City Center officially opens today, unwrapping its luxury spas, casino and new Elvis Presley tribute. Vegas City Center is located front row on the Las vegas strip. This massive construction project is the most expensive privately funded project in U.S. History . The first phase of MGM MIRAGE’s CityCenter, a gargantuan, $11+-billion (HUGE gamble), 68-acre project, is under construction on the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and Monte Carlo. CityCenter is aiming to achieve LEED certification for the project as outlined by the U.S. Green Building Council. Las Vegas is one of the leading cities for incorporating green technology.Condo prices start at 500k   http://www.citycenter.com/

- 4,004-room 61-story ARIA Resort & Casino (Cesar Pelli)
- 165,000-square-foot casino (Pelli)
- 400-room + 227 condos – Mandarin Oriental Hotel/Residences (Pedersen / Tihany)
- 400-room + 207 condos – The Harmon Hotel/Residences (Foster and Partners)
- 1543-unit Vdara Condo/Hotel tower (Rafael Viñoly)
- Twin, 337-unit luxury condo towers Veer (Helmut Jahn)
- 500,000-square-foot retail and entertainment space The Crystals Mall (Daniel Libeskind)
- $40 million worth of modern sculptures and installations by world famous artists
- 225,000 square feet of convention and meeting space
- 900,000 square feet for back-of-house operations
- 2,000-seat theater
- 70,000-square-foot spa
- 7,500-car parking garage
- Fire station
- People movers (trams)
- On-site power plant