About 5, 000 acres of national property in the , North Las Vegas Valley , is a’ plain canvas’ for potential development, UNLV’s president said.
UNLV , and the town of , North Las Vegas , are in debate on how to develop the land located northeast of the , Veterans Affairs Hospital , in , North Las Vegas , in a coherent way after the companies take control of the property in the coming weeks, authorities said. The house is officially controlled by the , Bureau of Land Management.
The university’s first strategies for it’s portion of the land, around 2, 000 acres, involves the creation of accommodation and a northeast school for grad students,  , UNLV , President , Keith Whitfield , said. The construction of manufacturing and health services on the land did also, he said, give those newly established industries a raise in , North Las Vegas.
Southern Nevada is incredibly important for the area because it is running out of room for potential growth because the BLM owns a lot of the property and is crucial for both residential and commercial construction.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Whitfield stated,” Practically nothing in the river is as large as this.”
When compared to other sizable parcels of land available in , Southern Nevada, the size of this area is sizable. One of the biggest bargains in recent years was Amazon’s order of , 300 hectares near , Boulder City  , in 2023.
Ideas for the area
Whitfield said that his 350-acre key campus in the heart of Las Vegas Valley, near the city’s heart, serves as a dish for its north campus.
” When you have something that is that large of a blank canvas, it’s an exciting chance to think about housing for our kids, with the increase in housing costs and rent, it makes it really difficult for our pupils, and particularly for our grad students, to be able to have cover that could be affordable”, Whitfield said.
As a way of potentially bringing industrial and health care facilities to the , North Las Vegas , land, he said the university could enter into public- private partnerships similar to UNLV ‘s , Harry Reid Research , and Technology Park , in southwest , Las Vegas , to help develop it.
North Las Vegas ‘ plans for its 3, 000 acres are still in the “preliminary stages”, but Mayor , Pamela Goynes- Brown , said in her 2024 State of the City address that it’s a “massive” opportunity.
” Together ( UNLV , and , North Las Vegas ) are discussing how we can use land, design, buildings, materials, public policy, ordinances and other innovative tools to improve health care outcomes for people by physically altering our environment”, Goynes- Brown said.
North Las Vegas , is” considering all possible options” for the land, a city spokesperson said.
When could development start
It’s unclear when the 5, 000 acres could be transferred to , UNLV , and , North Las Vegas , as some clean up work is required as it was used for military training and exercises.
The clean-up work is ongoing, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the final report on the clean-up efforts may be completed in fiscal year 2028.
Whitfield said , UNLV , hopes some of the 2, 000 acres could start to be transferred to university control in early 2025.
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