Special Projects

Veteran's Hospital - VA
In September 2004, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced plans for a more than $600 million full-service medical center in North Las Vegas, near the intersection of Pecos Road and Route 215. With construction expected to start in the summer of 2006 and end by 2011, the 90-bed hospital, 120-bed nursing home, full complement of diagnostic and treatment services and Veterans Benefit Office are expected to provide state-of-the-art health care to Nevada's ever-increasing veteran population.

With this decision, Nevada veterans are an important step closer to having 21st century health care in a 21st century facility. The new facility will be fully operational before this century's first decade comes to a close. Route 215, Pecos Road, Lamb Boulevard and Centennial Parkway serve as the boundaries for the 120-acre project site. VA will acquire the land at no cost, significantly slashing the project's ticket price.

The new full-service facility—the first in the Valley—is expected to alleviate the burden of area VA clinics. Currently, no primary outpatient care clinic exists in southern Nevada. While the new North Las Vegas facility will offer convenience and unprecedented access to medical care for area veterans, primary care clinics across the Valley will remain open to accommodate the medical needs of veterans' in other neighborhoods.

UNLV (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
UNLV has begun a study process examining possible uses for a 2,009-acre parcel of Federal land located near the northern beltway and I-15. UNLV and the City of North Las Vegas, in partnership with other community agencies, are assessing needs in this fast-growing area to guide preliminary plans for the picturesque, mountain view site. Innovative educational, community and cultural uses are envisioned to complement residential and business developments planned for the area, which will become a major economic hub for North Las Vegas in the future. Residents will learn more about this exciting, long-term planning process in the coming months.

Cheyenne Technology Corridor
The Cheyenne Technology Corridor (CTC) epitomizes partnerships. Cheyenne Avenue, from Decatur Boulevard to Pecos Road and between Gowan and Evans, was designated the CTC, an integrated accessible, and diversified technology district. The CTC was started with the vision of five developers and buy-in from the City of North Las Vegas, and joined by the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN), the North Las Vegas Airport, and other technology-service companies as key contributors. Four years later, the partnership shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, even the alliance of developers is overwhelmed by its success.

The public-private partnership that fuels the corridor includes Lyle Brennan Investments, Harsch Investment Properties, Jackson-Shaw Company, and Stoltz Management. The CTC's five-mile stretch boasts office, industrial and retail space. Together, their projects will include nearly two million square feet of mixed used development. While the developers sometimes find themselves competing for the same tenants, they know that success for one project means success for the alliance --- and CTC --- as a whole.

The CTC's award-winning mix of benefits has attracted the likes of California Plasticard, Inc., Celebrate Homes, Emory Riddle University, Federal Express, MedicWest Ambulance, Sunterra Corporation, and U. S. Foods, to name a few. The unique partnership between the City of North Las Vegas and CTC's developers has likewise attracted attention. In 2003, the partnership earned the International Economic Development Council's (IEDC) International Economic Development award.

The city's investment of fiber optic cable, that runs the length of the CTC, is a key element in attracting high-end and high-tech tenants. The fiber optic network makes it easy for new companies to get their communications and other high-tech systems running smoothly. Local telecommunications providers supply both wired and wireless connectivity, and Las Vegas' leading co-location and interconnect facility enables companies to store their servers and other telecom equipment in a secure state-of-the-art location.

Aliante
North Las Vegas is home to the community's fastest growing neighborhood - Aliante.

The master planned community of Aliante, created by North Valley Enterprises, LLC, an affiliate of American Nevada Company and Del Webb Communities Inc., stakes claim to the area surrounding the foothills of the Sheep Mountain Range in the city's far northwest.

With 1,905 acres, including 1,165 acres of residential development, 428 acres of recreational and public use land, a municipal golf course, city parks, a natural arroyo, lighted trail system and nearby commercial development, it's easy to see why residents are rushing to call Aliante home—and setting records in the process. Aliante is the backdrop for the city's first $300,000, $400,000, $500,000, $600,000 and $700,000 homes.

While Aliante boasts 14 miles of interconnecting lighted trails, a 30-acre natural arroyo and 45 acres of parks, its crowing glory is one of prehistoric proportions—the 20-acre Nature Discovery Park. A 30-foot triceratops frames the Dino Dig tot lot.

The park's 1.5 acre man-made lake with waterfalls invites children and families to explore nature and discover. In addition to the Dino Dig tot lot, Nature Discovery Park features a water play area, amphitheater, soccer fields, lighted tennis courts, horseshoe pits, bocce courts and a volleyball stadium.

With Aliante's total build out expected to reach approximately 6,500 home sites, North Valley, predicts that home inventory available in Aliante's second developmental phase will sell out in approximately two years.

Phase II of Bureau of Land Management land for development within the 16,000+ acres, will be a continuation of the high quality mixed-use development that has been portrayed by Aliante.

Park Highlands
On November 16, 2005, Park Highlands paid $639 million for 2,675 acres of BLM (Bureau of Land Management) owned land.

The proposed number of homes are 15,750, over 28 acres of neighborhood commercial, 113 regional commercial, and 118 acres offering a mix of commercial and residential uses. Under the Development Agreement between the City and Park Highlands, they will be required to donate land for a fire station, five elementary schools, a middle school, and 130 acres of parks and trails. Park Highlands must also build and partially equip a fire station, construct a police command station and a library for the development, which will be adjacent to a 300-acre conservation area set aside by the BLM.