Las Vegas Golf Course to Become Over 1,000 Units of Affordable Housing

The project is part of an initiative to build affordable housing on shuttered golf courses.

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November 20, 2024, 8:00 AM PST

By Diana Ionescu @aworkoffiction


Rendering of proposed housing development on former Desert Pines golf course in East Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rendering of proposed housing development on former Desert Pines Golf Course in East Las Vegas, Nevada. | City of Las Vegas / Desert Pines Vision Plan

A former golf club in Las Vegas will be redeveloped into the largest affordable housing project in Nevada history, reports Christian Hudspeth for KTNV.

The project is being kickstarted by a $25 million loan from the State Infrastructure Bank. “The state said the first phase of the Desert Pines redevelopment will cost around $57.3 million, and $450 million overall.”

The project will provide over 1,000 affordable multifamily housing units and 280 market-rate homes. It will also include a community center early education center, job training center, and commercial space. “According to a release from the Nevada State Treasurer's Office, the master-planned community will support East Las Vegas with nearly 1,400 new homes and close to 7,400 jobs for the community.”

The work required for the project offers some of the strongest labor protections in the state, including a Project Labor Agreement, a mandate to hire at least 50 percent local Nevada residents, a prevailing wage rate, and other requirements.

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