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Henderson’s new mega-community rises on a former mine site

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Pulte Homes has opened a 1,000-acre master-planned community near Lake Las Vegas on the former Three Kids Mine, underscoring how Henderson’s growth is pushing into once-industrial land.

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Henderson’s next big neighborhood is taking shape on land that once held a mine. Pulte Homes has opened a 1,000-acre master-planned community near Lake Las Vegas at the former Three Kids Mine, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, adding another major housing project to the valley’s fast-moving development pipeline.

The project matters well beyond the construction fence. For residents, it signals more homes, more roads and more long-term pressure on the east side of the valley, where Henderson continues to absorb much of Southern Nevada’s growth. The Review-Journal reported that homes are already under construction at the site, turning a long-dormant industrial parcel into one of the region’s newest residential frontiers.

The move also fits a broader pattern across the valley, where builders are racing to add supply even as the market shows signs of cooling. KSNV reported this week that Las Vegas home prices dipped in August as fewer properties sold during the last full month of summer, a reminder that new communities are arriving in a market that is still adjusting to higher borrowing costs and softer demand.

At the same time, Henderson is seeing multiple redevelopment and expansion efforts stack up at once. The Review-Journal reported earlier this week that the former Fiesta Henderson casino site is penciled for a big redevelopment project, while city leaders and other developers continue to push new housing and mixed-use plans across the valley. Together, the projects show how Henderson is evolving from a suburban edge city into one of Southern Nevada’s most active growth corridors.

For would-be buyers, the opening of a community on the former Three Kids Mine is another sign that the search for new construction is shifting farther from the Strip and deeper into Henderson’s expanding eastern and southern reaches. For longtime residents, it is a visible marker of how quickly the valley is rewriting its map, one master-planned community at a time.

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