Mike Tomlin opens his 12-year Minecraft city with a rooftop tour

Mike Tomlin released the first tour of his Minecraft city Wednesday night, sharing a family project he has continued building for more than 12 years.

The 19-minute episode, “Rooftops, Penthouses, and Urban Living,” is available on his Mike Tomlin channel, @miket757. It begins with Tomlin introducing his son Dino, whom he credits with handling the videos' technical work and persuading him to share the project.

Tomlin says he became interested when his children were in middle school and absorbed in Minecraft. Creative mode appealed to his interest in architecture. His children contributed buildings, but their participation declined as they moved through high school and college. He continued working on the city, describing it as a way to unwind and detach from life's pressures.

The tour starts at a boutique hotel beside the water, the first building he constructed. Tomlin describes its spa, conference space, restaurant and basement speakeasy. He then moves through residential buildings, including apartments organized around aquariums and rooftop spaces designed for indoor and outdoor entertaining.

His commentary dwells on practical details: lighting, public restrooms, bedroom layouts and the views from balconies. One housing complex took inspiration from the area where Dino lived at college. Tomlin ends by promising further looks at other parts of the city.

The Big Lead's September 30 report documented the announcement and traced the project to Tomlin's earlier conversation with TODAY's Craig Melvin. It also reported that his children had helped preserve the city through the family's move from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

Tomlin coached Pittsburgh for 19 seasons and now works as an NBC Football Night in America studio analyst. This episode offers a guided look at a project that continued alongside that football career.