Summerlin, Nevada
Encyclopedia
Summerlin is an affluent 22500 acres (9,105.4 ha) master-planned community under development by The Howard Hughes Corporation
in the Las Vegas metropolitan area
of Nevada
near the Spring Mountains
and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
. It lies partially within the city limits of Las Vegas, Nevada
, and in unincorporated Clark County. 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. and continues to rank among the top ten best-selling communities in the country some 19 years after development first began. The community includes a variety of land uses
, including: residential, commercial
, recreational, educational, medical, open space
, and cultural. As of November 2010, Summerlin's population was nearly 100,000.
purchased 25000 acre (10,117.2 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 5000 acre (2,023.4 ha) of land adjoining Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 3000 acre (1,214.1 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, known by now as The Howard Hughes Corporation, enacted a second exchange with the Bureau of Land Management, giving more than 1000 acre (404.7 ha) of environmentally sensitive land adjacent to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 900 acre (364.2 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 30 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 9000 acres (3,642.2 ha) available for development.
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.
s.
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.
Summerlin has two age-restricted communities, Sun City Summerlin
and Siena
. Both have their own associations and are not part of the master association.
s, swimming pool
s, playground
s, tennis court
s, community centers, sand volleyball courts, horseshoe
s, 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.
The following pool is maintained and operated by the City of Las Vegas:
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.
Private Schools
Higher Education
The Howard Hughes Corporation
The Howard Hughes Corporation is a major real estate development and management company based in Dallas, Texas, which was founded by Howard Hughes. Later sold to the Rouse Company, it became a separate company again in 2010, as a spinoff of General Growth Properties .Upon exiting bankruptcy, GGP...
in the Las Vegas metropolitan area
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
near the Spring Mountains
Spring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a mountain range of southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest-southeast along the west side of Las Vegas and down to the border with California...
and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip...
. It lies partially within the city limits of Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, and in unincorporated Clark County. 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. and continues to rank among the top ten best-selling communities in the country some 19 years after development first began. The community includes a variety of land uses
Zoning
Zoning is a device of land use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on mapped zones which separate one set of land uses from another...
, including: residential, commercial
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
, recreational, educational, medical, open space
Urban open space
In land use planning, urban open space is open space areas for “parks”, “green spaces”, and other open areas. The landscape of urban open spaces can range from playing fields to highly maintained environments to relatively natural landscapes. They are commonly open to public access, however, urban...
, and cultural. As of November 2010, Summerlin's population was nearly 100,000.
History
In the mid 1950s Howard Robard Hughes, Jr.Howard Hughes
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business magnate, investor, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest people in the world...
purchased 25000 acre (10,117.2 ha) in Southern Nevada near Las Vegas. After Hughes died in 1976, Summa Corporation
The Howard Hughes Corporation
The Howard Hughes Corporation is a major real estate development and management company based in Dallas, Texas, which was founded by Howard Hughes. Later sold to the Rouse Company, it became a separate company again in 2010, as a spinoff of General Growth Properties .Upon exiting bankruptcy, GGP...
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 5000 acre (2,023.4 ha) of land adjoining Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 3000 acre (1,214.1 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, known by now as The Howard Hughes Corporation, enacted a second exchange with the Bureau of Land Management, giving more than 1000 acre (404.7 ha) of environmentally sensitive land adjacent to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 900 acre (364.2 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
Tournament Players Club
Tournament Players Club is a chain of public and private golf courses operated by the PGA Tour. Most of the courses either are or have been hosts for PGA Tour events, with the remainder having frequently hosted events on the second-tier Nationwide Tour or the over-50s Champions Tour.The first...
courses, TPC at Summerlin
TPC at Summerlin
TPC at Summerlin is a private golf club located within the planned community of Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.The Bobby Weed designed championship golf course is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. It is the venue for the tour's Justin Timberlake Shriners...
and TPC Las Vegas
TPC Las Vegas
TPC Las Vegas, formerly TPC at The Canyons, is an 18-hole golf course located in the planned community of Summerlin in western Las Vegas, Nevada....
, 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 30 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 9000 acres (3,642.2 ha) available for development.
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.
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 associationHomeowners association
A homeowner association is a corporation formed by a real estate developer for the purpose of marketing, managing, and selling of homes and lots in a residential subdivision...
s.
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.
Summerlin has two age-restricted communities, Sun City Summerlin
Sun City Summerlin, Nevada
Sun City Summerlin is an age-restricted community. Completed in 1999, this was Del Webb's first foray into Southern Nevada active-retirement developments. Sun City is located in Clark County, Nevada...
and Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
. 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 SummerlinSun City Summerlin, NevadaSun City Summerlin is an age-restricted community. Completed in 1999, this was Del Webb's first foray into Southern Nevada active-retirement developments. Sun City is located in Clark County, Nevada...
- Summerlin South
- Summerlin Centre
- The Gardens
- The Mesa
- Ridgebrook
- The Ridges
- The Willows
- Red Rock Country Club
- Siena
- Summerlin West
- The Paseos
- The Vistas
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. 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 courtBasketball court
In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with tiles at either end. In professional or organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually made out of a wood, often maple, and highly polished...
s, swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
s, playground
Playground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
s, tennis court
Tennis court
A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
s, community centers, sand volleyball courts, horseshoe
Horseshoe
A horseshoe, is a fabricated product, normally made of metal, although sometimes made partially or wholly of modern synthetic materials, designed to protect a horse's hoof from wear and tear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall...
s, bocce ball and shuffleboard
Shuffleboard
Shuffleboard, more precisely deck shuffleboard, and also known as shuffle-board, shovelboard, shovel-board and shove-board [archaic], is a game in which players use broom-shaped paddles to push weighted pucks, sending them gliding down a narrow and elongated court, with the purpose of...
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
- 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 (27.5 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 (11.3 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
- The Gardens Plaza
- Pueblo Shopping Center
- South Square Marketplace
- Summit Centre
- Trails Village Center
- Vista Commons
- Note: "The Shops at Summerlin CentreThe Shops at Summerlin CentreThe Shops at Summerlin Centre was supposed to be an outdoor shopping center that was part of a mixed use development in Summerlin Centre, a Summerlin village. The mall will provide about of retail space with a scheduled opening date of October 16, 2009....
" was planned, but construction has been halted since August 2008 and has no time table to continue.
Hotels
- Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
- Element Las Vegas
- JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa
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 SchoolCimarron-Memorial High SchoolCimarron-Memorial High School is a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada and part of the Clark County School District.- Athletics :The athletic program that represents Cimarron-Memorial is known as the Spartans and competes in the Northwest Division of the Sunset 4A Region.- Nevada...
- Palo Verde High SchoolPalo Verde High SchoolPalo Verde High School is a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.The school was built in 1996 with an adjacent 10 portable classrooms located in Summerlin, a rapidly growing suburban middle class to affluent community in the western portion of the City of Las Vegas and unincorporated...
- West Career And Technical AcademyWest Career And Technical AcademyWest Career And Technical Academy is a public high school, grades 9-12, in Summerlin, Nevada located at the foothills of the Red Rock National Conservation Area. West Tech Academy opened August 30, 2010 with approximately 730 grade 9 and 10 students...
Private Schools
- The Adelson Educational Campus
- Alexander Dawson SchoolThe Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow MountainThe Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain is an independent, day school in Summerlin, Nevada. The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain provides private, co-educational, non-secular education to over 630 students from preschool through eighth grade.-History:In 1996, the Alexander Dawson...
- Bishop Gorman High SchoolBishop Gorman High SchoolBishop Gorman High School is a Roman Catholic private preparatory school located in Summerlin, in Clark County, Nevada, United States serving the Las Vegas area for over 50 years. The school is administered by the Diocese of Las Vegas...
- Faith Lutheran Academy
- Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High SchoolFaith Lutheran Jr/Sr High SchoolFaith Lutheran Junior/Senior High School is a private school located in Summerlin, Clark County, Nevada serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
- The Meadows SchoolThe Meadows SchoolThe Meadows School is a private school in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Meadows School is a college preparatory private school in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas. The school offers education for grades PK-12.- Early History: Meadows Lane Temporary Campus :...
- 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 VegasLe Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las VegasLe Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas was founded in 2003 and is affiliated with Le Cordon Bleu Paris. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology...
- National UniversityNational University (California)National University , founded in 1971, is a comprehensive, nonsectarian, independent, accredited, non-profit private university headquartered in La Jolla, California, United States, with academic degree programs offered at campuses located throughout the state, one in Henderson, Nevada, and...
- Regis UniversityRegis UniversityRegis University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic, Jesuit university in the United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1877, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...