Caption: A rendering of a street design for Phase 3 of the Skye Canyon master planned community in Northwest Las Vegas.
Source: Credit: City of Las Vegas
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Project Sponsor / Borrower | City of Las Vegas |
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| Value Capture Techniques | Special Assessment Districts |
| Mode | Local Road |
| Description | The City of Las Vegas will issue Special Improvement District Bonds to finance local street improvement projects, a storm sewer project, a sanitary sewer project, drainage projects, and a water project in Special Improvement District No. 610, which is a 267-acre site that will form Phase 3 of the Skye Canyon master planned community in Northwest Las Vegas. The Special Improvement District Bonds are being issued by the City of Las Vegas pursuant to the Nevada Consolidated Local Improvements Law, as amended, Chapter 271 and a Trust Indenture dated December 1, 2018 between the City and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. The improvements will be designed and constructed by a private developer, KAG Property LLC, and then acquired by the City of Las Vegas when they are complete using the bond proceeds. The developer will prepare the property within the district for residential development. This includes installing the backbone infrastructure. The developer then expects to sell large tracts of land to merchant builders who will be responsible for constructing homes and other buildings within their respective developments. It is expected that 233 acres of land will be sold to merchant builders in 11 separate transactions planned to close in the spring and summer of 2019. The remaining 34 acres is comprised of parks, streets and non-accessible areas. Plans call for 1,282 dwelling units be constructed in the developable land within the District. |
| Cost | Total cost of backbone infrastructure - $67.5 million
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| Funding Sources | Special Improvement District Bonds - $12.5 million Developer funding - $55 million |
| Project Delivery / Contract Method | NA |
| Private Partner | KAG Property LLC (an affiliate of the Olympia Companies' development group) |
| Project Advisors / Consultants | Sherman & Howard LLC - Bond Counsel The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. - Trustee Zions Public Finance - Financial Advisor Holtz Valuation, Inc. - Appraiser RCG Economics LLC - Market Absorption Consultant |
| Lenders | Bondholders |
| Duration / Status | The Developer expects to complete the installation of the necessary backbone infrastructure by the end of 2020. |
| Financial Status | Financial close expected in the first half of 2019. Interest on the bonds is payable semiannually on June 1st and December 1st commencing June 1, 2019. |
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| Contacts | Mr. Robert J. Folger |
