LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A brand new growth is on the way in which for these in search of reasonably priced housing.
The Metropolis of Las Vegas simply permitted a 282-unit senior residence complicated to be constructed on 15 acres of land on Hickam Avenue and Jordanville Road within the northwest valley.
Positioned on federal land, the Metropolis of Las Vegas is working with HUD and the Bureau of Land Administration to get building underway by the top of 2025.
“We have a huge shortage of housing for individuals on fixed income, so that includes seniors and people that are on disabilities,” Metropolis of Las Vegas Neighborhood Companies Director Arcelia Barajas defined.
“We are trying to bring some housing that will prevent people from becoming homeless or having to move in with family and friends. We want to help people age in place and with some dignity,” she added.
The Metropolis of Las Vegas simply permitted a 282-unit senior residence complicated to be constructed on 15 acres of land on Hickam Avenue and Jordanville Road within the northwest valley. (KLAS)
Residents, together with Tori Harris, mentioned she’s seen an inflow of households transferring in collectively to chop prices.
“It seems like the market is moving towards people living together because it is so hard for seniors to afford living right now,” Harris mentioned.
Barajas additionally acknowledged that the time period “affordable housing” appears to be like lots totally different these days than earlier than.
“I think when we think about what this type of housing looked like in the past, we think of ‘project developments’ or those that may have been considered substandard,” she mentioned.
“Now, we’ve moved away from that, and we have individuals that are working at our local Starbucks or in our casinos that qualify for this type of housing,” she added.
8 Information Now heard from these in favor of the three-story construct, and likewise from group members like Kathleen Gentry, who lives proper throughout from the place it is being constructed.
Gentry is nervous it should carry extra site visitors to an already busy aspect road.
“As you can see, the road that they want to build on is a dead end. We’ve already got so many people from the other neighborhood parking along Hickam Avenue. It’s going to create congestion that they cannot mitigate,” Gentry instructed 8 Information Now.
