LAS VEGAS, NV – Nevada HAND, the state’s largest developer of affordable housing, has begun work on constructing a new rental complex in downtown Las Vegas aimed at low-income tenants, following the company’s demolition of a long-shuttered complex that had previously occupied the property. Dubbed Ogden Pines, the $20 million project, upon completion, will take the form of a four-story, 51-unit building located at 1200 East Ogden Avenue, at the corner of Maryland Parkway. Previously, the property had been occupied by a 39-unit apartment complex that Nevada HAND had demolished to make way for this new development. Work on Ogden Pines is…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Clark County has announced the launch of a new, never-before seen program for the municipality: a Las Vegas area Community Land Trust, with the stated goal being to help supply first-time homebuyers with affordable, attainable housing options in Southern Nevada. County representatives have revealed that 240 homes will be developed for residents whose income levels are considered to be financially challenged. Eligible households must have a combined income ranging between $50,000 and $95,000 annually, which would put them at or below 100 percent and 80 percent of the median income in Clark County. Those who qualify and…
LAS VEGAS, NV – With affordable housing options in short supply across Southern Nevada, particularly for older residents, a new development in the northern Las Vegas Valley is aiming to help fill the gap. Dubbed Heirloom at Rome, the 276-unit complex at Rome and Decatur boulevards was developed by Ovation Development Corp. and is specifically designed for low-income seniors. Completed this summer, the $78 million project features one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 664 to 891 square feet, along with 38 separate 400-square-foot “tiny homes.” The first tenants began moving in on September 1. Residents also have access to a…
LAS VEGAS, NV – A new affordable housing community in North Las Vegas – the first of its kind in the city – has been announced by the NRP Group, a developer, builder, and manager of multifamily housing. The groundbreaking of the community – dubbed North & Valley – is scheduled to take place later this September. The development is slated to take the form of 105-units at 6555 North Pecos Road on a five-acre plot of land located in Clark County, right next to a medical office campus and job center. North & Valley will be offering units to residents earning…
LAS VEGAS, NV – In a move to address the housing crisis in Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas City Council will be reviewing potential zoning changes this week that, if approved, will convert the Desert Pines Golf Club into the largest affordable housing project in the history of the state of Nevada. In November 2024, a $25 million loan was approved by the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank to finance the initial phase of the redevelopment of the Desert Pines Golf Club to convert the property into a master-planned community dubbed “Desert Pines,” which will be comprised of 1,082 affordable multifamily housing…
LAS VEGAS, NV – As the housing crisis continues in Southern Nevada, state officials announced this week that ground will soon be broken on two new affordable housing apartment complexes in Las Vegas, bringing a total of 201 much-needed units to the city’s residents. The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority (SNRHA) confirmed that one of the new affordable housing communities will be located at the intersection of Duncan and Edwards, whereas the other will be at 28th and Sunrise. The combined total of 201 units will be made available to lower-income Las Vegas residents; the main requirement for consideration is that the…
LAS VEGAS, NV – For many years, Las Vegas earned a reputation for low cost-of-living and an affordable lifestyle; however, due to rising prices and a lack of inventory, a new report has revealed that the housing market in the city has become one of the least affordable in the nation. According to the Urban Land Institute’s 2024 Home Attainability Index, Las Vegas currently ranks as the 11th least affordable major metropolitan area in the country, with only a scant 18 percent of the homes on the market being considered affordable by households of four persons that make Southern Nevada’s annual…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Funding has been approved for a new affordable housing complex within Las Vegas, with the city council last week earmarking $1 million in public funds towards the $21.5 million project. Upon completion, “Tropicana Trails” – being developed by George Gekakis Inc. – will be comprised of 50 studio apartments, built upon a 2.5-acre plot of land in unincorporated Clark County slated to be located near East Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway. Units will be primarily aimed at being made available to people who had previously been homeless, those who are in danger of becoming homeless, and survivors of…
LAS VEGAS, NV – $25 million has been approved by the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank to finance the initial phase of the redevelopment of the Desert Pines Golf Club, currently owned by the city of Las Vegas, into the largest affordable housing project in the history of the state of Nevada. The Desert Pines Redevelopment Project – located at East Bonanza Road and North Pecos Road, mainly servicing the residents of east Las Vegas – will be a master-planned community comprised of 1,082 affordable multifamily housing units and 280 market-rate housing units. In addition, the Desert Pines community will also offer a…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Clark County announced this week that they had purchased 20 acres of U.S. government-controlled land from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to construct Nevada’s first-of-its-kind affordable residential housing community. Officials confirmed that Clark County bought the land – located along Cactus Avenue in the southwest Las Vegas Valley – from BLM for the price of $100 an acre, with the intention of constructing 210 single-family homes aimed at first-time homebuyers who earn approximately $70,000 a year or less. The community will be dubbed “Cactus Trails” once it is complete, and will offer three- and four-bedroom homes…
LAS VEGAS, NV – The presidential campaign of Kamala Harris released an ad this week detailing her plan to address the housing shortage and lower home costs in the United States, should she be successful in her bid to be elected to the White House in November. The advertisement – targeting residents in swing states including Nevada, where the median home price as of July was $480,000 – first details the struggle of the family of the Democratic nominee for president to save and purchase their first home when she was a child. From there, the advertisement then proceeds to recap…
LAS VEGAS, NV – The administration will be authorizing the sale of a set acreage of land in Southern Nevada by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the price of $100 per acre, expressly for the construction of affordable housing to address the shortage plaguing residents of the state. Currently, the federal government owns 88 percent of the land in Clark County along, with over half of that property – 2.6 million acres – managed by BLM. The failure to release parts of that land for development has contributed to the current housing crisis being experienced in the region, experts…
