Spacious Living
This spacious, 3,949-square-foot Summerlin residence offers enough room to truly spread out and settle in. Its five bedrooms and five bathrooms make it ideal for a larger family or anyone who simply wants a roomy layout.
The majority of the home's lot is low-maintenance desert landscaping, which adds some welcome ease to home ownership, but the expansive backyard does include a lush grassy area that might make you forget you're in the desert. And the backyard allows you to make the most of the gorgeous Las Vegas weather with a pool, hot tub and fire pit.
Located in the award-winning Reverence community, this property comes with access to a 9,500-square-foot recreation center featuring a fitness center, outdoor resort-style pool and a lap pool. The guard-gated community also includes walking trails along with an 8-acre park, a large play area, amphitheater and volleyball, basketball and tennis courts.
The home's other family-friendly features include water-resistant, wood-like flooring throughout and a spacious laundry room.
The home's interior includes unique architectural features like a round foyer and a gorgeous stacked stone fireplace in the living room. A focal point of the main living space is a retractable wall, which allows the outside to flow easily from the interior gathering space.
This 2018 home was clearly built for those who love to entertain. The executive kitchen showcases a spacious range, farmhouse sink, double ovens, a massive refrigerator and modern quartz countertops. It has two separate bar-top spaces in the kitchen, which could accommodate plenty of seating. The wet bar features ample storage plus a wine fridge.
The master bedroom has a spectacular separate sun room/sitting area off to the side to let the sunshine in, plus plantation shutters when it's time for some shuteye. There's also patio access to the backyard right off the master. The master bath is a true spa-like retreat with a modern soaking tub, seated vanity space and shower with dual shower heads.
11181 Luna Blanca Drive, $1.39 million. 702.561.4369
Get Smart
When choosing a new home, you've got to be smart—literally. Smart homes are a reality and no longer just something from the classic cartoon, The Jetsons. Toll Brothers' division vice president of sales and customer experience Colleen McCullough notes, "I think people don't realize the amount of impact that technology has had on the building industry." She explains that because the homes being built today are so much farther along technologically, it makes sense to design a new home so you can customize it with your desired smart features, rather than pay to upgrade a resale home.
Maximizing Space
Indoor/outdoor living is one of the most noticeable design trends of the last decade, and it shows no signs of slowing down as builders and buyers seek to lose the walls between interior and exterior spaces. Realtor/broker Tamara Heidel explains, "It's so nice to be able to entertain indoors and outdoors so easily. Anybody buying a new home that doesn't have a retractable wall is making a huge mistake. When I'm out with my clients and they're deciding on what upgrades to make, I say the retractable wall is a must-have.
Meghan Jorgenson
Expert View: Meghan Jorgenson
Realtor Meghan Jorgenson has lived in Las Vegas for close to 25 years. She notes, "I know the city really well and it helps me find the right fit for my clients." She's used her insider knowledge to help clients find their ideal homes all over the Las Vegas Valley, and she encourages buyers to "be open to new areas, because I feel like people just hear that Summerlin is a great place to live, and it is, but there are a lot of really great neighborhoods across the valley that could actually be a better fit for people."
Jorgenson points out how important it is to enter the home search with open minds, because "people come to the table with these super-long lists and they might miss a house because it doesn't have one of the certain things they want." She reminds her clients not to get hung up on cosmetic things because they're less expensive to alter than they realize and can often be negotiated into the purchase price.
Jorgenson brings up the excellent point that anybody looking to buy new construction should still use a Realtor. "We're able to negotiate pricing and often get you a better lot premium price. We can help guide you through the process and it still doesn't cost you anything extra."
