Condo towers in Nevada, United States
Veer Towers
are twin 37-story condominium towers within the
CityCenter
complex, located on the
Las Vegas Strip
in
Paradise, Nevada
. The
inclined buildings
were designed by
Murphy/Jahn Architects
and tilt in opposite directions at a five-degree angle. Veer Towers opened on July 15, 2010, and is the only all-residential property at CityCenter. The property includes 670 units, divided between the two towers.
History and features
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Veer Towers was announced in October 2006, as part of the
CityCenter
project by
MGM Mirage
.
[1]
Perini Building Company
served as the project's
general contractor
.
[2]
The 37-story towers rise 480 ft (150 m),
[2]
and tilt in opposite directions at a five-degree angle.
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[4]
[5]
Both towers use a
parallelogram
-shaped footprint.
[4]
[2]
Rebar
errors were discovered in the towers during construction. By 2009, the issue had been remedied by wrapping fiberglass jackets around the columns.
[6]
[7]
Veer Towers was originally meant to open with the rest of CityCenter in December 2009. Completion of the towers was delayed, however,
[8]
opening instead on July 15, 2010.
[4]
[9]
Veer Towers was designed by
Helmut Jahn
and his design firm, Murphy/Jahn Architects.
[3]
[10]
[2]
Lobbies and public spaces were designed by
Francisco Gonzalez Pulido
, an architect at Jahn's firm.
[10]
[11]
The lobby design includes metal and exposed concrete walls. The lobby walls of both towers feature mud drawings, titled
Circle of Chance
and
Earth
, by artist
Richard Long
. He diluted mud that he brought to Las Vegas from the
River Avon
in England, and applied it to the walls with his hands. The corners of each tower are lit in subtle neon by an LED system, programmed by lighting designer
Yann Kersale
.
[9]
Because of its environmentally friendly design, Veer Towers received a
LEED Gold
certification on November 20, 2009.
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[13]
[14]
The tower design includes yellow paneling on the glass exterior to reflect sunlight and reduce energy costs.
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[4]
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Veer Towers is the only component of CityCenter that is dedicated solely to residential space.
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It has a total of 670 units,
[17]
with 335 in each tower.
[18]
Units range from 500 to 3,300 square feet (46 to 307 m
2
).
[9]
Upon opening, condominium owners had the option of renting out their units.
[19]
Ladder Capital, a New York investment firm, purchased more than 60 percent of unsold units in a bulk sale at the end of 2012. The $119 million deal covered 427 condos, leaving only 11 units available, all of them penthouses.
[18]
Ladder began marketing its units in 2013.
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[21]
Gallery
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Construction of the first few floors, July 2007
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Construction of the facade and final floors, February 2009
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Veer Towers in November 2009, a month before CityCenter's opening
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The west tower lobby in March 2010
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Closer look at the tower design
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South side of the towers
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Veer Towers at night
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Neon corner lighting
See also
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References
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Stutz, Howard (October 26, 2006).
"Got $8 million? That will get you CityCenter penthouse"
.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
. Archived from
the original
on November 25, 2006.
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a
b
c
d
Erakovic, Neb; Dawson, Terry (September 1, 2012).
"The Leaning Towers of Vegas: Engineering the Veer Towers"
.
Construction Canada
. Retrieved
February 16,
2023
.
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a
b
c
Illia, Tony (January 18, 2010).
"Q&A; with Veer Towers architect Helmut Jahn"
.
Las Vegas Business Press
. Archived from
the original
on March 28, 2010.
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a
b
c
d
Hansen, Kyle B. (July 15, 2010).
"CityCenter's leaning Veer Towers officially open"
.
Las Vegas Sun
. Retrieved
January 15,
2023
.
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"Las Vegas Grows Up: Architecture Review"
.
LA Weekly
. December 2, 2009. Archived from
the original
on December 16, 2009.
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Benston, Liz; Schoenmann, Joe (January 7, 2009).
"MGM Mirage cancels CityCenter condo project"
.
Las Vegas Sun
. Retrieved
January 19,
2023
.
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Bernstein, Fred A. (March 14, 2009).
"A Silver Lining for a Hotel Developer"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
January 19,
2023
.
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"MGM Mirage delays Veer, Harmon completion"
.
Las Vegas Business Press
. April 13, 2010
. Retrieved
January 13,
2023
.
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a
b
c
Stapleton, Susan (July 16, 2010).
"Haute Homes: The Residences at Veer Towers Open at CityCenter"
.
Haute Living
. Retrieved
February 16,
2023
.
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a
b
"Veer Towers fact sheet"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 2011-07-08
. Retrieved
2009-12-29
.
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Channick, Robert (October 27, 2012).
"Architect Helmut Jahn renames firm, promotes successor"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Retrieved
February 2,
2023
.
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"Two more CityCenter structures earn high green ratings"
.
Las Vegas Sun
. November 20, 2009
. Retrieved
February 2,
2023
.
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Lucht, Nicole (November 27, 2009).
"New LEED certifications cement CityCenter's green status"
.
Las Vegas Sun
. Retrieved
February 2,
2023
.
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"CityCenter Earns Fifth, Sixth LEED Gold Ratings"
.
Travelagentcentral.com
. 2009-11-20
. Retrieved
2009-11-28
.
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"Question of the Day"
.
Las Vegas Advisor
. September 4, 2014
. Retrieved
February 16,
2023
.
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"Robb & Stucky to design Veer Towers studios in CityCenter"
.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
. August 30, 2008
. Retrieved
January 15,
2023
.
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a
b
Stutz, Howard (June 3, 2010).
"Veer Towers at CityCenter begins sales closings"
.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
. Retrieved
January 15,
2023
.
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a
b
Segall, Eli (December 21, 2012).
"Veer Towers virtually sold out with bulk sale of 427 units"
.
VegasInc
. Retrieved
January 13,
2023
.
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Benston, Liz (July 16, 2010).
"Some Veer owners uncomfortable with policy of renting their units"
.
Las Vegas Sun
. Retrieved
January 15,
2023
.
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Segall, Eli (January 24, 2013).
"Veer Towers has 100 condominium units to sell"
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VegasInc
. Retrieved
January 15,
2023
.
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"Veer Towers at CityCenter on Strip report surge in sales"
.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
. August 24, 2013
. Retrieved
January 15,
2023
.
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