Summerlin, Nevada

Homes in the Summerlin South area.

Location of Summerlin

Summerlin is an affluent 22,500-acre (9,100 ha) master-planned community under development by The Howard Hughes Corporation in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada near the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It lies within the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, and in unincorporated Clark County. Summerlin was named after Howard Hughes’ grandmother, Jean Amelia Summerlin. The community includes a variety of land uses, including: residential, commercial, recreational, educational, medical, open space, and cultural. As of the 2010 census, Summerlin's population is nearly 100,000, up from its population of 59,000 in 2000.

With an average household income of $139,061, Summerlin is among the most affluent communities in Nevada. In 2014, Summerlin was named one of the "Best Places to Live in America" by Money.

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. It created a buffer zone to protect Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area from future development.

Summa Corporation began construction of Summerlin in 1990 but initiated planning and infrastructure construction – including Summerlin Parkway – in the late 1980s.

In 2002, Summa, (kip)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 150 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, TPC at Summerlin and TPC Las Vegas, more than a dozen houses of worship, shopping centers, medical and cultural facilities, business parks and 26 public and private schools.

The community is unfolding in villages and today, 19 of 31 total villages are complete or are under development.

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 acres (3,600 ha) available for development.

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. Summerlin Centre is the community’s most dynamic village under development as Summerlin’s urban core and includes Downtown Summerlin.

Summerlin has two age-restricted communities, Sun City Summerlin and Siena. Both have their own associations and are not part of the master association.

Associations and villages

• Summerlin North
  • Desert Shores
  • South Shores
  • 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 which make up a system of almost 150 parks. Large community parks, which are available for use to all Summerlin residents, are located throughout Summerlin. As of 2008 there are nearly two dozen community parks that feature a variety of recreational amenities. 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.

The following parks are owned, maintained and operated by The Summerlin Council.

• Arbors Paseo Park
• The Arbors Sports Park', 18 acres (7.3 ha)
• The Arbors Tennis & Play Park
• Cottonwood Canyon Park
• The Crossing Park, 12.5 acres (5.1 ha)
• The Gardens Park and Community Center

File:Summerlin-Gardens Park Monument.JPG

Gardens Monument

• The Hills Park, 6.7 acres (2.7 ha)
• The Mesa Park
• North Tower Park
• Oxford Park
• The Paseos Park
• The Pueblo Park, 68 acres (28 ha)
• Ridgebrook Park
• South Tower Park
• Spotted Leaf Park
• Summerlin Centre Community Park
• The Trails Linear Park
• The Trails Park and Community Center, 28 acres (11 ha)
• Tree Top Park
• Village Green Park
• The Vistas Community Park
• The Willows Park and Community Center, 12 acres (4.9 ha)
• Willows Paseo Park

Pools

The following pools are owned, 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. 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.

The Summerlin Trail System includes five types of planned trails: street-side, village, bike, regional and natural.

In 2008 the Howard Hughes Corporation received the American Trails Developer Award, given to developers in recognition of "quality, well designed multi-use trails systems that are integrated into private developments," for the Summerlin trail system.

Shopping

• Canyon Pointe
• Center Pointe Plaza
• Covington Cross Center
• Downtown Summerlin
• The Gardens Plaza
• Pueblo Shopping Center
• South Square Marketplace
• Summit Centre
• Trails Village Center
• Vista Commons

Hotels

• Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
• Element Las Vegas, A Westin Hotel
• JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa
• Suncoast Hotel and Casino

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
• Cimarron-Memorial High School
• Palo Verde High School
• West Career And Technical Academy

Private Schools

• The Adelson Educational Campus
• Alexander Dawson School
• Bishop Gorman High School
• Faith Lutheran Academy
• Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School
• 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

References

• The Howard Hughes Corporation, 2009

External links

• Summerlin web site
• Community association web site
• Online magazine for Summerlin residents