The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority has put official names on two new affordable housing communities that are set to bring 201 income-restricted apartments into Las Vegas neighborhoods this year. Beals-Henderson Pointe and Gholson Landing, both now under construction, will offer one- to four-bedroom apartments geared toward families and individuals. Housing officials say the projects are aimed at households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income and will feature outdoor amenities for both kids and pets. Artifacts honoring each community’s namesakes will be installed on-site so residents can learn the stories behind the names on the signs out front.
Project locations and timeline
Beals-Henderson Pointe is planned for 5901 W. Duncan Drive and will bring about 80 apartments spread across six two-story, garden-style buildings. Across town, Gholson Landing at 2601 Sunrise Ave. is slated to add roughly 121 units. Beals-Henderson Pointe is scheduled to wrap construction in April, with Gholson Landing expected to follow in July. The names and timelines were approved during an SNRHA board meeting and later announced in a Jan. 28 release from The Michaels Organization.
Who’s building and who qualifies
Both developments are being built through a public-private partnership between the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority and The Michaels Organization. The financing stacks low-income housing tax credits with American Rescue Plan Act dollars that flow through the Home Means Nevada Initiative. Together, the two projects are designed to serve households earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income, a band that includes many working families who struggle to keep up with market rents. Those financing and project details were outlined by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Honoring civil-rights and housing leaders
Beals-Henderson Pointe takes its name from Alversa Beals and Essie Henderson, longtime organizers from the Historic Westside who spent years pushing for better housing conditions and civil rights protections. Gholson Landing honors Thomas Gholson, a former deputy executive director of the Las Vegas Housing Authority who played a key role in local public housing operations. Officials say photos and artifacts from the honorees’ lives will be permanently displayed at each property so residents can get a sense of the legacies that helped shape their communities. Those details were reported by FOX5.
Amenities and design
On the lifestyle side, both complexes are set to include playgrounds, a dog park, barbecue stations, a basketball court, shaded lounge seating, a pavilion and turf play areas. At Beals-Henderson Pointe, plans call for 148 covered and uncovered parking spaces along with 24 bicycle parking spots, a setup meant to handle both drivers and riders. Gholson Landing will carry the larger unit count and similar outdoor features meant to function as shared gathering spaces. Those design notes and amenity lists were detailed in reporting and developer materials, as reported by the Las Vegas Business Press.
Where this fits in the valley’s housing push
Beals-Henderson Pointe and Gholson Landing are just two pieces of a broader campaign to replace aging public housing and add more affordable options in neighborhoods that have seen long-term disinvestment. SNRHA is leading multi-phase redevelopment work across the Historic Westside and other parts of the valley, including the Marble Manor replacement plan that will rebuild hundreds of units in a mixed-income model. Local coverage of that effort has pointed to relocation protections and long, phased timelines, as reported in coverage of plans to level Marble Manor for a massive mixed-income makeover.
Next steps
A ribbon-cutting for both communities is expected to be scheduled soon, with leasing information to follow as construction nears completion. SNRHA officials say the sites are being structured with long-term affordability and resident services in mind as part of the agency’s core mission. Those project details and the planned ceremonies were outlined in the developer’s Jan. 28 announcement from The Michaels Organization.
