Hard Rock agreed to purchase The Mirage from MGM Resorts for more than $1 billion last year. It will 'forever change the skyline of the Strip,' Lazovich added in her letter, as per Las Vegas Review-Journal. The property's new operator, Hard Rock International, is looking to renovate the 3,044-room hotel-casino and build a new 600-room high-rise along Las Vegas Boulevard, all part of its plan to turn the resort into a Hard Rock-branded property.Īccording to a letter to the county from the project representative Jennifer Lazovich, a land-use attorney with law firm Kaempfer Crowell, the musical instrument-shaped tower will be an 'engineering masterpiece.'Īt 660 feet tall, the high-rise is designed to resemble back-to-back guitars with 'brightly lit strings' and would feature floor-to-ceiling glass panes. The County Commission is scheduled to review the redevelopment plans on March 22. The proposals include the replacement of the Strip's megaresort iconic volcano feature with a guitar-shaped hotel tower. This month, Clark County commissioners are set to vote on plans for a major redevelopment of The Mirage Hotel & Casino.
