Insurance questions have temporarily halted demolition plans for the half-built, much-disputed Harmon Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.
Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez, on Nov. 22, withdrew prior approval to raze the 26-story tower on the outer edge of the $8.5-billion CityCenter development that opened in 2009, agreeing that construction insurer FM Global, Johnston, R.I., needs more time to complete in-house investigation of the blue-glass landmark now at the center of competing lawsuits between owner MGM Resorts International and general contractor Tutor Perini Building Corp., Sylmar, Calif.
Although not a party to either suit, FM Global’s decision on the owner’s insurance claim for the never-opened 400-room hotel will likely impact the case by adding expert testimony on the building.