Richmond American Homes has closed on an 18.4-acre parcel just south of Blue Diamond Road at Tenaya Way, paying $23.25 million for land where residents had fiercely opposed a proposed subdivision. Clark County approved a 99-lot plan for the site in early December, shifting the fight from public hearings to private development. The purchase nudges another round of homebuilding into a rim of the southwest valley that many nearby residents still defiantly describe as rural.
Property records show Richmond American completed the purchase last month for $23.25 million, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The tract sits just southeast of the Blue Diamond and Tenaya intersection, in a pocket of larger lots, horse properties and open space that neighbors say has been squeezed by steady infill pressure.
Neighbors Warn Of Traffic And A Fraying Rural Feel
Clark County commissioners gave final approval to the 99-lot subdivision in early December, but residents lined up to tell the board the plan will change both the neighborhood’s feel and its traffic patterns. Roughly 5 acres of the parcel fall inside a Rural Neighborhood Preservation area and would be divided into about nine larger lots, while the remaining land closer to Blue Diamond is slated for roughly 90 smaller parcels, according to residents and county staff who spoke to commissioners. Caroline Greene told the board the project “absolutely destroys” the area’s rural character, while the builder’s representative said the Nevada Department of Transportation had signed off on a median cut on Blue Diamond at Tenaya so subdivision traffic can enter directly from the highway instead of filtering through local streets, as detailed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Builder Profile And The Road Ahead
Richmond American Homes is a national homebuilder with multiple Las Vegas-area communities and frequent local press announcements, according to a company release distributed via PR Newswire. For the Blue Diamond tract, the typical next steps include final mapping, engineering studies, utility tie-ins and any off-site road improvements required under county conditions before grading and home construction can get underway. Neighbors say they will be watching those filings closely, especially for any move that might turn Meranto Avenue, the quiet street that borders the site, into a de facto access road.
The sale is a clear signal that the approved plan has fully shifted into the builder’s hands, but specific timelines for lot sales or model-home openings have not been posted for this site. For now, local residents and county staff are focused on monitoring permits, traffic mitigation measures and the fine print on the conditions attached to the project as it moves, step by step, from paper to pavement.
