It would connect to the existing Rivers Casino via the latter’s east facade, facing the Carnegie Science Center. The new Landing Hotel would be a seven-story building with 219 guest rooms. Property officials said back then that “Rush Street always envisioned a hotel for Rivers to create a full-service destination on the North Shore” and that they saw the move as “a natural evolution.” The Project However, the casino operator decided to postpone the start of construction and wait for the right time. Rush Street Gaming, owner of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, first revealed plans to add a hotel companion for the gambling venue on the North Shore back in 2017. Massaro told local news outlets that steel framing for the future hotel is expected to begin in the next few days. The project is now up and running again and cranes from contractor Massaro Construction are understood to have returned back to the site earlier this week. However, the project has been delayed for various reasons, most notably due to the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 that literally put on halt all non-essential operations across Pennsylvania, the US, and the rest of the world. Groundbreaking for the new facility was held in August 2019 and it was expected to open doors in early 2021. Construction work is back underway for Rivers Casino Pittsburgh’s $60 million Landing Hotel after a 15-month pandemic-forced hiatus, property management announced this week.
