2006/opinion/8245466.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705212606/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jul-02-Sun-2006/opinion/8245466.html |archive-date=July 5, 2006}} The large project would be the first of its kind for the area.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Project CityCenter: Strip 'metropolis' planned |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-10-Wed-2004/news/25221232.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 10, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204082917/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-10-Wed-2004/news/25221232.html |archive-date=December 4, 2004}}{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Rod |title=CityCenter at center stage for Strip |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-14-Sun-2004/business/25231392.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 14, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208121142/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-14-Sun-2004/business/25231392.html |archive-date=December 8, 2004}} According to Murren, "No one has embarked on a development [of this scale] in this town. It's hard to equate it to anything. We are going to be leaders in the reshaping of the valley into a global market".{{cite news |last=Mihailovich|first=Steven |title=The city of MGM Mirage |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2004/11/12/news/news01.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=November 12, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041125223803/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2004/11/12/news/news01.txt |archive-date=November 25, 2004}}

MGM announced the project, known then as Project CityCenter, on November 9, 2004. The company had spent eight months working on development plans for the site. The mixed-use project would include a casino resort, three boutique hotels, condominiums, retail space, and restaurants.{{cite news |last=Illia |first=Tony |title=New MGM Mirage project reflects growing urban mixed-use trend |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2004/11/12/news/news11.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=November 12, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208122735/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2004/11/12/news/news11.txt |archive-date=December 8, 2004}} MGM would work with developers and consultants specialized in each of these industries. The company also held discussions with a dozen hotel operators, seeking managers for CityCenter's hotels.

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CityCenter was built on {{convert|67|acre|abbr=on}} on the Las Vegas Strip, in between MGM's Monte Carlo and Bellagio resorts.{{cite news |title=Editorial: Big plans at MGM Mirage |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-11-Thu-2004/opinion/25230952.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 11, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204084658/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-11-Thu-2004/opinion/25230952.html |archive-date=December 4, 2004}} The Boardwalk hotel-casino, also owned by MGM, occupied eight acres of the site.

Much of the land for CityCenter had previously been occupied by the golf course for the Dunes hotel-casino, which closed in 1993.{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Dissimilar landmarks -- Binion's and CityCenter -- reflect today's Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/dec/02/two-landmarks----binions-and-citycenter----reflect/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 2, 2009}} At the time of CityCenter's announcement, most of the site was now being used as employee parking for the Bellagio. Before construction could begin on CityCenter, a new parking garage had to be constructed for Bellagio employees along Frank Sinatra Drive. Early site work had begun by August 2005, with Perini Building Company as general contractor for the parking garage and CityCenter.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Work gets humming for Project CityCenter |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Aug-29-Mon-2005/business/3082496.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 29, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051221182718/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Aug-29-Mon-2005/business/3082496.html |archive-date=December 21, 2005}}

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The Boardwalk was closed in January 2006, and imploded four months later to make way for CityCenter.{{cite news |last=Richtel |first=Matt |title=No More Cheap Shrimp Cocktail |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/06/business/06vegas.html |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=May 6, 2006}}{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Out with the old not always the answer |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/may/10/out-with-the-old-not-always-the-answer/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 10, 2006}} Construction of CityCenter began on June 25, 2006, with a concrete pour forming the foundation for the future Aria Resort and Casino.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Rod |title=Project CityCenter: Here Comes the New Look of the Strip |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jun-26-Mon-2006/business/8139529.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060702064653/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jun-26-Mon-2006/business/8139529.html |archive-date=July 2, 2006}}{{cite news |title=Jeff Simpson catches up with MGM Mirage's big plans for reshaping Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/jun/25/jeff-simpson-catches-up-with-mgm-mirages-big-plans/ |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 25, 2006}} The construction site was divided into three blocks, each with their own team of workers. With no on-site storage, the construction schedule and delivery of materials had to be carefully planned.

Six deaths occurred during construction. In February 2007, a {{convert|3000|lb|abbr=on}} steel wall used as a concrete mold fell from a crane, hitting another wall which struck four workers, killing two.{{cite news |last=Kihara |first=David |title=Two workers killed at Project CityCenter |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Feb-07-Wed-2007/news/12444128.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402151934/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Feb-07-Wed-2007/news/12444128.html |archive-date=April 2, 2007}} In August 2007, a worker died when the counterweight for a construction elevator came down on him as he oiled the machine. Two months later, a worker fell approximately {{convert|50|ft|abbr=on}} while working on the Aria tower.{{cite news |last=Haynes |first=Brian |title=Iron worker falls to death on Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/iron-worker-falls-to-death-on-strip/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 6, 2007}} In April 2008, a worker fell approximately {{convert|20|ft|abbr=on|0}}.{{cite news |title=CityCenter worker dies in fall |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/citycenter-worker-dies-in-fall/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 29, 2008}} The next month, a worker was crushed and killed when caught between the counter-weight system and the track of a crane.'Sixth worker dies at Vegas CityCenter project', Reno Gazette-Journal, May 31, 2008. The project was nicknamed CityCemetery in response to the deaths.{{cite news |last=Illia |first=Tony |title=Inside CityCenter |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/inside-citycenter/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 23, 2008}}{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=Evidence of change: Six months, no fatalities |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/28/evidence-change-six-months-no-fatalities/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 28, 2008}} Other practices by workers caused concern, with some drinking before work in violation of Perini's company rules.{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=CityCenter Construction Site: Safety issues raised |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/26371359.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080825212605/http://www.lvrj.com/news/26371359.html |archive-date=August 25, 2008}}

The deaths at CityCenter – in addition to those at other upcoming Strip resorts – prompted its construction workers to walk off the job at midnight on June 3, 2008, protesting safety conditions and shutting down construction. The Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council demanded that Perini take three steps before work could resume: agree to pay for additional safety training for workers, allow national union researchers to examine root causes of safety problems on the site, and allow union leaders full access to the work site.{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=Workers walk off CityCenter site in protest |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/03/workers-walk-citycenter-site-protest/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 3, 2008}}{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=Reports suggest fixes for CityCenter safety problems |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/18/citycenter/ |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 18, 2009}} An agreement was reached within a day, putting an end to the walkout.{{cite news |title=Safety agreement ends walkout on Strip |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/03/safety-agreement-ends-walkout/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 3, 2008}}{{cite news |title=Strip carousers hear picketers' grievances |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/04/strip-carousers-hear-picketers-grievances/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=June 4, 2008}}{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Strip construction sites back to work |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/strip-construction-sites-back-to-work/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 4, 2008}} However, the work stoppage prompted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch an investigation into the project's construction safety on June 9, 2008.{{cite news |title=Investigations continue at CityCenter job site |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Investigations%20continue%20at%20CityCenter%20job%20site%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}

As of August 2008, the project had 7,700 construction workers, operating in shifts on a 24-hour basis. As a result of delays, MGM assigned its executive construction manager, Tishman Construction Corporation, to aid Perini starting in late 2008.{{cite news |title=MGM Mirage adds CityCenter contractor |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22MGM%20Mirage%20adds%20CityCenter%20contractor%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |url-access=subscription}} At that time, CityCenter had up to 9,500 construction workers at a daily cost of $3.5 million.{{cite news |title=An Inside Look at CityCenter |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22An%20Inside%20Look%20at%20CityCenter%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=December 29, 2008 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |url-access=subscription}} More than 50 million hours were spent building CityCenter, which had more workers than the construction of Hoover Dam.{{cite news |last=Illia |first=Tony |title=Strip Superstar: CityCenter makes its Las Vegas debut |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/23755-strip-superstar-citycenter-makes-its-las-vegas-debut |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=Engineering News-Record |date=March 3, 2010}}

CityCenter was initially expected to cost between $3 billion and $4 billion. Part of the project would be financed through condominium presales. By 2006, the project's budget had increased to $7 billion, due to several additions, including a monorail connecting throughout CityCenter. The rising cost of construction materials and labor also contributed to the increased budget.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Rod |title=Strip Development: MGM project gets costlier |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-10-Fri-2006/business/5809149.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 10, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215201933/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-10-Fri-2006/business/5809149.html |archive-date=February 15, 2006}}{{cite web |last=Marx |first=Eric |title=MGM Mirages CityCenter project to reshape Vegas skyscape |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/MGM-Mirages-CityCenter-project-to-reshape-Vegas-skyscape |website=Travel Weekly |access-date=February 15, 2023 |date=March 26, 2006}} In 2007, Dubai World became a joint partner in the project.{{cite news |title=Dubai buys into Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/dubai-buys-into-strip/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 23, 2007}}{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Relationship with Dubai renewed with deal by MGM Resorts subsidiary |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/real-estate-insider/relationship-with-dubai-renewed-with-deal-by-mgm-resorts-subsidiary/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 24, 2017}} Numerous last-minute design changes took place during construction, continually raising the budget.{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=CityCenter work often precedes approval of plans |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/16/citycenter-work-often-precedes-approval-plans/ |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 16, 2009}} By 2008, the project's cost had increased to more than $8 billion.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter, budget buster |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/gaming/2008/feb/08/citycenter-budget-buster/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 8, 2008}} The budget continued to fluctuate,{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=A financial history of the CityCenter project |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/28/financial-history-citycenter-project/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 28, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Berzon |first=Alexandra |title=The Long, Bumpy Road to Completing CityCenter |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703514404574588071209210370 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=December 13, 2009}} reaching $9.2 billion later that year,{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=CityCenter budget hits $9 billion |url=http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article.cfm?contentID=173079 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Casino City Times |date=May 15, 2008}} before settling at $8.5 billion. It is the most expensive privately funded construction project in U.S. history.{{cite news |last=Hussman |first=Eliza |title=CityCenter gives Las Vegas a huge twist |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/CityCenter-gives-Las-Vegas-a-huge-twist-3277856.php |access-date=February 8, 2023 |work=SFGATE |date=December 20, 2009}}{{cite news |title=New CityCenter |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2010/04/03/new-citycenter/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=Orange County Register |date=April 3, 2010}}

In March 2009, Dubai World sued MGM, accusing the latter of mismanaging development at CityCenter, resulting in the cost overruns. The lawsuit placed the project in financial jeopardy, as a $220 million construction payment was due later that month and Dubai World declined to fund it.{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=CityCenter future in doubt after Dubai partner sues MGM Mirage |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/41688037.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625061436/http://www.lvrj.com/news/41688037.html |archive-date=June 25, 2010}}{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Despite lawsuit, MGM Mirage plans to finish CityCenter |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/41816557.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608071316/http://www.lvrj.com/business/41816557.html |archive-date=June 8, 2011}}{{cite news |last=Merced |first=Michael J. de la |title=Las Vegas Development Might File for Bankruptcy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/business/27mgm.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=March 27, 2009}} MGM covered Dubai World's portion of the payment,{{cite news |last=Merced |first=Michael J. de la |title=MGM Averts Bankruptcy at Project in Las Vegas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/business/28casino.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=March 28, 2009}}{{cite news |title=CItyCenter workers relieved to keep their jobs |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/citycenter-workers-relieved-to-keep-their-jobs/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 28, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter safe — for now |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/28/citycenter-safe-now/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 28, 2009}} and the two came to an agreement the following month which would ensure the completion of CityCenter.{{cite news |title=Partners nail down funding |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/partners-nail-down-funding/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 30, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Saving CityCenter required hundreds of consultants, cool heads in corporate |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/saving-citycenter-required-hundreds-of-consultants-cool-heads-in-corporate/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 21, 2009}} MGM had contacted Nevada U.S. senator Harry Reid for help in saving the project. Reid, in turn, contacted bank CEOs and urged them to loan MGM money to continue construction.{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Reid 'saved CityCenter' after economy crashed |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/reid-saved-citycenter-after-economy-crashed-2504263/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 29, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Myers |first=Laura |title=Lowden hits Reid on CityCenter |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/lowden-hits-reid-on-citycenter/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 11, 2010}}

The first of CityCenter's features, the Vdara condo-hotel, opened to the public on December 2, 2009, following a VIP event the night before.{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=MGM Mirage begins lifting veil on CityCenter today |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/01/citycenter-opens/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 1, 2009}} A retail mall, Crystals, opened on December 3,{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=Public gets first look at CityCenter with opening of three properties |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/04/public-gets-first-look-citycenter-opening-three-pr/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 4, 2009}} and the Mandarin Oriental hotel opened a day later.{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=CityCenter's Mandarin Oriental makes Vegas debut |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/04/citycenters-mandarin-oriental-makes-vegas-debut/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 4, 2009}} The openings were part of a three-day celebration marking CityCenter's debut.{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Kirk Kerkorian: CityCenter is 'simply the most amazing' Vegas project ever |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/dec/05/kirk-kerkorian-citycenter-simply-most-amazing-vega/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 5, 2009}} The project's primary attraction, Aria Resort and Casino, is the only gaming property on-site. It opened on December 16, 2009.{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=MGM Mirage execs gather to mark opening of CityCenter |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/16/wait-ends-citycenters-aria-set-public-debut/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 16, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=Welcome to CityCenter: New Strip casino opens its doors |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/16/welcome-citycenter-new-strip-casino-opens-doors |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 16, 2009}} Veer Towers, a condominium property, opened on July 15, 2010.

CityCenter opened amid the Great Recession,{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Despite other stalled projects, CityCenter still on track |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/gaming/2008/aug/29/despite-other-stalled-projects-citycenter-still-tr/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 29, 2008}}{{cite news |title=Much rides on CityCenter |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Much%20rides%20on%20CityCenter%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} although Baldwin said the project would succeed despite the economic downturn.{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=Vdara hotel marks opening of CityCenter |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/01/citycenters-vdara-hotel-nearly-open-business/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 1, 2009}} Murren expected CityCenter to be profitable within five to ten years, and said the complex would appeal to locals in addition to tourists.{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=Murren: Locals will visit Strip to go to CityCenter |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/08/murren-locals-will-visit-strip-go-citycenter/ |access-date=February 21, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 8, 2009}} Mayor Oscar Goodman believed the project would help bring tourism to downtown Las Vegas.{{cite news |last=Toplikar |first=Dave |title=Goodman: CityCenter won't hurt downtown Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/10/goodman-says-citycenter-wont-hurt-traffic-downtown/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 10, 2009}} Analysts were mixed as to whether CityCenter would help boost the local economy.{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=Report: CityCenter may drive Vegas room discounting trend |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/16/report-citycenter-may-drive-vegas-room-discounting |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 16, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=Analyst: CityCenter's opening will 'push economy forward' |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/17/economist-citycenters-opening-will-push-economy-fo/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 17, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Powers |first=Ashley |title=Vegas bets it all on new CityCenter complex |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-21-la-na-city-center21-2009dec21-story.html |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 21, 2009}} CityCenter sought to fill 12,000 job positions ahead of its opening,{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=CityCenter to begin filling 12,000 jobs Jan. 5 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/citycenter-to-begin-filling-12000-jobs-jan-5/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 18, 2008}}{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter extending hope on a huge scale |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/13/citycenter-extending-hope-huge-scale/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 13, 2009}} and more than 100,000 people applied as a result of the recession.{{cite news |title=100,000 people chasing 12,000 jobs at CityCenter |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22100%2C000%20people%20chasing%2012%2C000%20jobs%20at%20CityCenter%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=January 19, 2009 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Finnegan |first=Amanda |title=160,000 applications later, CityCenter makes job offers |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/21/160000-applications-later-citycenter-makes-job-off/ |access-date=February 21, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 21, 2009}} Approximately half of the work force would consist of transfers from other MGM properties.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter seeking more than 12,000 workers |url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/18/citycenter-seeking-more-12000-workers/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 18, 2008}}

The project added around 5,900 hotel rooms at a time when Las Vegas tourism had declined.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Will CityCenter change type of tourist in Vegas? |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/18/will-citycenter-change-type-tourist-vegas/ |access-date=February 21, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 18, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Gregor |first=Alison |title=Las Vegas Project Survives a Case of Bad Timing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/realestate/commercial/citycenter-in-las-vegas-survives-a-case-of-bad-timing.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=October 16, 2012}} Initial profits were lower than MGM had hoped,{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=16 months later, CityCenter has yet to hit its stride |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2011/apr/25/citycenter-16-months-later/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=VegasInc |date=April 25, 2011}}{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Sign of the times: A slow shift at CityCenter |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2013/feb/27/sign-times-things-are-slowly-shifting-citycenter/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=February 27, 2013}} and fine-tuning took place over the next year in response to customer feedback.{{cite news |title=CityCenter hopes new signage brings more traffic |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/01/citycenter-hopes-new-signage-directs-more-traffic-/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 1, 2011}} In 2010, Aria and Vdara launched national advertising campaigns.{{cite news |title=Two CityCenter projects begin branding efforts |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Two%20CityCenter%20projects%20begin%20branding%20efforts%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} CityCenter saw improvement by the end of 2012, in part because of reduced hotel rates.{{cite news |title=CityCenter's performance turns corner, and MGM is glad |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%27s%20performance%20turns%20corner%2C%20and%20MGM%20is%20glad%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=September 10, 2012 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=MGM pulls out of downturn with record earnings at CityCenter |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2013/may/02/mgm-pulls-out-downturn-record-earnings-citycenter/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=VegasInc |date=May 2, 2013}}

One hotel and condominium project, The Harmon, was scheduled to open at the end of 2009 with the rest of CityCenter. However, structural defects were discovered the year before,{{cite news |title=County wants proof CityCenter structures are free of defects |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/06/just-making-sure/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 6, 2009}} leading to litigation with Perini, as well as the project's cancellation and eventual demolition in 2015. Numerous other construction discrepancies were found throughout CityCenter, and MGM said they would be corrected by the time of opening.{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Joan |title=Report reveals discrepancies at MGM CityCenter project |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/report-reveals-discrepancies-at-mgm-citycenter-project/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 26, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Joan |title=Clark County issues notices about work at CityCenter |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/clark-county-issues-notices-about-work-at-citycenter/ |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 13, 2009}}

In March 2010, Perini sued MGM and Dubai World for $492 million in unpaid construction costs, relating primarily to its work on the Harmon.{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Contractor plans liens against CityCenter owners |url=https://www.casinocitytimes.com/article/contractor-plans-liens-against-citycenter-owners-57997 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |work=Casino City Times |date=March 15, 2010}}{{cite news |last=Illia |first=Tony |title=Perini files $492 million lawsuit against MGM Mirage over CityCenter work |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/perini-files-492-million-lawsuit-against-mgm-mirage-over-citycenter-work/ |access-date=February 12, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 26, 2010}}{{cite news |title=Perini sues CityCenter owners for unpaid bills |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Perini%20sues%20CityCenter%20owners%20for%20unpaid%20bills%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} Perini also filed a mechanic's lien against the project. A coalition – including Perini, subcontractors, and several trade unions – was also formed against MGM.{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=MGM Mirage: Try case in court, not media |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/mgm-mirage-try-case-in-court-not-media/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 5, 2010}} MGM, in part, disputed the case because of defective work on the Harmon. The company also questioned the billing amount and sought a detailed accounting from Perini, seeking to eliminate charges that may have already been paid off.{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=MGM Mirage officials meet with subcontractors seeking payment |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/mgm-mirage-officials-meet-with-subcontractors-seeking-payment/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 9, 2010}}

In May 2010, Perini requested Nevada governor Jim Gibbons to open an investigation into MGM's lack of payment and its financial situation, as the company was struggling amid the recession.{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Perini tries to enlist aid of governor's office in CityCenter payment |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/perini-tries-to-enlist-aid-of-governors-office-in-citycenter-payment/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 4, 2010}}{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Gibbons: Meeting a chance to resolve dispute |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/gibbons-meeting-a-chance-to-resolve-dispute/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 10, 2010}} By that time, various subcontractors had filed more than 430 liens.{{cite news |title=CityCenter subcontractors face financial pressure |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%20subcontractors%20face%20financial%20pressure%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=May 11, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Fight over CityCenter payments continues |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Fight%20over%20CityCenter%20payments%20continues%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=MGM Mirage, Perini dig in for CityCenter dispute |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22MGM%20Mirage%2C%20Perini%20dig%20in%20for%20CityCenter%20dispute%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=June 15, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} MGM began settling with subcontractors later that year.{{cite news |title=CityCenter begins settling with subcontractors |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%20begins%20settling%20with%20subcontractors%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=August 9, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=MGM pays more subcontractors in CityCenter case |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/mgm-pays-more-subcontractors-in-citycenter-case/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 13, 2010}}{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=MGM Resorts reduces CityCenter liens |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/mgm-resorts-reduces-citycenter-liens-/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 4, 2010}}

Some analysts believed that construction costs and issues would have been managed better if CityCenter had been built in phases. However, Murren said he was against such an idea: "How do you create an environment in phases? What do you do? Create a beautiful casino resort and have signs around the rest of the campus saying, 'Coming Soon'? You just can't do that".{{cite news |last1=Stutz |first1=Howard |last2=Knightly |first2=Arnold M. |title=MGM Mirage officials are betting consumers will come to the $8.5 billion CityCenter |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/mgm-mirage-officials-are-betting-consumers-will-come-to-the-8-5-billion-citycenter/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 29, 2009}}

In 2016, MGM and Dubai World sold Crystals for $1.1 billion to Invesco and Simon Property Group.{{cite news |last=Morris |first=J. D. |title=$1.1 billion sale of Crystals mall has closed |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2016/apr/15/11-billion-sale-of-crystals-mall-has-closed/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=VegasInc |date=April 15, 2016}} Two years later, the Mandarin Oriental hotel was sold for $214 million to hotel investor Tiffany Lam and Panda Express founders Andrew and Peggy Cherng.{{cite news| title=Buyers of Mandarin Oriental on Strip finally revealed| newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal| first=Eli| last=Segall| date=August 31, 2018| url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/real-estate-insider/buyers-of-mandarin-oriental-on-strip-finally-revealed/| access-date=September 1, 2018}} It was rebranded under the Waldorf Astoria name.{{cite news |last=Schwartz |first=David G. |title=Inside The Las Vegas Strip's Overnight Ultra-Luxe Changeover |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidschwartz/2018/09/24/inside-the-las-vegas-strips-overnight-ultra-lux-changeover/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=Forbes |date=September 24, 2018}}

By 2019, CityCenter had been renamed Aria Campus, after the Aria resort.{{cite web |last=Freeman |first=Aleza |title=Treat Yourself At One Of Four Five-Star Spas In Las Vegas |url=https://hauteliving.com/2019/03/five-star-spas-las-vegas/667475/ |website=Haute Living |access-date=August 4, 2022 |date=March 13, 2019}} The "Aria" name has also been applied to the Aria Express monorail, formerly "CityCenter Tram".

In 2021, MGM bought out Dubai World's interest for $2.1 billion,{{cite news |title=MGM Resorts to own CityCenter, buys partner Dubai World's stake for over $2 bln |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/mgm-resorts-own-citycenter-buys-partner-dubai-worlds-stake-over-2-bln-2021-07-01/ |access-date=September 2, 2022 |work=Reuters |date=July 1, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=Dubai World set to end 14-year CityCenter partnership with MGM Resorts |url=https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/dubai-world-set-to-end-14-year-partnership-in-citycenter-with-mgm-resorts/ |access-date=September 2, 2022 |work=CDC Gaming Reports |date=September 8, 2021}} gaining full ownership of Aria and Vdara, its last remaining properties at CityCenter. MGM then sold the two resorts to The Blackstone Group. The latter leased the resorts back to MGM, which continues managing the resorts.{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=MGM selling 2 Strip properties in $4B leaseback deal |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgm-selling-2-strip-properties-in-4b-leaseback-deal-2390989/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 2, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=MGM cashing in on CityCenter complex again |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgm-cashing-in-on-citycenter-complex-again-2394122/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 6, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=MGM Resorts completes sale-leaseback of Aria, Vdara |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgm-resorts-completes-sale-leaseback-of-aria-vdara-2449343/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 28, 2021}}

MGM also sold the Harmon site in 2021, to developers Brett Torino and Flag Luxury Group. A four-story shopping mall, 63, opened on the site in 2023.{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Las Vegas developer closes $80M deal for Strip parcel |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/las-vegas-developer-forged-80m-deal-for-strip-parcel-2382498/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 21, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Las Vegas developer bringing more retail to Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/las-vegas-developer-bringing-more-retail-to-strip-2569953/ |access-date=August 4, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 1, 2022}}{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Linda |title=New York Developer Gambles on Las Vegas Shift Toward Strip-Facing Stores |url=https://www.costar.com/article/37004062/new-york-developer-gambles-on-las-vegas-shift-toward-strip-facing-stores |website=CoStar |access-date=October 9, 2023 |date=September 12, 2023}}

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CityCenter's master plan was designed by Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects,{{cite news |title=CityCenter Evolves |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704869304574596211121379316 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=December 14, 2009}} which spent 20 months working on the project. Unlike recent Las Vegas resorts which featured a theme, CityCenter was designed as a modern urban district, similar to Greenwich Village or Haight-Ashbury. Speaking about CityCenter in 2004, Murren said, "I think the era of themes have come and gone in Las Vegas. I think the word is 'feel.' It will have an urban feel that is contemporary, modern and forward-looking". The project was described as "a city within a city". According to Murren, "The great thing about a city is its diversity. It is vibrant and dynamic and has people of different backgrounds. Real cities have many different environments, like Manhattan. That's what I loved about the idea. We're not creating a fake city but a real one". Baldwin said, "We don't want to build things consumers want now. We want to build what they will want 10, 15, 50 years from now".

Gensler served as the executive architect, assembling a group of prominent designers who would work on individual components of CityCenter. Around 100 prospective architects were considered for the project, and this list was gradually narrowed down. The initial team of designers was announced in 2005,{{cite news |last=Robison |first=Jennifer |title=It's all about Project CityCenter: MGM Mirage reveals details today |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-15-Thu-2005/business/3364754.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 15, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104064137/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-15-Thu-2005/business/3364754.html |archive-date=November 4, 2005}}{{cite news |title=Celebrity architects recruited for Strip makeover |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Celebrity%20architects%20recruited%20for%20Strip%20makeover%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=September 23, 2005 |access-date=January 20, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Illia |first=Tony |title=Architecture's High-Rollers Head to Vegas |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-07-09/architectures-high-rollers-head-to-vegas |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Bloomberg |date=July 10, 2006}} and others followed in 2006.{{cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |title=Arts, Briefly; More Architects For Las Vegas Project |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/26/arts/arts-briefly-more-architects-for-las-vegas-project.html |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=June 26, 2006}} Each of the architects were given a wide range of creative freedom, although their projects had to complement each other rather than outdo one another.{{cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |title=Making the Desert Bloom With Architecture |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/arts/design/making-the-desert-bloom-with-architecture.html |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2005}} A 100-unit residential tower with a twisting shape, designed by James K. M. Cheng,{{cite news |last=Dickensheets |first=Scott |title=Review |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2005/sep/22/review/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=September 22, 2005}} was removed during the design phase for more open space. An office building was also scrapped.{{cite web |last=Pomerantz |first=Dorothy |title=Damn the Bubble, Let's Build a City! |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/1003/098.html |website=Forbes |access-date=February 15, 2023 |date=October 3, 2005}}

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A defining feature of CityCenter is the use of glass paneling on each of its towers.{{cite news |title=Sneak Peek At CityCenter's Vdara Tower |url=http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8327189 |work=KTNV |date=May 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521033939/http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8327189 |archive-date=May 21, 2008}} The Cosmopolitan resort, located directly north,{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Rod |title=MGM Mirage execs hail CityCenter, look ahead |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-10-Wed-2006/business/7316467.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 10, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518133333/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-10-Wed-2006/business/7316467.html |archive-date=May 18, 2006}} is sometimes mistaken as part of CityCenter due to its similar design. Visitors have also had difficulty distinguishing CityCenter's towers due to their shared design of glass paneling.{{cite news |title=CityCenter rises despite hard times |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2010/10/21/citycenter-rises-despite-hard-times/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=Orange County Register |date=October 21, 2010}} The exterior also includes {{convert|80000|sqft|abbr=on}} of stone from a quarry in nearby Jean, Nevada.{{cite news |last=Robison |first=Jennifer |title=CityCenter is all about superlatives |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/citycenter-is-all-about-superlatives/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 17, 2009}}

CityCenter received mixed reviews when it opened.{{cite news |title=What's being said about CityCenter |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/17/whats-being-said-about-citycenter |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 17, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Robison |first=Jennifer |title=Visitors give MGM Mirage's new megacomplex mostly favorable reviews |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/visitors-give-mgm-mirages-new-megacomplex-mostly-favorable-reviews/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 5, 2009}} Architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne opined that CityCenter's designers coated it with "a high-gloss, homogenous and faintly corporate sheen", stating that it is "wrapped in a series of shimmering mirrored-glass packages, making the place from certain angles look like a slightly less buttoned-up version" of Time Warner Center in Manhattan.{{cite news |last=Hawthorne |first=Christopher |title=In Las Vegas, one final echo of the boom years |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/culture-monster-blog/story/2009-12-11/in-las-vegas-one-final-echo-of-the-boom-years |access-date=January 28, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 11, 2009}} Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker, questioned MGM's goal in building CityCenter as a counterpoint to recent themed resorts, writing that "the underlying risk of the CityCenter project is that good buildings next to outlandish ones will look quiet and bland. Caesars Palace and its progeny are crass but iconic. The CityCenter buildings are sophisticated, but you wonder, finally, if they are all that memorable".{{cite magazine |last=Goldberger |first=Paul |title=What Happens in Vegas |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/10/04/what-happens-in-vegas |access-date=February 9, 2023 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=September 27, 2010}} Brock Radke of Las Vegas Weekly called the design "too subtle" for the Strip: "Its design demands that you seek it out, where other resorts leap unabashedly into the Vegas spotlight whenever possible".

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CityCenter's main entrance along the Strip consists of a multi-lane roadway, while pedestrians enter along narrow walkways and overhead bridges. Architects were critical of the entry design, viewing it as bland and unattractive, while many pedestrians chose to pass by CityCenter as a result. Architect Alan Hess said, "The entrance has all the pleasantness of an airport terminal. There's a lot of concrete and ramps and other things that turn pedestrians off, and a sense of being channeled into an entryway". Las Vegas architect Joel Bergman called the entrance "cold" and "uninviting".{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Design challenges leave passers-by passing CityCenter by |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/28/passers--are-passing-citycenter/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 28, 2010}} Goldberger wrote that CityCenter "is laid out not for pedestrians but as a machine for moving vast numbers of cars efficiently. There are wide ramps coming off the Las Vegas Strip, auto turnarounds, and porte cochères—all good for traffic flow but hardly what you would call urban open space. [...] there is no pleasant place to walk, except inside the buildings". A year after CityCenter's opening, MGM added landscaping to the entry area and signs to help guide pedestrians onto the property.

CityCenter was expected to be the state's top energy user.{{cite news |title=CityCenter in line to be top power user |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%20in%20line%20to%20be%20top%20power%20user%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=October 7, 2005 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |url-access=subscription}} From its earliest planning stages, the project was intended to be environmentally friendly.{{cite news |title=CityCenter's conservation rating may not be the whole story |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%27s%20conservation%20rating%20may%20not%20be%20the%20whole%20story%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=October 7, 2005 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Two more CityCenter structures earn high green ratings |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/20/two-more-citycenter-structures-earn-high-environme/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 20, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Lucht |first=Nicole |title=New LEED certifications cement CityCenter's green status |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/27/new-leed-certifications-cement-citycenters-green-s/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 27, 2009}} Much of the debris from the imploded Boardwalk hotel was recycled as building material for CityCenter,{{cite web |title=CityCenter, Las Vegas |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/citycenter-las-vegas_o |website=Architect Magazine |access-date=February 8, 2023 |date=September 1, 2009}}{{cite web |title=Las Vegas' CityCenter One of the World's Largest Green Developments |url=http://www2.citycenter.com/press_room/press_room_items.aspx?ID=845 |website=MGM Resorts International |access-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103195110/http://www2.citycenter.com/press_room/press_room_items.aspx?ID=845 |url-status=dead }} including its foundation. All of CityCenter's original buildings, with the exception of the Harmon, received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2009.{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=CityCenter earns fifth and sixth LEED Gold certifications |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/citycenter-earns-fifth-and-sixth-leed-gold-certifications/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 20, 2009}} Forest Stewardship Council also named it the best commercial project of the year in its designing and building awards.

Among CityCenter's environmental features is an 8.5-megawatt natural gas cogeneration plant. It is located on-site and provides partial electricity to CityCenter.{{cite news |title=Best Green Owner |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Best%20Green%20Owner%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Lucht |first=Nicole |title=Strip hotels garner LEED gold |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/18/strip-hotels-garner-leed-gold/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 18, 2009}} The complex also opened with a 26-limo fleet, serving Aria and Vdara, that ran on compressed natural gas.{{cite web|last=Blanco|first=Sebastian|title=Sin City orders up 26 CNG-powered stretch limos for new CityCenter|url=http://green.autoblog.com/2009/08/07/sin-city-orders-up-26-cng-powered-stretch-limos-for-new-citycent/ |website=Autoblog|date=August 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218070542/http://green.autoblog.com/2009/08/07/sin-city-orders-up-26-cng-powered-stretch-limos-for-new-citycent/ |archive-date=February 18, 2011}}

CityCenter contains approximately {{convert|18|e6sqft|m2|adj=on|abbr=unit}} of space across {{convert|67|acre|abbr=on}}.{{cite news |last=Friess |first=Steve |title=CityCenter: Vegas 4.0 |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2009-12-03/news/citycenter-vegas-4-0/1 |work=LA Weekly |date=December 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213043817/http://www.laweekly.com/2009-12-03/news/citycenter-vegas-4-0/1 |archive-date=December 13, 2009 |pages=1–5}} It includes approximately 6,800 rooms and condominiums.

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CityCenter includes 2,440 condominiums,{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter gives condominium buyers hope for price cuts |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/aug/15/citycenter-gives-buyers-hope/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 15, 2009}}{{cite magazine |last=Witcher |first=T. R. |title=How One Giant Casino Could Turn Around Vegas |url=https://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1925554,00.html |access-date=February 15, 2023 |magazine=Time |date=September 23, 2009}} which were included to take advantage of a condominium boom in Las Vegas.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Rod |title=Inside Gaming: Signature sales propel progress at CityCenter |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-12-Sun-2006/business/6263564.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420075603/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-12-Sun-2006/business/6263564.html |archive-date=April 20, 2006}} Initial plans called for CityCenter to include 1,650 condo units. By 2006, this had been increased to nearly 2,800 units, following MGM's market research indicating strong demand.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=An $800 million spring cleaning |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/feb/28/an-800-million-spring-cleaning/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 28, 2006}} MGM formed CityCenter Realty Corporation to oversee condominium sales,{{cite news |title=MGM Mirage forms condo sales company |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22MGM%20Mirage%20forms%20condo%20sales%20company%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=August 9, 2006 |access-date=January 19, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=CityCenter could spell trouble for rival high-rise projects |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%20could%20spell%20trouble%20for%20rival%20high-rise%20projects%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=November 7, 2006 |access-date=January 19, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} and opened a residential sales pavilion in January 2007, featuring model units. The temporary structure cost $24 million. Preview galleries were also opened at MGM's Bellagio and Mirage resorts.{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=The Strip: Slice of the high life |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Jan-02-Tue-2007/business/11598904.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107152736/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Jan-02-Tue-2007/business/11598904.html |archive-date=January 7, 2007}}{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |title=Behold, the tiny, beguiling future |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/feb/15/behold-tiny-beguiling-future/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 15, 2008}}

CityCenter would include condo hotel units, giving owners the option to rent them out. Murren believed that the project's residential element would appeal to baby boomers. Gaming analysts expressed skepticism about the success of CityCenter's condominiums, citing the large number of residential units already planned for the Strip.{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Got $8 million? That will get you CityCenter penthouse |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-26-Thu-2006/business/10440426.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125032524/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-26-Thu-2006/business/10440426.html |archive-date=November 25, 2006}} By 2007, many condo projects in Las Vegas had been canceled as the boom came to an end. As a result, MGM installed a live webcam overlooking the CityCenter construction site, hoping to convince perspective buyers of the project's viability. Initial condo sales at CityCenter showed a high level of interest among buyers.{{cite news |last=Yoshino |first=Kimi |title=Vegas project going to new heights by design |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-26-fi-vegas26-story.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 26, 2007}}

In 2008, amid the Great Recession, MGM opened a sales office in Dubai to attract international buyers.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=As market gets tougher, CityCenter to sell in Dubai |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jan/24/market-gets-tougher-citycenter-sell-dubai/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 24, 2008}}{{cite news |first= Liz |last= Benston |title= CityCenter still selling condos despite slowdown |url= http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/may/09/citycenter-mgm-mirages-life-preserver-lean-times/ |work= Las Vegas Sun |date= 2008-05-09 |access-date=2008-05-15 }} MGM initially declined buyer requests to lower condo prices in 2009, noting unpredictable economic conditions.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter condo prices not bending to market |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/21/citycenter-unit-prices-not-bending-market/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 21, 2009}} Later that year, MGM partnered with PennyMac Financial Services to create a financing program for buyers, helping them close escrow on their units.{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=How much will CityCenter slash its condo prices? |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/11/how-much-will-citycenter-slash-its-condo-prices/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 11, 2009}}{{cite news |title=CityCenter unveils financing program for condo buyers |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/09/citycenter-unveils-financing-program-condo-buyers/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 9, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Condo project lending a hand |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/condo-project-lending-a-hand/ |access-date=January 28, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 10, 2009}} More than 500 buyers signed up for the program.{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=CityCenter condos may outperform market |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/05/citycenter-condos-may-outperform-market/ |access-date=January 28, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 5, 2010}} MGM also agreed to lower condo prices by 30 percent. In addition, buyers at Vdara were offered cheaper units at Veer Towers instead.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=CityCenter reduces condo prices 30 percent |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/05/citycenter-reduces-condo-prices-30-percent/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 5, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=CityCenter cuts condo prices by 30 percent |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/citycenter-cuts-condo-prices-by-30-percent/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 5, 2009}}

Condo prices at CityCenter ranged from $500,000 to $9 million. Sales began closing escrow in January 2010, although initial closings were low.{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=CityCenter condo closings slow in down economy |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/may/28/citycenter-condo-closings-slow-down-economy/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 28, 2010}} Within three months, only 25 unit sales had been finalized out of 2,400.{{cite news |title=Few condo sales at CityCenter, but analysts satisfied |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Few%20condo%20sales%20at%20CityCenter%2C%20but%20analysts%20satisfied%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=January 19, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} Sales picked up later in the year, beating expectations despite the poor economic conditions.{{cite news |last=Wargo |first=Buck |title=High-rise condo sales at CityCenter a mixed bag |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/12/condo-sales-citycenter-mixed-bag/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=November 12, 2010}}

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CityCenter features numerous restaurants, many overseen by celebrity chefs.{{cite news |title=CityCenter aims to make dining experience 'cooler and hipper' |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/16/citycenter-aims-make-dining-experience-cooler-and-/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 16, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Hallock |first=Betty |title=Vegas, baby: The quickie guide to CityCenter restaurants at Aria, Vdara, the Mandarin Oriental and Crystals |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/daily-dish/story/2009-12-24/vegas-baby-the-quickie-guide-to-citycenter-restaurants-at-aria-vdara-the-mandarin-oriental-and-crystals |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 24, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Virbila |first=S. Irene |title=The best tastes of CityCenter in Las Vegas |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-vegas-20100311-story.html |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 7, 2014}} The complex also features five water attractions, designed by WET and located at Aria and Crystals.{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=Water — swirling, spewing, frozen — to entertain visitors at CityCenter |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/16/water-swirling-spewing-frozen-entertain-visitors-c/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 16, 2009}}

CityCenter opened with more than {{convert|300000|sqft|abbr=on}} of convention and meeting space, much of it located at Aria. CityCenter's only performance theater, located at Aria, closed in 2016 for a {{convert|200000|sqft|abbr=on}} expansion of the resort's convention center.{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Aria convention expansion leads to closing of 'Zarkana' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/dec/16/aria-convention-expansion-leads-to-zarkana-closing/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 16, 2015}}{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=The closing of 'Zarkana' proves Vegas means business |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2015/dec/22/zarkana-closes-aria-convention-center-expansion/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=December 22, 2015}} Vdara and Waldorf Astoria also include meeting space.{{cite news |last=Padgett |first=Sonya |title=Why not meet at CityCenter? |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/why-not-meet-at-citycenter/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 9, 2009}} The complex was technologically advanced upon its opening, featuring 100,000 automated devices throughout the property, some of which would be used to control various room features such as lighting.

Various public art installations, valued at approximately $40 million, are featured throughout CityCenter,{{cite news |last=Zurowski |first=Monica |title=Viva CityCenter |url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/Viva+CityCenter/2646227/story.html |work=Calgary Herald |date=March 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409030416/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/Viva+CityCenter/2646227/story.html |archive-date=April 9, 2010}}{{cite news |last=McDonnall |first=John P. |title=Fact-checking CityCenter |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2010/dec/01/fact-checking-citycenter/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=December 1, 2010}}{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=CityCenter is a walkable, drinkable art museum |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/column/incidental-tourist/2015/mar/04/citycenter-walkable-drinkable-art-museum-aria-vdar/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=March 4, 2015}} in an effort to attract art tourists. Known as the Aria Fine Art Collection,{{cite web |last=Bennett |first=Andrea |title=Review: Aria Fine Art Collection |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/activities/las-vegas/aria-fine-art-collection |website=Condé Nast Traveler |access-date=February 21, 2023}}{{efn|Previously the CityCenter Fine Art Collection.{{cite book |title=Fodor's Las Vegas 2012 |date=2011 |publisher=Fodor's Travel Pub. |isbn=978-0-679-00974-0 |page=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YEAN01yJJD4C&pg=PA34 |access-date=February 21, 2023}}}} it includes work from more than a dozen artists,{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Kristen |title=CityCenter: 'Only in Vegas' works for the art world, too |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/mar/10/citycenter-only-vegas-works-art-world-too/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 10, 2008}} including Tony Cragg, Claes Oldenburg,{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=At CityCenter, art for the masses right next to the slots |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/17/citycenter-art-masses-right-next-slots/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 17, 2009}} and Richard Long.{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Kristen |title=CityCenter's art collection was never in doubt, even when it was itself |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/03/citycenters-art-collection-was-never-doubt-even-wh/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 5, 2009}}

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As part of CityCenter, MGM agreed with the county to finance various infrastructure improvements outside of the project's property line. This would include road improvements to handle an increase in traffic coming to CityCenter once it opens. MGM would also build and finance an on-site fire station for the Clark County Fire Department.{{cite news |last=Robison |first=Jennifer |title=The CityCenter of attention |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jun-27-Tue-2006/business/8177305.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060702064708/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jun-27-Tue-2006/business/8177305.html |archive-date=July 2, 2006}} Station 32, a $28 million facility, opened next to Vdara on December 10, 2009.{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Kyle B. |title=County opens new fire station at CityCenter |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/10/county-opens-new-fire-station-citycenter/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 10, 2009}} As of 2013, it was the busiest fire station in Las Vegas, handling many emergencies along the Strip.{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Stationed on the Strip: The crazy never stops at Las Vegas' busiest firehouse |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2013/aug/22/stationed-strip-crazy-never-stops-las-vegas-busies/#/0 |access-date=February 10, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=August 22, 2013}}

Several measures were taken by MGM and the county to reduce traffic,{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Kyle B. |title=The ins and outs of CityCenter traffic |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/01/ins-and-outs-citycenter/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 1, 2009}} including the construction of roundabouts in front of Aria and Vdara that connect to other CityCenter properties.{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Already, CityCenter's scale, complexity unparalleled |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/may/16/already-citycenters-scale-complexity-unparalleled/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 16, 2008}}{{cite news |title=CityCenter's pocket parks, traffic circles stand as symbol of Strip's evolution |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22CityCenter%27s%20pocket%20parks%2C%20traffic%20circles%20stand%20as%20symbol%20of%20Strip%27s%20evolution%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=LVBPL |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=December 14, 2009 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |url-access=subscription}} A monorail, the Aria Express, also travels around CityCenter with stops at Bellagio and Park MGM (formerly Monte Carlo).{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Aria, Bellagio coexisting just fine, MGM Mirage says |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/08/aria-bellagio-coexisting-just-fine-owner-says/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 8, 2010}}

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• [http://www2.citycenter.com/ Official CityCenter website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070630211109/http://dsnet.co.clark.nv.us/dsnetapps/agendaweb/Data/P0166576.htm CityCenter agenda sheet]

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