Council approves 22‑unit West Side Flats after weeks of community debate over privacy, sunlight and property management

Las Vegas — The Las Vegas City Council on April 16 approved a proposed four‑story, 22‑unit multifamily building on a 0.33‑acre infill site at the northwest corner of Van Buren and F Street in the historic West Side, after the applicant agreed to additional landscaping, screening and a condition that significant design changes would require a new public hearing.

The project, presented by counsel Bob Groenauer and developer Chico Clark of Oikos Development, drew sharply divided public comment. Neighbors said the building’s height and proximity would cast shade on adjacent backyards and jeopardize privacy, while project supporters said the infill development replaces a long‑vacant lot and provides affordable rental housing for families in a neighborhood with high need.

Why it matters: The project sits inside a form‑based transect zone intended to encourage denser, mixed housing types in certain corridors. Council members framed…