LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley announced the final resolution for the Badlands site where future homes will be built.
“Happy to provide this statement updating the Badlands litigation” Berkley said.
The Badlands case has been ongoing for nearly a decade. It ultimately cost the city around $600 million.
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The dispute started over the Badlands Golf Club at Alta Drive and S. Rampart Boulevard.
In 2015, developer Yohan Lowie bought the land intending to build homes. The city granted Lowie’s EHB Cos. the land entitlements, but did not approve the zoning, essentially dealing a death blow to the project. Lowie filed four different lawsuits claiming the city’s inability to approve the zoning made the land useless.
“A final resolution has been reached in the Badlands litigation, bringing closure to the long-standing dispute. This conclusion clears the way for new homes to be built on the disputed parcels,” Berkley said. “As part of the resolution, the city of Las Vegas has paid to acquire the remaining real property comprising all parcels, totaling 254+ acres.”
The mayor said EHB’s related entity plaintiffs dismissed all outstanding litigation against the city. The resolution includes the subsequent purchase of the entire property from the city by Lennar.
“All parties agree this resolution is in the best interests of the city of Las Vegas and its citizens,” she said.
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