Summerlin is a 22,500 acres (9,100 ha) planned community under development by The Howard Hughes Corporation (an affiliate of General Growth Properties) in the Las Vegas metropolitan area of Nevada near the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Summerlin, named for Howard Hughes’ grandmother, Jean Amelia Summerlin, ranked as the country’s best-selling master-planned community for more than a decade by Robert Charles Lesser & Co.[citation needed] and continues to rank among the top ten best-selling communities in the country some 19 years after development first began.[citation needed] The community includes a variety of land uses, including: residential, commercial, recreational, educational, medical, open space, and cultural. As of January 2009, Summerlin's population was more than 100,000.[citation needed]
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History
In the mid 1950s Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. purchased 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) in Southern Nevada near Las Vegas. After Hughes died in 1976, Summa Corporation was organized to oversee Hughes’ vast business empire and land holdings, including the large parcel of Southern Nevada desert that is today known as Summerlin.
In 1988, Summa Corporation exchanged more than 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of land adjoining Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of land located south of Summerlin. This landmark land exchange was facilitated by The Nature Conservancy and critically acclaimed by the environmental community.[citation needed] It created a buffer zone to protect Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area from future development.[citation needed]
Summa Corporation began construction of Summerlin in 1990 but initiated planning and infrastructure construction – including Summerlin Parkway – in the late 1980s.[citation needed]
In 2002, Summa, known by now as The Howard Hughes Corporation, enacted a second exchange with the Bureau of Land Management, giving more than 1,000 acres (400 ha) of environmentally sensitive land adjacent to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 900 acres (360 ha) more suitable for development south of Summerlin.
Summerlin is currently home to more than 100 neighborhood and village parks, more than 150 completed miles of the Summerlin Trail System, nine golf courses – including Nevada’s only two Tournament Players Club courses, the TPC at Summerlin and the TPC Las Vegas, more than a dozen houses of worship, shopping centers, medical and cultural facilities, business parks and 25 public and private schools.[citation needed]
The community is unfolding in villages and today, 19 of 30 total villages are complete or are under development.[citation needed]
Summerlin offers homes in a variety of styles and prices to create a true multi-generational community. As of January 2009, Summerlin has approximately 9,000 of its 25,000 acres yet to develop.[citation needed]
Summerlin is recognized as a standard-setting master-planned community and has a long list of national and local awards to its credit. These include the American Trails Developer Award, 2008; Best Master-Planned Community Award, Best of Nevada Real Estate Awards, 2007; New Community of the Year, Awards for Excellence, Urban Land Institute, 2002; National Landmark for Outstanding Landscape Architecture, American Society of Landscape Architects, 1999; and Best New Town Land Plan Award, Pacific Coast Builders Conference, 1993.[citation needed]
Government
Summerlin lies within both an incorporated municipality and unincorporated area. The area north of Charleston Boulevard is within the city of Las Vegas, while property south of Charleston Boulevard is located within unincorporated Clark County. As a planned community, Summerlin is managed by three major master associations (Summerlin North, Summerlin South and Summerlin West). The county portion is generally a part of Summerlin South. The northern portion, east of the 215 beltway, is mostly Summerlin North. The area west of the 215 beltway is Summerlin West. Many individual neighborhoods also have their own subdivision homeowners associations.
Summerlin is developed in villages. Each village features different amenities and residential offerings.[citation needed] Summerlin Centre is the community’s most dynamic village under development as Summerlin’s urban core.[citation needed]
Summerlin has two age-restricted communities, including Sun City Summerlin and Siena. Both have their own associations and are not part of the master association.
Associations and villages
- Summerlin North
- The Arbors
- The Canyons
- The Crossing
- The Hills
- The Hills South
- The Pueblo
- The Trails
- Sun City Summerlin
- Summerlin South
- Summerlin Centre
- The Gardens
- The Mesa
- Ridgebrook
- The Ridges
- The Willows
- Red Rock Country Club
- Siena
- Summerlin West
- The Paseos
- The Vistas
Recreation
Cycling
Bicycle lanes are provided on most major roads in Summerlin. As the gateway into Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Summerlin is frequented daily by scores of cyclists making their way to the Conservation Area and using the community’s extensive trail system.
Parks
Most Summerlin neighborhoods have small pocket parks that are maintained by one of the Summerlin associations.[citation needed] Large community parks, which are available for use to all Summerlin residents, are located throughout Summerlin. As of 2008[update] there are nearly two dozen community parks that feature a variety of recreational amenities.[citation needed] These include league play soccer fields, baseball and t-ball fields, football fields, basketball courts, swimming pools, playgrounds, tennis courts, community centers, sand volleyball courts, horseshoes, bocce ball and shuffleboard courts, a tricycle course, interactive water spray features, motorized toy areas and barbecue areas.[citation needed]
The following parks are maintained and operated by The Summerlin Council.
- Arbors Paseo Park
- The Arbors Sports Park'
- The Arbors Tennis & Play Park
- Cottonwood Canyon Park
- The Crossing Park
- The Gardens Park and Community Center
- The Hills Park
- The Mesa Park
- North Tower Park
- Oxford Park
- The Paseos Park
- The Pueblo Park
- Ridgebrook Park
- South Tower Park
- Spotted Leaf Park
- Summerlin Centre Community Park
- The Trails Linear Park
- The Trails Park and Community Center
- Tree Top Park
- Village Green Park
- The Vistas Community Park
- The Willows Park and Community Center
- Willows Paseo Park
Pools
The following pools are maintained and operated by The Summerlin Council:
- The Trails Pool
- The Willows Pool
The following pool is maintained and operated by the City of Las Vegas:
- Pavilion Center Pool
Trails
The Summerlin Trail System is currently more than 150 miles and connects neighborhoods to various amenities throughout the community.[citation needed] Upon completion, the trail system will be more than 200 miles long and will connect to more than 2,000 miles of regional trails, making it one of the most comprehensive and efficient trail systems in the southwest.[citation needed]
The Summerlin Trail System includes five types of planned trails: street-side, village, bike, regional and natural.[citation needed]
The Howard Hughes Corporation, developer of Summerlin, received the American Trails Developer Award in 2008 for the Summerlin Trail System.[citation needed] The award recognizes developers who establish quality, well-designed, multi-use trail systems within private developments.[citation needed] It is the only award of its kind in the nation.[citation needed]
Casinos
- Rampart Casino
- Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
Shopping
- Canyon Pointe
- Center Pointe Plaza
- Covington Cross Center
- The Gardens Plaza
- Pueblo Shopping Center
- The Shops at Summerlin Centre
- South Square Marketplace
- Summit Centre
- Trails Village Center
- Vista Commons
Hotels
Education
Public Schools
- D'Vorre and Hal Ober Elementary School
- E.W. Staton Elementary School
- John and Judy Goolsby Elementary School
- John W. Bonner Elementary School
- Linda Givens Elementary School
- Richard H. Bryan Elementary School
- William R. Lummis Elementary School
- Ernest A. Becker, Sr. Middle School
- Sig Rogich Middle School
- Wilbur and Theresa Faiss Middle School
- Cimmaron-Memorial High School
- Palo Verde High School
Private Schools
- The Adelson Educational Campus
- Alexander Dawson School
- Bishop Gorman High School
- Faith Lutheran Academy
- Faith Lutheran Jr./Sr. High School
- Faith Lutheran Preschool
- Lit'l Scholar Academy
- The Meadows School
- The Merryhill School
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
- The Shenker Academy
- Sholom Schechter Day School of Las Vegas
Higher Education
- College of Southern Nevada (CSN)
- Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, Inc.
- Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas
- National University
- Regis University
Notes
References
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- The Howard Hughes Corporation, 2009
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