[olecapt]

Originally Posted by weskilds

What is the area W. Alexander Rd and N. Buffalo Drive like? Is this a safe area as well my agent is wanting to show me a house in this area but I was told that it was not a safe area, what are your views on this area. Thank you.

Well I hope it is not terrible. I live three blocks from there. It is a reasonable middle middle class neighborhood. One corner is a park. Two corners are 250 to 450K homes. One corner is 200 to 350K homes. Well established. Few renters. It ain't prime Summerlin...but it does not cost $600K+ either.

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by mooven

Anybody know if these are safe areas?

1. Decatur & Grand Teton


2. Camino Al Norte & Washburn


Thanks

Decatur and Grand Teton, nice.
Camino al norte/Washburn is nice too. That's in El Dorado. Which is just a few miles from Aliante.

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by PinkString

Decatur and Grand Teton, nice.
Camino al norte/Washburn is nice too. That's in El Dorado. Which is just a few miles from Aliante.

Not quite...El Dorado does not start until Ann? Not quite as nice as El Dorado either (IIRC)

[PinkString]

Ok, you are right oh ex-fearless leader. lol *slaps self* ouch.
I get Washburn confused sometimes and think it's before Ann, heading south from Aliante. You'd think i'd remember by now, after living here for 14 years.
So the area in question, would I live there? At Camino al norte/Washburn? No. Just because it's too close to Craig, and in turn, too close to where I don't want to be. North of Ann is best.

[weskilds]

Thank you so very much for your input. Is the drive to the airport from this part of town bad? Also is there some nice places to dine out at night in the area, as well as shop? I am sorry to be such a pain but it is very hard to try and do all of this for 2000 miles away. I know I am driving my real estate agent nuts with all my questions and most of them she can not answer about issues such as Crime in the areas, Gang activity, and would she want to live in that part of town. Thank you again for your assistance. If I did not have three large dogs I would just go to an apartment until I got to know my way around a little more. : )

[weskilds]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Well I hope it is not terrible. I live three blocks from there. It is a reasonable middle middle class neighborhood. One corner is a park. Two corners are 250 to 450K homes. One corner is 200 to 350K homes. Well established. Few renters. It ain't prime Summerlin...but it does not cost $600K+ either.

Thank you so very much for your input. Is the drive to the airport from this part of town bad? Also is there some nice places to dine out at night in the area, as well as shop? I am sorry to be such a pain but it is very hard to try and do all of this for 2000 miles away. I know I am driving my real estate agent nuts with all my questions and most of them she can not answer about issues such as Crime in the areas, Gang activity, and would she want to live in that part of town. Thank you again for your assistance. If I did not have three large dogs I would just go to an apartment until I got to know my way around a little more.

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by weskilds

Thank you so very much for your input. Is the drive to the airport from this part of town bad? Also is there some nice places to dine out at night in the area, as well as shop? I am sorry to be such a pain but it is very hard to try and do all of this for 2000 miles away. I know I am driving my real estate agent nuts with all my questions and most of them she can not answer about issues such as Crime in the areas, Gang activity, and would she want to live in that part of town. Thank you again for your assistance. If I did not have three large dogs I would just go to an apartment until I got to know my way around a little more. : )

The Aliante area and west all the way to Summerlin and Centennial Hills has plenty of places to dine out and shop.
As for me, I live in Aliante, and I would also live in Centennial Hills, all of Summerlin, The Lakes, and so many other places if I didn't live here already. I did live in The Lakes area before moving to this side of town. It is far west by Peccole Ranch and Summerlin.

If you prefer living closer to McCarran, than I would suggest looking in Henderson/Green Valley/Silverado Ranch area instead.

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by weskilds

Thank you so very much for your input. Is the drive to the airport from this part of town bad? Also is there some nice places to dine out at night in the area, as well as shop? I am sorry to be such a pain but it is very hard to try and do all of this for 2000 miles away. I know I am driving my real estate agent nuts with all my questions and most of them she can not answer about issues such as Crime in the areas, Gang activity, and would she want to live in that part of town. Thank you again for your assistance. If I did not have three large dogs I would just go to an apartment until I got to know my way around a little more.

It takes under 25 minutes when things are open. We allow 45 normally and would allow an hour in the height of the inbound rush. Note that it can be done in around 45 through the city streets.

[vegas_4u]

Hello all - anyone who says this area is not good, is getting seriously false information and not understanding the dynamics of Las Vegas. The area right behind Wynn golf course, between Paradise and Maryland Parkway, Desert Inn (DI) and Flamingo, is one of the last remaining residential area quadrants right by the central part of the world famous Strip. Prior to all the redevelopment and urban renewal, you used to be able to find apartments as close as Koval and Spring Mountain, but Wynn redeveloped and tore everything down, plus the monorail came in. A far as location, this is the best of the best of the best in the entire city. Many Las Vegas Strip workers live in this area, hard working people such as cooks, maid services, dealers, etc., as well as retired people. In addition, you have the convention center right there, and monorail station. The area is absolutely phenomenal as far as location. With a car, I've gone from Palos Verdes St and Twain Ave, right by Royal Crest Circle, to the Las Vegas Strip, entrance to Wynn, in 45 seconds. There are only 3 lights - light at Paradise and Twain, light at Howard Hughes and Sands, and a light at Koval and Sands (Spring Mountain). I hit all green lights!

Most of the buildings are old, of course, so it will be a major contrast from the Strip. So let's say you are on Spring Mountain and Paradise -- with the nice Howard Hughes center, Wells Fargo tower, etc. As soon as you cross Paradise and hit Twain, the change is clearly apparent. That is the line of the redevelopment. Then you enter an area of buildings built in the 60s and 70s. But the area has cleaned up drastically in the last 5 years, I know because I am there all the time. Old does not mean bad. There is a very nice 300 unit complex call Royal Crest, which is one of the last remaining large complexes there. It has 300 condos, from 1 to 2 bedroom, on 10 acres, with lots of green areas and a pool. 5 years ago, you would see graffiti everywhere, trash, crime. Now, the area has cleaned up drastically thanks to a greater interest in keeping the area nice and property values up, being the last residential area right by the Strip. Also, if you pull up the Las Vegas Metro crime map, you can see over the last 60 days, crime is minimal.

On Swenson and Sierra Vista, the Clock Tower apartments are being torn down, for a new high-rise development. That has also helped the area, as the Clock Tower was a less than desirable complex.

For real estate investors, this is the place to buy. In fact, it is almost ridiculous pricing. To be right next to the world famous Las Vegas Strip, and be able to purchase a 624 sq. ft. condo for $79,000, is absolutely unbelievable. Right now, prices there are deflated, below market. Location is the key, and redevelopment is ripe there. With all of the new jobs coming down the pipeline from the massive multi-billion dollar high-rise prijects (about 150,000 from City Center, Fountain Bleu, Cosmpolitan, etc. etc.) you will see a surge in tenants who want to live right by the Strip. Project City Center, at 8 billion, is the largest privately funded project in the USA.

As far as pricing of the units to purchase, Let me further elaborate. Take Miami, which its main point of attraction is Miami Beach. There, you will find tons of old properties, and you would never find a 624 sq. ft. condo for $75,000 anywhere near that attraction area. The price of a 624 sq. ft. condo right near the Las Vegas Strip behind Wynn golf club should be no less than $110,000, no matter when it was built. If you compare the price of land, which is where the value is, you will also see this is valid. On the Las Vegas Strip, land is $20 million an acre. But in the Palos Verdes / Paradise / Swenson / Royal Crest / DI / Twain quadrant, land is anywhere from $3 million to $6 million an acre, based on the comps. The Convention center just bought 3 acres for $18 million, and there is new polics station on Sierra Vista and Swenson under construction.

So, the redevelopment is going to creep all the way from Paradise to Cambridge, and eventually all the way to Maryland Parkway at the Blvd mall. Sure this can take some time, especially with the credit woes of today, but there is no way this quadrant will remain as-is next to the world famous Strip. However, in the meantime, it is a great area to live, by the Las Vegas Strip, whether you are retired, or work on the Las Vegas Strip. And it is a great area for investors to buy right now, and rent units out to Strip workers, because the potential for appreciation is tenfold, with land values. It is a very unique residential area, being so close to the world famous Las Vegas Blvd.. with many properties yielding exceptional views of the elaborate, opulent, exciting high-rise towers and resorts. Thank you!

[jfkIII]

What the heck are you thanking us for?????