Veer Towers
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Veer Towers are twin 37-story, 480 feet (146.3 m), towers, located on the Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...

 in Paradise
Paradise, Nevada
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, Nevada
Nevada
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, each housing 337 luxury condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...

 units ranging in size from 500 square foot. The two towers lean in opposite directions (five degrees from center) adjacent to the Crystals, Retail and Entertainment District, and across the street from the Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group , a member of the Jardine Matheson Group, is an international hotel investment and management group with luxury hotels, resorts and residences in Asia, Europe and the Americas...

 tower. Atop each tower, there is an amenities floor including a pool, fitness center, spa, cabanas and a patio for outdoor entertaining.

History

In early stages of the project they were known as the Sobella Residential Towers.

The towers were designed by Helmut Jahn
Helmut Jahn
Helmut Jahn is a German-American architect, well known for designs such as the US$800 million Sony Center on the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, the Messeturm in Frankfurt and the One Liberty Place, formerly the tallest building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Suvarnabhumi Airport, an international...

's Office based in Chicago. Lobbies and public spaces have been developed by designer Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido and will showcase works by natural light. The team of Dianna Wong Architecture & Interior Design, Inc. are designing the residences.

The condominium buildings received a LEED Gold
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....

certification on November 20, 2009, and opened on July 14, 2010

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