Harmon Corner is an enclosed three-story shopping mall on the

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, United States. Construction began in 2011, and the mall opened in 2012. The 110,184-square-foot mall includes various restaurants, and its

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is a two-story

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. The mall's signature feature is its

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video billboard screen, measuring 60 feet high and 306 feet wide. It was the world's largest LED screen when it became operational in 2012. The mall achieved a

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Silver certification in 2013.

History

Harmon Corner is located on the

, at the northeast corner of South

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and Harmon Avenue. Development group BPS Partners purchased the vacant property from

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in February 2010, at a cost of $25 million. The property was chosen because of its proximity to the

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, and

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resorts, in an area where an estimated 80,000 pedestrians pass by each day. The building was designed by SH Architecture. General contractor Penta Building Group began construction of the three-story Harmon Corner in February 2011. The enclosed mall was expected to cost $100 million. The 135-foot tall building was expected to be

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on July 27, 2011. Harmon Corner opened in 2012. It was built to be environmentally friendly and energy efficient, and the project included recycled building materials. In 2013, the building was upgraded to achieve a

Silver certification from the

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Features

Harmon Corner opened with a large two-story

as its

, becoming one of the most profitable Walgreens stores in the United States a few months after opening. The mall also featured a two-story

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, and other restaurants included

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and

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. Actor and director

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opened the $10 million Goretorium, a combination

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/nightclub/bar, on the third floor of Harmon Corner in September 2012. It closed one year later because of financial difficulty. A

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opened at Harmon Corner in September 2015, after its location in the MGM Grand was closed. In November 2016,

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opened its fourth Taco Bell Cantina restaurant at Harmon Corner. It was Taco Bell's 7,000th restaurant and its first flagship location. The two-story restaurant offered 24-hour service and included a retail store. Sugar Factory American Brasserie, a three-story candy shop and restaurant, opened in 2021. It took the former space of Twin Peaks. The Harmon Corner's signature feature is its

video billboard screen, the largest in the world. The screen became fully operational in early August 2012. The sign measures 60 feet high and 306 feet wide, and is 27 times larger than the average highway billboard. The sign was meant to mimic a similar one located in New York's

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. The screen is serviced by

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, which has called it the most difficult sign in Las Vegas to maintain. To access the screen, workers must use an elevator and several ladders before reaching the rooftop and rappelling over the edge.

References

External links

Official website
{{Las Vegas Strip Las Vegas Strip Buildings and structures in Paradise, Nevada Shopping malls established in 2012 Shopping malls in the Las Vegas Valley Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design basic silver certified buildings