Ovation to Break Ground on Las Vegas Affordable Senior Development
The community will feature 276 units for low-income residents.
Ovation Development Corp. will soon break ground on Decatur Rome Senior Apartments, a 276-unit affordable senior housing community in Las Vegas.
The fully affordable and age-restricted community will feature 180 units designated for seniors earning less than 49 percent of the area median income and 96 units for seniors earning less than 59 percent of AMI.
Meant to assist those with lower incomes and seniors in affording housing in the Las Vegas Valley, a proposal from Ovation was submitted to the City of Las Vegas two years ago. It included the development of an affordable housing community featuring apartment buildings ranging from two to four stories, as well as several dozen tiny homes, each approximately 400 square feet in size.
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Upon its completion, Decatur Rome Senior Apartments will encompass 42 buildings with one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Common-area amenities are set to include a fitness center, a business center, laundry facilities, controlled access and approximately 420 parking spaces. The community will be developed using sustainable building practices, aiming to achieve LEED Green Building certification.
Located at 6635 N. Decatur Blvd. in Northwest Las Vegas, the development site is near the intersection of Interstate 11 and Bruce Woodbury Beltway, which allows easy access across the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Financing for affordable housing development
The project’s cost is estimated at $78 million and is partially funded by Clark County Community Housing Funds and the Nevada Housing Division’s Home Means Nevada Initiative. It is on land previously owned by the federal government and allocated to the city of Las Vegas for affordable housing purposes. Ovation secured the project through a competitive RFP process, advancing the city’s commitment to building affordable housing.
Ovation and Coordinated Living of Southern Nevada have secured financing for another project, also in Las Vegas. This $21.9 million grant package also supports the construction of 390 units for low-income working families in West Henderson, Nev. Groundbreaking for these communities is scheduled for the end of next year and the first half of 2026.
