Veer Towers are twin 37-story condominium towers within the

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complex, located on the

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. The

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s 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

Veer Towers was announced in October 2006, as part of the

project by

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served as the project's

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. The 37-story towers rise , and tilt in opposite directions at a five-degree angle. Both towers use a

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-shaped footprint.

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errors were discovered in the towers during construction. By 2009, the issue had been remedied by wrapping fiberglass jackets around the columns. Veer Towers was originally meant to open with the rest of CityCenter in December 2009. Completion of the towers was delayed, however, opening instead on July 15, 2010. Veer Towers was designed by

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and his design firm, Murphy/Jahn Architects, with AAI Architects, Inc. as

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. Lobbies and public spaces were designed by Francisco Gonzalez Pulido, an architect at Jahn's firm. 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

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. Because of its environmentally friendly design, Veer Towers received a

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certification on November 20, 2009. The tower design includes yellow paneling on the glass exterior to reflect sunlight and reduce energy costs. Veer Towers is the only component of CityCenter that is dedicated solely to residential space. It has a total of 670 units, with 335 in each tower. Units range from . Upon opening, condominium owners had the option of renting out their units. 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. Ladder began marketing its units in 2013.

Gallery

File:Veer Towers Jobsite June 2007.JPG, Construction of the first few floors, July 2007 File:North-City-Center.JPG, Construction of the facade and final floors, February 2009 File:Veer Towers.jpg, Veer Towers in November 2009, a month before CityCenter's opening File:Veer Towers - West Lobby - 2010-03-07.JPG, The west tower lobby in March 2010 File:IMG 0148 Las Vegas.jpg, Closer look at the tower design File:20180521 195542 - Veer Towers.jpg, South side of the towers File:Las Vegas (2013) 19.JPG, Veer Towers at night File:Aria and Veer Towers - December 2019 - Sarah Stierch.jpg, Neon corner lighting

References

External links

Official website
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History and features

Gallery

See also

References

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