Marble Manor Public Housing Complex to be Demolished, Redeveloped into Townhomes, Apartments
LAS VEGAS, NV – Marble Manor, a western Las Vegas public housing complex that originally opened in the 1950s, is in the process of being demolished and redeveloped into townhomes and apartment buildings.
When it originally opened, the 235-unit Marble Manor, located along Washington Avenue just east of Martin Luther King Boulevard, was made up of “modern” single-story concrete block homes and duplexes with a theme of “comfort and clean living,” aimed at low-income families and individuals who had been living in less-than-desirable circumstances.
However, the homes that were actually built often failed to live up to that standard, and in recent years, the complex had fallen into a state of serious disrepair, with several recent code-enforcement cases opened against it for “unsafe building conditions.”
Marble Manor also had a less-than-reputable status due to it representing a darker side of Las Vegas: segregation. Once known as the “Mississippi of the West,” Black residents for many years were essentially confined to the western part of the city.
To address those injustices, the redevelopment of Marble Manor – slated to cost between an estimated $350 million to $400 million – is currently underway, according to Frank Stafford, director of development and modernization for the city’s housing authority.
The plans call for the transformation of the 35.7-acre Marble Manor property into 627 newly-built units, made up of townhomes and apartment buildings, as well as low-income and market-rate units. There will also be numerous amenities for residents, such as a community center, retail space, parks and other features.
The first units are set to begin development in March of this year by contractor Metcalf Builders. The redevelopment is planned to take place over the course of five phases, and is scheduled to be completed by 2030.
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