Demolition Brings City One Step Closer To New City Hall

The Las Vegas City Council along with Forest City Enterprises and its partner LiveWork joined forces to kick-off the demolition of the former Queen of Hearts hotel. Clearing the property allows work to move forward on the new City Hall and mixed-use office project in downtown Las Vegas.
Designed to be a modern, energy-efficient facility, the new City Hall is anticipated to reduce the city’s energy costs by over $500,000 annually, compared to costs in the existing City Hall. The new building is also anticipated to reduce the city’s overall carbon footprint by 2,348 metric tons.

The new City Hall is expected to meet LEED Silver Level Certification Requirements of the U.S. Green Building Council. The building design includes a solar panel rooftop, landscape canopies that shade the plaza and act as energy-generating photovoltaic “trees,” and glass with integrated shading technology to achieve performance standards. 

Located downtown between First and Main Streets and Lewis and Clark Avenues, two blocks south of the Golden Nugget hotel-casino, the new City Hall is part of a five-block complex that will include a new downtown transportation terminal as well as future office and retail space.

The project is an integral part of a broader downtown redevelopment plan that is expected to create thousands of jobs, stimulate private investment and generate millions in new tax revenue to the city. 

Construction on the new City Hall is estimated to take about 24 months to complete.