The Nevada Department of Transportation received the Engineering Excellence Award at the 2026 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit for the Downtown Ely Complete Streets Project. The project rebuilt portions of U.S. 50, U.S. 6 and U.S. 93 through downtown Ely and included roadway redesign, new sidewalks and lighting, flashing beacons at striped crosswalks, and drainage improvements. Phase Two construction spanned early 2025 through summer 2026.
Intermountain Health broke ground Oct. 26 on Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in Las Vegas. The 828.6KSF facility will be set on a 33-acre campus and open with 180 beds, with capacity to expand to 228. Shepley Bulfinch and Gensler are the architects, and the hospital is expected to open in 2030. The project also received a $150M construction gift from Felicia and Ben Horowitz.
Investcor Development has broken ground on MorningStar at Green Valley, a $110M senior housing development at 2155 Village Walk Dr. in Henderson. The 234-unit project will include independent living, assisted living and memory care residences on a three-acre site acquired for $8M in August. MorningStar Senior Living will operate the community, which is expected to be completed in fall 2028.
A more than 40-year-old fire station at Harry Reid International Airport will be replaced with a new 28KSF Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting facility backed by $23.1M in federal funding. The project will provide Clark County firefighters with an upgraded space and two new vehicles. Airport leaders broke ground Oct. 27, with completion scheduled for January 2028.
The Boring Company’s two-mile, twin-tunnel University Center Loop beneath Paradise Road is nearing completion ahead of the Nov. 19-21 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. The extension will add three stations at 4744 Paradise, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and the former Gordon Biersch site, with both tunnels now planned to open at the same time. Work is also advancing south from 4744 Paradise toward a future station at 5022 Palo Verde Road, where two boring machines are currently tunneling.
A multi-million-dollar renovation of The Federal Hotel, Seven Grille and Max Casino in Carson City is nearing completion, with the hotel and restaurant approximately 95% finished and casino work roughly 65% complete. All 92 hotel rooms have been renovated as part of the project, which began more than a year ago, while casino upgrades have been underway for approximately five years. Final entryway improvements are expected by year-end, with a grand reopening planned for Q1 2027.
The third and tallest steel roof truss has been installed at the Athletics Ballpark in Las Vegas, reaching 290 feet and marking another major structural milestone. Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB are leading the ballpark design, with Mortenson and McCarthy Building Companies Inc. on the construction team.
KB Home marked the opening of its Sandstone master-planned community near the Clark County Road 215 and North 5th Street intersection in North Las Vegas. The development is planned for 1,500 homes across four neighborhoods, with a mix of one- and two-story single-family homes and two-story townhomes.
Harry Reid International Airport completed a $71M, three-year baggage handling system modernization across Terminals 1 and 3. Terminal 1 work included upgrades or replacement of 16 baggage claim carousels, conveyor replacements and new carousel columns with LED screens, while Terminal 3 received computer hardware and software upgrades for its baggage handling controls. The project was largely funded through federal Airport Infrastructure and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants and was completed on time and within budget.
Ovation Development has completed Heirloom at Torrey Pines, a nearly $60M affordable senior housing community at 6540 W. Arby Ave. in the southwest Las Vegas Valley. The 190-unit project includes 130 one-bedroom apartments and 60 two-bedroom units for residents age 55 and older. Financing included support from Clark County’s Community Housing Fund and Nevada’s Home Means Nevada initiative.
Nevada HAND completed Sunrise Ranch Apartments, a $51M affordable housing community at 960 S. Broadbent Blvd. in Henderson. The 144-unit development includes homes reserved for young adults transitioning out of foster care, along with on-site support services through Clark County Social Services. Financing included $29.1M from Nevada Housing Division Home Means Nevada funding, $13.1M from the Clark County Community Housing Fund and additional support from Henderson, Las Vegas and state housing programs.
Life Time’s three-story, 128KSF athletic club at 8555 W. Sunset Road in southwest Las Vegas is nearing completion ahead of a planned December opening. The 15-acre project occupies the former Sullivan Square site, which Life Time purchased for $14M in 2019. Construction began in 2025 after Clark County issued a commercial building permit valued at $29M.
Kromer Investments has reopened WateringWinds, a 340-unit apartment community at 805 Kuenzli St. in Reno, following a multimillion-dollar renovation of the former Riverwood Apartments. Allco Construction led the work, which included exterior improvements, renovated common areas, upgraded elevators and building systems, and updates to many individual units. The property was originally built in 1980.
Cintas celebrated the grand opening of a new specialty cleanroom facility in Henderson following a $17.9M investment. The facility is expected to generate $131.2M in economic output during the next 10 years, including construction-related activity.
A three-month, multimillion-dollar renovation has wrapped up at Wolf Creek Golf Club in Mesquite. BLC Builders led construction, with OneStudio D+A handling architecture and interior design. The project expanded and remodeled the clubhouse, pro shop, Terrace at Wolf Creek restaurant and related amenity spaces.
Greenbow Park is now open within PulteGroup’s 1,100-plus-acre Aries master-planned community in Henderson. The 3.6-acre park includes pickleball courts, playgrounds, open turf and more than 3,000 linear feet of trails. ABLA designed the park for PulteGroup, working with the City of Henderson to address grading and site conditions at the former Three Kids Mine property.
Remodeling is wrapping up on a 71-room Best Western at 801 S. Carson St. in Carson City, with the hotel scheduled to open Oct. 28 and hold a grand opening Nov. 13. The building was previously part of The Plaza Hotel and Conference Center and is owned by Dwight Millard, who also owns Millard Realty and Construction. Renovations are also continuing at the adjacent 96-room Plaza Hotel, with that work expected to finish next spring.
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