Archive for the 'Las Vegas Real Estate' Category

Project City Center Las Vegas Towers Resemble Leaning Tower Of Pisa

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Project City Center Towers Las VegasProject City Center Las Vegas high rise towers resemble leaning Tower of Pisa while housing 810 Las Vegas loft condominiums, soaring 36 stories above Las Vegas Boulevard and prominently serving as the gateway to the $7 billion CityCenter MGM Mirage Project.

MGM Mirage Las Vegas revealed the final design of Project CityCenter Las Vegas a month ago to plenty of murmuring, most of it directed at what some real estate folk were calling “the leaning towers of Las Vegas.”

The Project City Center Las Vegas towers are the creation of German-born architect Helmut Jahn, known for sleek, ultramodern exteriors and unusual shapes. His Murphy/Jahn firm in Chicago built the seven-building Sony Center in Berlin and the United Airlines terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

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Allure Las Vegas Condo Sells 90 Percent Of Allure Towers

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

Allure Las Vegas Condo For SaleAllure Las Vegas by Fifield Companies of Allure Towers real estate is 90 percent sold. Allure real estate in Las Vegas, Nevada is extending to the 30th floor. The Allure Towers Las Vegas high rise luxury condominium project is on Sahara Avenue west of the Strip.

Chicago-based Fifield Cos. doesn’t have to worry about investors pulling out of the Las Vegas high-rise luxury condo market because they’re getting cold feet.

Fifield never sold more than a couple of condos for sale in Las Vegas, Nevada to the same buyer at Allure Las Vegas luxury condos, two 40-story Allure Towers being developed on Sahara Avenue, just west of the Strip, said Alan Schachtman, senior vice president for the company.

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Juhl Las Vegas Condo Construction Downtown Las Vegas

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Juhl Las Vegas Condo In Las VegasJuhl Las Vegas condo construction progress in downtown Las Vegas.

The construction of juhl Las Vegas condo development in downtown Las Vegas real estate, has proven ideal for the urban landscape around it, according to the builder.

Mayor Oscar B. Goodman spoke at the Juhl Las Vegas condo construction ceremony.

“I want you to know in my heart, this could be the most important day for what myself and the City Council want to see happen in this wonderful downtown; it’s the heart and soul of the valley,” he said. “When we started, everyone was making fun of us and said it could never happen. Now, everywhere you look, you see Las Vegas high-rises going up, you see residential, you see commercial, you see cultural. The nay sayers are through.”

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KB Las Vegas New Home Buyers Lock Mortgage Interest Rate

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

KB Home Las Vegas New HomeKB Home Las Vegas new home buyers can lock in a mortgage interest rate while their new homes are being built through a special rate lock program from Countrywide KB Home Loans, according to Tim Ryan, vice president of the joint venture between KB Home Las Vegas and Countrywide Home Loans Inc.

The new home in Las Vegas mortgage interest rate lock program is available on all first mortgages. It allows new home buyers to lock a maximum rate up to 14 months before the closing of their Las Vegas new home. Additionally, if mortgage interest rates fall, buyers can lock the lower rate within 45 days before closing.

“It’s hard for home buyers to budget on today’s mortgage interest rates when they won’t take delivery of their homes for several months,” Ryan said. “The changing market leaves many new home buyers wondering what will happen if interest rates go up before they close on their homes.”

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