A soaring resort casino, a shimmering retail and entertainment district, and a private transportation system.
It’s only fitting that the centerpiece of an urban destination in Las Vegas be dedicated to gaming. To design CityCenter’s resort casino, MGM MIRAGE selected Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, the firm is known for its accomplished designs for especially large-scale buildings. Not to disappoint: CityCenter’s resort casino gracefully soars to 60 stories. Its design will reflect environmentally conscious thinking while setting a new global standard for gaming and leisure.

New York’s Studio Daniel Libeskind designed the faceted-roof, the retail and entertainment district at the heart of CityCenter, an international gathering place and premier shopping destination combining art, design and experience. Throughout its interior, New York’s Rockwell Group introduced a series of striking environments designed to invite and engage, intrigue and relax. 

To oversee the design effort, MGM MIRAGE turned to Gensler, the world’s largest design firm. In addition to providing the conceptual and management “glue” to help ensure CityCenter’s elements would work together, Gensler also designed the automatic people mover stations that will serve as the community’s primary system of transportation.  

A community of urban resort residences.
Four distinct CityCenter residential opportunities provide a wide range of choices for prospective CityCenter owners.

“CityCenter’s residential products are designed for a wide range of sophisticated, real estate conumers, from those who want to have a place of their own as a getaway to those looking for a principal residence on a full- or part-time basis,” says Dennis. “There is also a condo hotel that provides an opportunity for permanent residency, vacation home or daily rentals.”

Vdara Condo Hotel (renderings above) represents the latter type of opportunity. At Vdara, New York-based RV Architecture, LLC, led by Rafael Viñoly, demonstrates how a soaring, 56-story condo hotel deep within CityCenter can embody restfulness and restraint. Vdara’s graceful lines and distinctive, patterned, glass skin command attention from afar. Furnishings and materials selected by acclaimed interior architects and designers Brennan Beer Gorman Monk Interiors create chic, contemporary environments infused with warmth and comfort.

Steps away from Bellagio and CityCenter’s own resort casino, the 1,543 fully-furnished, fully-equipped residences of Vdara are slated to include studios, one-bedroom suites and one- and two-bedroom penthouses ranging from approximately 500 to 1,850 square feet.

“Our residential ownership condo products include two choices,” Dennis continues. “The first is a branded serviced lifestyle opportunity associated with a very well-established, super-luxury brand, Mandarin Oriental.”