MGM’s $925M resort in Md. is on track for 2016 opening

Prince George’s County, Md., has accepted the site plans for the MGM National Harbor casino from MGM Resorts International. The 958,836-square-foot, $925 million resort would feature a 300-room hotel, 1,200-seat theater, 11,323-square-foot conservatory and 35,000 square-feet of meeting room as well as restaurants and retail space. A planning board hearing is tentatively set for April 10, followed by a county council review, permitting process and potential summer groundbreaking. MGM still hopes to open the facility by July 2016. Read the American City Business Journals/Baltimore/BBJRE blog story here