The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino is a full-service casino resort incorporated in a mixed-use, urban high-rise development offering all of the elements to enhance and anticipate the way society lives, works and plays. Located on Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, its sheer verticality and innovative design will provide guests, condo-owners and visitors with unprecedented access to unique and myriad options for dining, shopping, nightlife, gaming, socializing and indulgence. • Two full-service high-rise hotel & condo-hotel towers extending 52 floors and rising approximately 600 feet • 6.9 million square feet of development on an 8.5 acre site • 2,998 luxury hotel rooms, suites, penthouses & condo-hotel units offering unmatched panoramic views of the Las Vegas Strip • 150,000 square feet of integrated ballroom, business, convention and conference space to be managed by Global Hyatt Corporation • 80,000 square foot casino incorporating the most advanced gaming technology • 265,000 square feet of shopping and dining encapsulated within a sleek and striking custom-designed 3-story glass façade and accessible directly from Las Vegas Boulevard • A multi-purpose theater • 40,000 square foot spa, salon & fitness center • Three wedding chapels • A 5-acre playground with multiple outdoor decks, including the exclusive Cosmo Club with its beautiful sandy beach overlooking the Las Vegas Strip, an adult deck featuring European-style bathing, multi-level bungalows and an amazing array of cabanas with fabulous Vegas views • 5-level underground parking structure for up to 3,800 vehicles

Local Attractions Las Vegas Strip Hoover Dam Lake Mead Grand Canyon Meetings & Events More than 150,000 sq. ft. of function space 37,000 sq. ft. ballroom opening onto Cosmo Beach Club 29 hard-wall breakout rooms 5 junior ballrooms 12-27,000 sq ft ESTIMATED COST: $3 Billion GROUND BREAKING: October 25, 2005 STEEL ERECTION DATE: April 9, 2007 EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: Late 2009 OWNER/DEVELOPER: Ian Bruce Eichner, CEO 3700 Associates, LLC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR: Perini Building Company DESIGN ARCHITECT: Arquitectonica EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT: Friedmutter Group CASINO & RETAIL DESIGNER: Dougall Design LANDSCAPE & BEACH CLUB ARCHITECT: Martha Schwartz Partners INTERIOR DESIGNER: Paul Duesing Partners MEETING & CONVENTION MANAGEMENT: Grand Hyatt Corporation RESORT ADDRESS: 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard, South, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Grand Hyatt Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino Rooms & Amenities 2,973 luxury accommodations Comprised of hotel rooms, luxury studio condominiums with kitchenettes and balconies, Grand Hyatt suites with full kitchens and balconies Las Vegas Strip - Resort Hotel Location Specialty suites, penthouses, and bungalows Guest Services Full-service Concierge and Valet services Full service Business Center T-Mobile Hot Spot - Wireless Internet Laundry and Dry Cleaning Dining & Entertainment Cosmopolitan Dining Club featuring a dozen restaurants Multiple nightclubs and lounges More to come!   Activities Cosmo Beach Club Over 60 specialty shops and boutiques 75,000 sq. ft. casino presenting a whole new gambling experience 1,700 seat theater

Two months after Deutsche Bank presented Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino developer 3700 Associates L.L.C. with a notice of loan default, the foreclosure process on the $3 billion project has gotten underway. Despite financial woes, general contractor Perini Building Co. has been moving forward with construction activities and is now in talks with the 3700 Associates and Deutsch Bank regarding the continuation of its work.

Less than three weeks ago, Global Hyatt Corp. and Marathon Asset Management L.L.C. stepped in to salvage the drowning project; negotiations are still in the works for a recapitalization plan. The Cosmopolitan's troubles seem to be, quite simply, a sign of the times. "I don't think anyone feels negatively about the project," Carlton Geer, executive vice president with real estate services firm CB Richard Ellis Inc.s's global gaming group, told CPN today. "People are getting used to bad credit market news, and I think the Cosmopolitan is one of the many more recent victims of the credit process."

Sandwiched between the Bellagio Resort and MGM Mirage's massive CityCenter project, the Cosmopolitan will occupy an 8.5-acre site on the Strip with the address of 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. The 6.9 million-square-foot development will feature two 52-story condo-hotel towers with nearly 3,000 residential and hotel units, an 80,000-square-foot casino, 265,000 square feet of retail space and 150,000 square feet of convention space. A theater and a 40,000-square-foot spa will also be incorporated into the project. Global Hyatt has been affiliated with the Cosmopolitan since 2005, when it signed on to manage the hotel and condo-hotel residences; the Cosmopolitan will be Global Hyatt's first property in Las Vegas.

With financial issues hovering and meetings regarding Perini's next construction moves currently taking place, it is unclear if the Cosmopolitan (pictured) will meet its scheduled 2009 completion date. "The issue is the developer has a construction loan to refinance during its construction cycle, and the credit markets are making that difficult," Greer noted. "It was just really bad market timing for the Cosmopolitan, but they have no control over that." Perini, which is now being paid by Deutsche Bank, had $1.4 billion of work to complete under its construction contract as of the close of last year. Ground broke on the project in October 2005. The estimated price tag of the entire development is $1.8 billion.

Las Vegas-based 3700 Associates is spearheaded by CEO Ian Bruce Eichner, who has developed over 6 million square feet of upscale residential, office, hospitality and retail space with a total valued in excess of $2 billion. Perini Building Co. is a division of Framingham, Mass.-based construction services firm Perini Corp. which is known for its hospitality and gaming projects. The company also focuses on healthcare, sports, entertainment and educational developments. Among Perini's current endeavors is the 1,282-room 64-story Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas, which is on target to open its doors on March 31. Company stock opened at $35.46 today.