Nevada
More than 1K family homes coming to site of shuttered Cashman Center
More than 1,000 new family homes are coming to the sites of the shuttered Cashman Center and a neighboring Nevada State office building near downtown Las Vegas.
The project, proposed by Greystone Nevada LLC — a Lennar Corp. subsidiary — won city approval Wednesday when the City Council voted to formalize development agreements with the company.
“We know that we need housing desperately, especially affordable and attainable housing within our community,” said Councilwoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong last month before the council approved a bevy of items, including tentative maps.
The councilwoman represents Ward 5, where the proposed project will sit near Washington Avenue and North Las Vegas Boulevard.
“I was demanding as I am,” Summers-Armstrong said about the planning process, “because I really want our community; those folks who need this type of housing, to not get just any old thing.”
Lennar is proposing 781 homes for the Cashman site, and 290 at the Grant Sawyer property.
‘It’s truly exciting’
The project began to gain steam last year when Lennar won a city of Las Vegas auction to buy the 50-acre Cashman Center at 850 N. Las Vegas Blvd. for $36.25 million. Shortly after, Lennar offered Nevada $10.6 million to buy 22 acres including the shuttered Grant Sawyer State Office Building at 555 E. Washington Ave.
The Cashman sale occurred as Las Vegas was working to offset loses incurred in yearslong litigation with the would-be developer of the defunct Badlands golf course. Lennar took over the 250-acre course and plans to build 1,480 upscale homes there .
Nevada had struggled to find a buyer for the government complex after state offices were relocated to the south Valley, officials said. Twice, it received no bids on a $19.45 million valuation.
Councilwoman Olivia Diaz compared finding a purpose for the Cashman site to chasing whales.
“It’s truly exciting to see the revitalization of these two sites,” she added.
A construction timeline wasn’t provided. Councilman Brian Knudsen proposed partnering with the developer when it demolishes the old baseball complex.
Officials didn’t widely discuss what possible qualifications prospective buyers would need to meet. Summers-Armstrong spoke about city outreach to let people know about home ownership options, such as grant opportunities.
Three-story townhomes
Attorney Stephanie Gronauer, who spoke on behalf of Lennar, presented tentative maps and showcased concept renderings of the yet-to-be-named neighborhoods during the Jan. 21 City Council meeting.
Most of the attached and detached homes will stand at three stories and occupy their own plot, she said. Amenities include pools and a trail on Cashman’s current parking space.
Lennar is trying to offload 2.6 acres for a possible future commercial development between the Neon Museum and the Las Vegas Science & Natural Science Museum, Gronauer added.
She said the developer hopes that the project will be a catalyst for the downtown area.
“I hope this is phenomenally successful and a model for what we can be doing in this city to help with housing that everybody can access, because I think that no matter where you live, it’s a big deal,” Councilwoman Kara Kelley said. “It’s terrific that this land and this property in this space has worked this way.”
Mayor Shelley Berkley joined the chorus of praise, noting how home ownership had changed her family’s life when they moved to Las Vegas.
“It changed our family’s self-image: we owned something, we belonged here, we were property owners and we’re part of this community,” she said.
Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com.
$3.99 on Sunday, $4.09 just days later.
An extra dime for the same gallon of gas, but why?
Conflict in the Middle East has impacted prices at the pump for drivers here in northern Nevada and across the country.
According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas has jumped nearly 27 cents since last week, coming in at $3.25. In Reno, the average price is roughly $4.26.
Experts say for every $5 to $10 increase in oil prices, drivers could pay 15 to 25 cents more per gallon.
The increase primarily comes down to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, which controls roughly 20% of the world’s oil supplies. Amid the tensions, traffic through the area has recently ground to a halt.
Michael Goldman, General Manager of Caru Containers North America, said many of the shippers who typically go through the Strait have changed course.
“We’re seeing the routes ships need to take be much longer, much more costly. Going around the Horn of Africa instead of going through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. And we’re definitely seeing cost increases to those carriers to make those journeys,” said Goldman.
Jayce Robinson from Sparks said he’s always looking for the best deal in town on gas.
“I mostly fill up here for work, so it’s not my money, but when I do fill up, I definitely look for the cheapest place because money’s tight and gas is expensive,” Robinson said.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Authorities have canceled an AMBER Alert after they say a 10-month-old child taken by a non-custodial parent was found safe.
North Las Vegas Police said Thursday that Leilani Williams (aka Leilani Duke) was taken by her father, Roderick Duke.
Duke and Leilani were last seen at an apartment complex in the area of Martin L. King Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue at 1:40 a.m.
“An AMBER Alert has been activated due to Roderick being in emotional crisis and making threats to harm himself and 10-month-old Leilani,” NLVPD said in a statement.
By 10:05 a.m., NLVPD said that Leilani was located unharmed.
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Officers took Duke into custody without further incident, and the AMBER Alert has been canceled.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed Nevada Democrats who packed a Las Vegas brewery Wednesday evening for a discussion about his upbringing, his political life and efforts his state has taken to combat the Trump administration agenda.
Newsom, who has been floated as a possible White House contender for 2028, sidestepped a quip from former Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak who introduced him as the next U.S. president amid cheers from the crowd.
“I’m very grateful for your friendship, and a friendship that’s only strengthened over the course of the last year or so,” Newsom told Sisolak.
Book tour stop
The event, which served as a book tour stop for the California governor, was organized by the Nevada Democratic Party. It took place at Nevada Brew Works near Summerlin.
Nevada Assemblymember Daniele Monroe-Moreno, the state party chair running for North Las Vegas mayor, moderated the discussion.
It was part of the party’s Local Brews + National Views series that’s been bringing Democrats for similar discussions at intimate venues. Past speakers have included former President Joe Biden, Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Criticizing President Donald Trump, Newsom spoke about the immediate aftermath of the 2024 general election.
“We were handwringing, a lot of finger pointing, and a sense of weakness,” Newsom said. “And just incapable of dealing with this moment, this existential moment.”
He said he is taking account for what he described as his own complicity.
“This happened on my watch. This is all happening on our watch,” Newsom said. “And so I realized that I needed to be better.”
That included his advocacy to redraw California’s Congressional map after Trump called for the same in Texas, he said.
“They’re not screwing around, nor are we,” he said about Trump and his administration. “All of us.”
‘You’re giving us a voice’
Newsom spoke out against the surge of federal immigration enforcement operations in California and later Minnesota, calls from the Trump administration to nationalize elections, and cuts to government funding due to the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act.
He said that pushback against Trump’s policies, including dozens of lawsuits filed by California, were making the president retreat on some of his proposals and policies.
“You’re filling the void, you’re giving us a voice, you’re giving us courage,” he told the crowd. “For things to change, we have to change. And it’s changing.”
The Republican National Committee reacted to Newsom’s Las Vegas visit. Earlier in the day, Newsom attended a private Boulder City event.
“Democrats are selling out to the spoiled, phony rich kid governor from California for years,” RNC spokesperson Nick Poche wrote in a statement. “President Donald Trump and Republicans are delivering major tax cuts and keeping Nevadans safe, unlike Democrats.”
The national Republican Party also criticized California’s policies, and tied them back to Nevada Democrats.
Most of Newsom’s remarks weren’t specific to Nevada. He didn’t take any questions from media.
Polling shows Newsom and Vice President JD Vance leading in hypothetical races for their parties’ nomination. That includes a survey of likely Nevada voters conducted one by Emerson College Polling in November.
Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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