2010 to February 2014. The extension was granted at the end of 2009. The south hotel tower, the HRH Tower, opened on December 28, 2009. With the towers complete, the Hard Rock Hotel had a new total of 1,506 rooms. The original hotel towers, which are connected, became known as the Casino Tower. The $750 million renovation and expansion project was completed in 2010, and the resort had approximately 2,800 employees. Additional restaurants and nightclubs were among the new features added during the expansion. Final year In March 2010, the resort's chief operating officer of three years committed suicide. Fred Kleisner, the chief executive officer of Morgans, took over the position temporarily. A permanent replacement was announced in June 2010, after a dozen potential candidates from around the world had been interviewed for the job. The Hard Rock continued to experience financial difficulties during 2010, and the resort ultimately turned out to be a costly investment for Morgans and DLJ. In February 2011, NorthStar filed a notice of foreclosure against the resort regarding its earlier $100 million loan. The dispute related to an alleged agreement that the Hard Rock made to rent out its entertainment venues, which NorthStar claimed to be a violation of the loan provisions. The Hard Rock filed a lawsuit against NorthStar, claiming that the latter had no right to foreclose on the resort. The Hard Rock's lawsuit also alleged that the foreclosure process was being rushed. NorthStar subsequently stated that the resort missed a monthly loan payment of $460,000 that was due at the beginning of the month, with $96.2 million still owed in total. NorthStar contacted 160 prospective buyers, and planned to have Navegante Group operate the resort in the event of foreclosure. A public foreclosure auction of the resort was scheduled for February 2011, but it was cancelled after NorthStar and the Hard Rock came to an agreement. The deal would give the Hard Rock until the end of the month to continue negotiations with NorthStar. Brookfield ownership In late February 2011, Nevada regulators approved a plan for the Las Vegas-based Warner Gaming to take over operations of the resort from Morgans Hotel Group. Through the deal, Hard Rock Hotel lender Brookfield Asset Management would also invest additional capital in the resort and take over the stake held by Morgans. The deal was finalized in March 2011, and the debt was restructured to approximately