City council approves sale of downtown parcel for medical office and clears two development projects
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Summary
The Las Vegas City Council approved a disposition and development resolution selling 1.54 acres at Shadow Lane and Wellness Way to a local developer for a proposed class‑A medical office building, and approved a six‑story mixed‑use building and a homeowner variance, with conditions to maintain streetscape greenery.
The Las Vegas City Council on March 4 voted to move forward with several land‑use actions intended to spur downtown and medical‑district development, approving a disposition and development agreement for a city‑owned parcel and clearing a nearby mixed‑use project and a residential variance.
Dina Babsky, director of Economic and Urban Development, told the council the city is proposing to sell 1.54 acres at the northeast corner of Shadow Lane and Wellness Way to Parting Seas Wellness LLC. Babsky said the parcel’s appraisal is $2,740,000 and the developer purchase price is set at $1,340,000 "to unlock the $100,000,000 investment that the project will bring" once built; the proposal calls for an approximately 84,000–85,000 square‑foot, class‑A medical office building with a five‑story parking garage and about 350 parking stalls.
The developer, identified in the hearing as Mr. Matalan, described the building as a flexible medical office building suitable for a surgery center, imaging and specialty practices and said the project team expects roughly a year to 14 months before close of escrow and an 18‑ to 24‑month construction timeline. Councilmember Olivia Diaz praised the project’s potential for jobs and health‑care access and the council approved the related resolution.
Votes at a glance: resolution on disposition and development (items 39 and 42) — approved (motion carries); site development review for a six‑story mixed‑use building at Gas Avenue and 7th Street (item 52) — approved (motion carries); variance for a residential patio cover at 10435 Irish Cliffs Court (item 53) — approved with amended condition (motion carries).
On the consent calendar the council also approved a related set of routine items including ordinances and appointments. For the mixed‑use project brought forward as item 52, planning staff noted the applicant reduced unit count from an earlier proposal and added landscaping; staff initially recommended denial because the proposed scale required multiple waivers to downtown standards, but the applicant and council negotiated conditions. Planning staff agreed to an administrative required review to take place three years after final certificate of occupancy to ensure the building’s balcony and facade greenery are maintained in perpetuity. The council approved the project with that condition.
Separately, the council granted a homeowner variance for a patio cover asked to exceed the title‑19 height limit; the council and staff amended the variance to clarify a 13‑foot measurement reflecting the applicant’s on‑record dimensions and the motion carried.
What’s next: for the city‑owned parcel sale, city staff said close of escrow is scheduled roughly a year from now, with construction thereafter; the mixed‑use developer will move toward building permits and the administrative review the council required will start after full occupancy. No detailed final vote tallies were recorded in the public hearing transcript.
