LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – After nearly a decade, neighbors next to the Badlands Golf Club finally have an answer as to what’s going in its place after years of back and forth.
Many just don’t like the answer. At least that was the sentiment Thursday night at a meeting between the new homebuilder, Lennar Homes and existing residents who live nearby in the Queensridge community and others.
Nearly 200 neighbors packed the Veterans Memorial Community Center, and when they took the microphone after Lennar Homes gave its pitch, some neighbors let the homebuilder have it with the question of how long it will take to develop the proposed community.
A rep from Lennar said, “So I wish I had a simple answer. I don’t have a simple answer.”
That answer didn’t sit well with one meeting attendee, who exclaimed, “It’s a simple question, are you going to build a wall before you start putting up people’s houses, and putting an enemy within our community before we know what’s going on?”
The Lennar rep immediately followed that by replying, “So we’re not your enemy, we’re your neighbor.”
The back and forth went on quite a few times between existing residents and representatives with builder, Lennar Homes.
The homebuilder finally unveiled plans to neighbors in the area of the failed Badlands Golf Club. This all comes after the city recently voted to end a legal battle over the site that ultimately cost the City of Las Vegas over $600 million.
A bit more backstory. The dispute started over the Badlands Golf Club at Alta Drive and S. Rampart Boulevard.
In 2015, a developer bought the land intending to build homes. The city granted the land entitlements, but did not approve the zoning, essentially rendering the project useless.
The developer filed four different lawsuits claiming the city’s inability to approve the zoning made the land useless.
The courts agreed with his claims, but the City put off reaching a settlement until mid-December 2024.
As for Lennar’s plans: just shy of 560 single family detached homes are proposed to be built, as well as a mix of townhomes and condos. The zoning map originally allowed for around 2,500 units to be built. Lennar reps say it will be around 1,500 instead. It will be a separate community and HOA than Queensridge with four proposed gates to enter the neighborhoods.
Lennar stresses they’ll be high-end with a price point of the single-family homes in the millions based on today’s market value. The townhomes and condos will have different price points.
Neighbor Violet Li isn’t so sure. “Many of the homeowners work our whole lifetime to buy our dream homes, and with the new community coming in, it will definitely bring down the property values.”
After the meeting, FOX5 pointed out to Li that what’s there right now at the Badlands Golf Club, isn’t so nice to look at given that it’s essentially neglected land. Li agreed.
“You’re absolutely right. If they can build something comparable to what we have, that would be much more ideal,” Li said.
Lennar reps showcased site plans, as well as home renderings that coincide with the sleek, new desert style of home builds. Some residents nearby worried the design won’t match their existing neighborhood.
They also told the Lennar group they’re worried about potential traffic headaches, school zoning issues and property values going down since they’ll be next to multi-family units like the condos.
“Everybody deserves a home, everybody deserves a place but at the same time, it has to be fair,” Li said. “You don’t just drop something among our community and ask us to accept that.”
Next up, Lennar Homes will take things to the Planning Commission on January 14th.
Then, it goes to City Council on February 19th.
Lennar mentioned several times it still wants to hear from neighbors and is accepting feedback, and that the builder wants to be a good neighbor and part of the community. Lennar reps also answered all of FOX5’s questions about the build shortly after the meeting. One rep even mentioned how it’s time to look forward since the community spent a lot of time looking back at what never got developed.
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