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The hotel was originally planned to open and be operated by Hyatt as the Grand Hyatt Las Vegas.The casino was originally planned to be on the second floor, but this was later changed and the casino is now being built on ground level.

Hearst owns the trademark to Cosmopolitan magazine.

In April 2009, the Sun reported that the hotel will be managed by Hilton and would become the Hilton's first in their new Denizen hotel line. Later that month, however, those plans changed; Starwood sued Hilton, claiming trade-secret theft and essentially killing the Denizen brand.In June 2009, 400 homeowners filed a lawsuit against the developers, claiming breach of contract and seeking refunds for their deposits.

In late February 2008, Global Hyatt Corporation and New York-based Marathon Asset Management agreed to recapitalize the condominium-hotel project. In March, 2008, the developer said Deutsche Bank AG would begin foreclosure proceedings. They bought the hotel for $1 billion during the summer and hired The Related Cos.

The Cosmopolitan is the second Las Vegas hotel, after the Palazzo hotel, to feature an underground parking garage underneath the hotel.

It will be the only hotel-casino to open on the Strip in 2010.