The Harmon

The Harmon
The Harmon's main entrance in 2011, located at the west end of the property
Alternative names	The Harmon Hotel & Residences[1]
General information
Status	Demolished
Type	Hotel and condominium tower
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 United States
Address	Corner of Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard
Coordinates	36°06′31″N 115°10′25″W / 36.108681°N 115.173611°W / 36.108681; -115.173611
Construction started	2007
Completed	2009 (exterior)
Opened	Never
Demolished	2014–15
Owner	MGM Mirage Dubai World
Technical details
Floor count	28
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Foster and Partners
Main contractor	Perini Building Company
Other information
Number of units	400 rooms and 207 condominiums

The Harmon was an unfinished high-rise building at the CityCenter development, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was named after its location at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. The Harmon was developed by MGM Mirage and Dubai World, with Perini Building Company as general contractor. It was designed by Foster and Partners as a non-gaming hotel, and was to be operated by The Light Group. It was scheduled to open with the rest of CityCenter in late 2009. The tower originally was to rise 49 stories, and would include 400 hotel rooms and 207 condominiums.

The Harmon had significant construction defects that went unnoticed by inspectors until July 2008, with the discovery of faulty rebar installation that was handled by a subcontractor. The tower had reached the 22nd floor by that point, with structural errors affecting 15 floors. In January 2009, MGM announced cancellation of the condominium component due to the costly structural defects, as well as the poor state of the local condo market. The tower was topped out at 28 stories, and its exterior was finished to blend in with CityCenter's other properties upon their debut. The Harmon itself was rescheduled to open a year later, at the end of 2010.

MGM, however, removed Perini from the project in March 2010, calling the hotel a "total loss". Perini filed a lawsuit seeking $492 million in unpaid construction bills, relating primarily to the Harmon. MGM filed a counterclaim, and the company's demolition plans were delayed as Perini considered the structure to be evidence of defective design, which would exonerate the general contractor. The lawsuit carried on for years before both sides settled in December 2014, avoiding trial.

The structure was largely an empty shell; during its existence, the exterior was used to advertise other CityCenter attractions. Testing of the structure, conducted during litigation, showed that it was vulnerable to collapsing in the event of an earthquake. Demolition eventually began in June 2014, and concluded in August 2015. The land was sold in 2021, and a four-story shopping mall, known as 63, opened on the site in 2023.