Ikea taps R&O Construction for new Las Vegas store

Conshohocken, Pa. -- Ikea has chosen R&O Construction to serve as construction manager for the site work and store development of its future 351,000-sq.-ft. location in Las Vegas.



Pending remaining approvals, the project will continue on track for site work to commence this month, with groundbreaking during spring 2015. The store is scheduled to open in summer 2016.



Other Las Vegas firms involved with this project are: real estate brokerage CBRE, site selection support; Kimley-Horn & Associates, civil engineer and traffic consultant; Terracon, testing and inspection services; and Fennemore Craig as well as Childs Watson & Gallagher for local land use counsel. Atlanta-based GreenbergFarrow is the project architect.