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Date Posted: March 17 2006

Construction is progressing at the new MGM Grand Casino, which makes a considerable, 25-acre footprint on the west side of downtown Detroit.

Plans for the $275 million project include a casino with 100,000 square-feet of gaming space, a 17-story, 400-room hotel, convention space, and a 3,500-space parking deck. Construction began last fall and is expected to wrap up in early 2008.

The complex will feature retail, 100,000 square feet of gaming space, a bingo hall, a spa and pool, conference space, a 5,625-space parking garage, and restaurants. The site is located just northeast of the intersection of the Lodge and I-75 freeways between Third and Bagley avenues.

Structural steel is quickly going up on the project, which has also become a welcome parking lot for cranes, both fixed and mobile.

The MGM is building its new complex a few blocks from its "temporary" casino, which was built in a remodeled office building along the Lodge freeway.

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