City staff lists major developments in plan review that will drive inspections and permitting demand

Michael Cunningham, deputy community development director and building official, outlined ongoing and proposed projects that he said will significantly affect plan-review and inspection workload.

Projects in plan review or permitted activity highlighted by staff included Anzaleigh at Tivoli Village (a five-story, roughly 300-unit apartment project), Marble Manor (a redevelopment project with phased demolition and reconstruction in coordination with the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority), Sky Canyon (including a police substation and park), Golden Apartments (three-story mixed-use), and several large mixed-use projects in the Arts District (including a city parking garage recently permitted). Cunningham said the city has a range of multifamily and mixed-use activity, with 86 projects in the $100,000–$500,000 valuation range and 85 projects over $500,000, and a combined total of 171 permits in review with a reported valuation of about $760 million.

Cunningham described Civic Plaza building occupancy and tenant leasing along Bonneville, health-care and medical-office projects in the medical district (including a four-story medical office with an associated five-story parking structure and a women’s cancer center with clinical/educational space), and the Area 15 tenant buildouts. He said Desert Pines—a development agreement the committee has discussed in prior meetings—includes about 1,500 housing units across a mix of rent-for-sale, affordable, mixed-income and market-rate housing, and that its first construction phase is anticipated to begin in 2026.

Staff also noted an exploratory Redevelopment Agency (RDA) expansion area; Cunningham said the RDA expansion is being evaluated and, if it proceeds, could increase permitting and inspection demand further.

Committee members thanked staff for the forward look and asked follow-up questions about timing and expected impacts.