List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas

The Strat tower is the tallest observation tower in the United States
The Strip in 2010

The city of Las Vegas, Nevada and its surrounding unincorporated communities in the Las Vegas Valley are the sites of more than 160 high-rises,[1] 42 of which stand taller than 400 feet (122 m). The tallest structure in the city is the Strat tower, which rises 1,149 feet (350 m) just north of the Las Vegas Strip.[2] The tower is also the tallest observation tower in the United States.[3] However, the Strat is not considered a building because the vast majority of the tower is not habitable. The tallest building in Las Vegas is the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, which rises 735 feet (224 m) and was topped out in November 2008. This building remained unfinished for several years due to the late-2000s recession and opened in December 2023. The second tallest habitable building in the city is the 59-story Resorts World, which rises 673 feet (205 m) and was completed in 2021.[4]

Beginning in the 1960s, high-rise hotels began to become more concentrated on the Las Vegas Strip. The first high-rise hotel and casino resort to rise higher than 492 feet (150 m) was the 529-foot (161 m) New York-New York Hotel & Casino, completed in 1997.[5] Las Vegas entered into a skyscraper-building boom in the late 1990s that has continued to the present; of the city's 40 tallest skyscrapers, 39 were completed after 1997. As of 2012, the skyline of Las Vegas is ranked 66th in the world and 18th in the United States with 176 completed high-rises.[1]

In what is being dubbed a "Manhattanization wave",[6] there are over 30 skyscrapers that are proposed, approved or under construction in the city that are planned to rise over 400 feet (122 m) in height. The tallest building approved for the city is the World Jewelry Center, which is planned for construction in Downtown Las Vegas.[7] The 815-foot (248 m) tower is part of a proposal to construct a hub for the world's jewelry industry, across from World Market Center Las Vegas.[8] The tallest building under construction in Las Vegas is the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, which has also been the tallest building in the city since its topping out in November 2008; construction on the building was suspended in mid-2009.[9] Following numerous delays, the building opened in late 2023.

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  4. ^ "Tallest hotel in Las Vegas may not be the one you think". 8newsnow.com. October 11, 2022. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "New York New York Hotel & Casino". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
  6. ^ "Road Warrior: Las Vegas' 'Manhattanization' could take toll on streets". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  7. ^ "World Jewelry Center". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  8. ^ "Las Vegas City Council Approves World Jewelry Center Plans". Reuters. January 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  9. ^ "No Luck for Stalled Fontainebleau Las Vegas". Architectural Record. The McGraw-Hill Companies. April 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.