Clark County officials cut the ribbon on Sunhaven, a new 50-unit permanent supportive housing community at 1400 S. Nellis Blvd in the East Valley. The three-story building pairs modest apartments with on-site case management and behavioral-health supports for extremely low-income households, people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, and residents living with serious mental illness. County leaders say rent for qualifying tenants will be covered through voucher programs.
Project partners and local reporting have framed Sunhaven as the county’s first purpose-built permanent supportive housing community, designed to fill a gap that market-rate apartments simply do not touch. Chief Operating Officer Jess Molasky said the model has been proven elsewhere and can stabilize people who struggle to keep housing because of mental-health or other complex needs, in part by offering services inside the building itself. As reported by KTNV, the development officially opened on Wednesday.
How Sunhaven works
Sunhaven offers 50 apartments across three floors and is built around a Housing First, trauma-informed approach that does not require sobriety or treatment participation as a condition of tenancy, according to the project’s website. On-site partners listed by the development include Ovation Property Management, Mojave Counseling, WestCare and Coordinated Living of Southern Nevada, which will provide case management, peer support and community engagement. The site also notes the community will serve households earning roughly 30% to 60% of area median income and individuals living with serious and persistent mental illness.
Where the money comes from
The project was developed through a partnership between Ovation Design & Development and nonprofit Coordinated Living of Southern Nevada, with county funding and competitive grants helping bridge financing gaps for deeply affordable units. Clark County’s Welcome Home program has recently announced new competitive rounds and dedicated dollars for permanent supportive housing, including a targeted allocation toward PSH developments, as part of a multi-year push to expand affordable and supportive housing in the valley. For background on the county’s housing investments, see Clark County’s announcement.
Who can apply and next steps
Officials say the Sunhaven waitlist is open now and is expected to close around the end of March, with applications being taken through the development’s leasing portal. Rent for qualifying tenants will be supported through voucher programs coordinated with county services, according to project materials and local reporting. For details on eligibility and to join the waitlist, visit Sunhaven’s site.
Why it matters
Evidence from national studies shows Housing First and permanent supportive housing models keep most tenants stably housed and reduce costly emergency system use, which is why local officials have prioritized PSH production. Research reviews routinely document housing-retention rates in the 80 to 90 percent range over multi-year follow-ups and show reductions in hospital and jail use, underscoring the county’s rationale for investing in projects like Sunhaven. For more on the evidence base, see a national summary from Results for America and a recent review in the Harm Reduction Journal.
