Las Vegas Sands breaks ground on $10b luxury resort in Singapore

Construction is expected to begin later this year.

Las Vegas Sands has officially broke ground on its highly anticipated $10.2b (US$8b) ultra-luxury resort in Singapore.

The groundbreaking ceremony, held Tuesday night, was attended by Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Minister Grace Fu, and top executives from Las Vegas Sands, including Chairman and CEO Robert Goldstein, President and COO Patrick Dumont, and co-founder Miriam Adelson.

The new development, located next to Marina Bay Sands, will include a 55-storey hotel tower with 570 suites, a 15,000-seat arena, 200,000 square feet of meeting space, luxury retail, gaming, and wellness facilities.

A 76,000-square-foot rooftop experience called the “Skyloop” will feature public and private areas such as restaurants, observatories, gardens, infinity pools, and event spaces.

Designed by Safdie Architects—the same firm behind Marina Bay Sands—the tower will be rotated 45 degrees to provide panoramic views of Marina Bay and the Singapore Strait.

Complementing the tower will be a purpose-built 15,000-seat arena designed by Populous, the global design firm behind iconic venues like the Sphere in Las Vegas and the O2 Arena in London.

The venue is expected to host major regional and international touring acts, optimized for superior acoustics, sightlines, and production capabilities.

Additionally, the resort will include approximately 200,000 square feet of premium meeting and convention space, luxury retail, gaming areas, holistic spa and wellness facilities, and direct pedestrian links to Bayfront MRT station and surrounding precincts.

Sustainability will be at the heart of the project’s design and operations, guided by the company’s global Sands ECO360 strategy.

The project will use low-carbon concrete, recycled steel, and a self-shading façade with high-performance glazing to reduce energy use. More than 75% of construction waste will be recycled. Suites will also have private gardens, and Native Southeast Asian tree species will be planted throughout the site.

The development is expected to significantly bolster Singapore’s economy by creating thousands of new jobs, increasing tourism revenue, and supporting local small and medium-sized enterprises.

Marina Bay Sands currently employs over 12,000 people, with 92% of its procurement in 2024 spent on local businesses. The integrated resort hosted a record-breaking 2,200 events last year and welcomed its 500 millionth visitor in March 2025, cementing its role as a key driver of Singapore’s leisure and business tourism.

To celebrate the groundbreaking, Marina Bay Sands was lit in a golden glow spanning its three towers and SkyPark.

As part of Singapore’s SG60 celebrations, a short film titled Nothing Comes by Chance, directed by Kirsten Tan, was also premiered.

Construction on the new resort is expected to begin later this year, with phased openings anticipated over the next decade.