The Cordish Cos. took another step Tuesday toward opening a luxury hotel next to its Live Casino in Hanover, a move the company hopes will bolster its brand against competition.
Construction crews attached the building’s final 1,400-pound steel beam to a crane and hoisted it to the roof as the theme from “Rocky” blasted over a crowd that included Cordish Cos. CEO David Cordish, Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh and other state and local dignitaries. Its installation marks the completion of the 310-room luxury hotel’s outer frame, bringing the project closer to an expected opening date of spring 2018.
At 17 stories, the building is the tallest in Anne Arundel County.
As Live, Maryland’s largest casino and long its highest-earning one, continues to grapple with competition from the new MGM National Harbor casino in Prince George’s County, Cordish said the project will help to cement his development as an all-in-one destination.