Building Nevada Briefs - May 2007

Building Nevada Briefs

Summerlin Hospital Undergoes $100 Million Expansion

Summerlin Hospital recently announced plans for a $100 million expansion which will mark the largest expansion project to date in the hospital’s history. In its 10 years of existence, the facility has grown from a 147-bed community hospital to a 281-bed medical center offering services ranging from pediatric intensive care to open heart surgery. The tower expansion includes a six-story patient tower that will house 170 additional private patient rooms, bringing the total number of rooms to 450. The project includes additional labor, delivery and recovery (LDR) suites, antepartum and postpartum suites and new beds. In addition, the expansion will more than double the size of the hospital’s busy ER, where it will add 30 more beds and treatment areas. Groundbreaking for the tower expansion is scheduled for winter 2007 and the ER expansion is scheduled to break ground in late spring 2007.

KB Home Opens First Luxury Estates

La Vita at Seven Hills, KB Home’s first luxury estates in the nation, recently opened at the Henderson master-planned community. The development offers six floor plans ranging in size from 4,000 square feet to 8,500 square feet, price, from $1.4 million to more than $2 million. With 33 home sites spanning across 20 acres, homebuyers will choose from lots that vary in size from one-quarter acre to more than one-half acre. La Vita at Seven Hills will also have scenic parks and trail systems, as well as athletic facilities, including tennis, volleyball and basketball courts.

Carson River Aquatic Trail Moves Forward

The Carson River Aquatic Trail Master Plan recently received approval to proceed by the Carson City Board of Supervisors. The plan will improve areas of the Carson River, making it safer and more accessible for whitewater rafting, kayaking and fishing. “Whitewater river recreation is a rapidly growing activity in Northern Nevada that attracts visitors and enhances the community’s quality of life,” said Director Tim Maland of the Nevada Commission on Tourism. The Aquatic Trail plan calls for improvements along 13.7 miles of the Carson River in Carson City and Lyon County. The next step will be to seek funding for the project, which is expected to come from a $200 million statewide voter-passed bond that earmarked $2.5 million for Carson River improvements in Carson City. The Aquatic Trail plan is estimated to cost nearly $878,000.

New Office/Retail Center Scheduled for Mesquite

Town and Country Village Plaza, a new office/retail center located in Mesquite, was recently awarded to TWC Construction, Inc. The new center will be comprised of two wood-framed buildings, one is one-story and the other is three-story, totaling 86,617 square feet. It will be located on Pioneer Blvd. “Escalating land prices in Las Vegas have prompted many of our clients to consider development out of town, especially in a high growth area as Mesquite,” said Matthew Ryba, CEO of TWC Construction, Inc. The project is scheduled for completion in fourth quarter of 2007.

Juhl Tops Off First Building in Downtown Las Vegas

Juhl, a downtown Las Vegas mixed-use development located at the southeast corner of Bonneville Ave. and Third St., recently announced the topping off of its mid-rise residential building. The milestone marks the first topping off for the six-building condominium and retail project. The mixed-use development will consist of six towers, ranging from six to 15 stories and 24,000 square feet of dedicated retail space. Juhl residences range in size from 600 square feet to 2,500 square feet and offer studios, as well as street-level shopkeeper units. The $180 million project is being developed by CityMark Development, a San Diego-based firm.

McCarran Rent-A-Car Center Creates Easy Airport Access

The $166.8 million McCarran Rent-A-Car Center, located at the corner of Warm Springs Rd. and Gilespie St., recently opened to the public. The 68-acre site is near the Strip, Interstate 15 and the Las Vegas Beltway. McCarren Rent-A-Car Center’s consolidated location eliminates the need for each rental car company to operate its own fleet of shuttles. Instead, travelers will be carried to and from terminals by a shuttle.