Vegas Strip to Get New Retail Complex

Investment group BPS Partners has broken ground on a $100 million retail and restaurant complex on the Las Vegas Strip. The three-level, 110,184-square-foot enclosed shopping mall will be located at the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. The project's working title is Harmon Corner and is expected to be open by the end of the year.

BPS bought the 2.17-acre property from the county in February 2010, reports Las Vegas Business Press.

The triangle-shaped center will be designed by SH Architecture. Walgreens has signed on as an anchor tenant with a 99-year lease to occupy 20,022 square feet over two levels. The steel-and-glass building will also consist of 17 stores and boutiques, including three restaurants with outdoor patio dining.

Plans also include a $10 million video billboard, similar to ones in New York’s Times Square, that wraps around the building's crown to display live feed video and 3-D images, as well as paid advertising and video art.

Harmon Corner will seek LEED silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (Washington, D.C.). Green building elements will include low-VOC adhesives and paints, low-flow plumbing fixtures, recycled building materials and high- efficiency heating and cooling systems. More than half of the center's interior will be illuminated by daylight.