Moving to the fastest growing city in America? Las Vegas offers an amazing quality of life. Order your free copy now!
| Neighborhoods and Communities |
While many long-term residents are amazed by the development occurring in and around Las Vegas, there is no doubt the growth has provided opportunities for all. Young and growing families will find a wide range of family-friendly neighborhoods and master-planned communities; empty nesters will find maintenance-free high-rises and condominiums along with a great choice of golf communities. For young professionals, there are many urban and suburban options. It all depends on individual preferences and needs.
Despite the tumultuous U.S. economy, many Americans are still selecting Las Vegas as a great place to start a new life and establish roots. The quality of life is a major draw as well as the availability of affordable housing, which is attracting many buyers who are out-priced in other areas, including California. As a result, sales of local homes are very competitive.
In addition to the information in this section, you’ll be working with a real estate agent who will be your key resource throughout the home-buying process. In Las Vegas, GLVAR (www.lasvegasrealtor.com) is ready to help you find the perfect home. Other resources include asking your company’s relocation office for contacts as well as going online to research specific neighborhoods or master-planned communities. Las Vegas is also home to a number of age-restricted neighborhoods designed with the wants and needs of Las Vegas’ healthy active adult in mind.
MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITIES
Throughout the Las Vegas Valley Scattered are stunning master-planned communities perfect for those who cherish the rich suburban lifestyle distinguished by a tremendous number of amenities and conveniences that benefit the residents. The sheer size of master-planned communities enables them to incorporate extensive recreational amenities, such as activity centers, refreshing lakes, golf courses and expansive parks with bike paths and jogging trails.
Most master-planned developments are formed through a collaboration between several different builders, which means that prospective homeowners have a wide variety of building styles, floor plans, lots sizes, landscaping styles and pricing options available in each community. Following are some of the Las Vegas Valley’s most popular master-planned communities.
— ALIANTE
Aliante is a quaint 1,905-acre master-planned community in North Las Vegas. Featuring more than 7,000 homes and 20,000 residents at completion, Aliante offers homes by well-known builders, including Del Webb, K B Homes, Pulte, D R Horton and Pardee Homes. The amenities in the Aliante master plan include an amphitheatre, the 20-acre Nature Discovery Park, an 18-hole municipal golf course, two traditional parks and some linear parks, soccer and ball fields, picnic areas and an arroyo and trail system that gives residents access to the community’s beautiful desert environment.
— ANTHEM
An outstanding community built exclusively by Del Webb, Anthem encompasses 4,755 acres nestled high in the Black Mountains south of the city. To access Anthem, residents and visitors drive through a tunnel and past a waterfall for the feel of entering a whole new world far removed from Las Vegas. In addition to the community’s outstanding views and world-class amenities, Anthem features three distinct neighborhoods. Anthem Coventry offers approximately 1,200 single-family homes. Sun City Anthem is a Del Webb retirement community for ages 55 and over, and Anthem Country Club provides residents with an exclusive guard-gated private golf neighborhood of semicustom and custom homes as well as lots for custom builds.
— DESERT SHORES
Featuring around 3,350 homes in 22 residential districts, Desert Shores is a beautiful master-planned community of manmade lakes in the northwest part of Las Vegas at the eastern edge of Summerlin. A diverse community in which residences range from condominiums and median-priced housing to large custom homes behind private gates, all lakefront homes have direct access to the four lakes are stocked with fish and the option of having a private dock. Otherwise, community docks offer paddleboating and fishing for residents. The 682-acre Desert Shores features a lagoon-style swimming pool with a sandy beach, palm trees, and a picnic area with volleyball, basketball and playgrounds while the 2,100-square-foot clubhouse, featuring terraces on the main lake, offers space for private parties and community events.
— ELDORADO
A community in the far north part of Las Vegas, Eldorado offers modestly priced homes in a family setting with parks and schools in the development. The well-established master-planned community offers proximity to many recreational opportunities, including Seastrand Community Park, Eldorado Park and Aviary Park. Great for first-time homebuyers and large families that need a lot of home for the money, Eldorado has been built up by Pardee Homes.
— GREEN VALLEY
On the southeast side of the Las Vegas Valley in Henderson, Green Valley is a premier master-planned community with more than 8,400 acres of homes. Part of Henderson, Green Valley offers neighborhood parks and walking trails as well as an array of shops, gourmet restaurants and retail services. Noted for being family oriented, Green Valley is known for its high-quality lifestyle and sits adjacent to smaller enclaves like Green Valley Ranch.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Nevada consistently ranks high among the favored states ...
