FRANCISCO PARK #2

We continue to explore the undiscovered neighborhoods of "Francisco Park". By undiscovered, I mean they haven't started to turn desirable YET. Undiscovered requires that they be adjacent to neighborhoods that are well on their way to gentrification. Neighborhoods change. It's a fact of real estate. Location almost always drives the transition. Unique, charming, architecturally significant and other factors can drive it as well.



In the case of "Fran Park", ALL of the above mentioned elements are in play. All of the 5 groupings we'll be discussing are no further from the strip or downtown or airport or UNLV and most of the jobs than any of the other "cool, hip, close, vintage, desirable, hot, neighborhoods that we've been reporting on and promoting for all these many years. The architecture is MID-CENTURY MODERN. The yards are big! The potential is huge!



Group 2 in Fran Park look a lot like the duplexes but are single family homes. Group 2 is also between St. Louis and Sahara, going east from 15th Street to the east side of 17th street. There's a very few really nice homes scattered thru out, but mostly it's clusters of run down, poorly maintained, and often butchered properties. For some reason, Pardee skipped 1955 and all the Group 2 homes we're talking about today show as having been built in 1956. There were 127 homes altogether. Construction was cinderblock, with exposed block both inside and out. Roofs were flat or slightly pitched flat roofs. Ceilings were vaulted in the living rooms and kitchens. The smallest homes were 1 bathroom starting at 975 sf, and the largest was 4 bedroom, 2 bath up to about 1400 sf. Many of them have had bad additions added, some have really out of character second stories, but there's some great originals left also.

These last 2 pictures are from one of the "for sale homes. It's bank owned, and listed for 225,000. It's a 3/2 with carport and a 7200 sf lot. There's been some remodelling done, but theres PLENTY of room for improvement.


Currently there are 4 homes for sale between 225k and 260k, and the 2 that are under contract were priced at 210k and 230k.



Take a drive and take a look. Great location, and great potential.

A celebrity oasis

This home , once alone in the desert is a fine example of the Ranches that show people would build in the desert. A casual style with a pool right in front. These little private estates were so far from the strip and hotels that an entertainer or casino Mogul could escape for an afternoon or a weekend. The Ranch style was comfortable and spacious. Many of these places boasted horse stables. Today they are only 15min away and surrounded by apartment buildings.

Las Verdes Heights

One of the Vintage Vegas neighborhoods that seems to only be on my radar at the moment is called Las Verdes Heights. It centers on both sides of Sahara between Valley View and Arville.


There were 907 properties built in Las Verdes between 1957 and 1970. The north side is in a little further advanced stage of being fixed up, but both parts are in dire need of increased owner occupancy (or at least some good landlords instead of slumlords).


There's a real mix of styles and sizes, including some "mid-mod", "cinderellas" and ranches. Currently there are 29 homes for sale between 225,000 and 360,000.

We know most people can't afford to live in the Crestwoods, or McNeils, or the Various Ranchos, but there's lots of affordable, fun, and unique homes in Vintage Vegas. They all share the same Vintage Vegas proximity to all the action and jobs of the strip and downtown.

Speaking of undiscovered corners

Mayfair tract could be adorable, and it's certainly got the location. This was a recent listing that we sold, and the new owners have gone to town. They ripped off the gross aluminum siding so fast, my sign post got buried in the rubble. I guess early birds......

Mayfair is east of Maryland Parkway, Between Charleston and Fremont.

The 2nd group of the "tin man's" urban lofts will be built on Fremont at Bruce on the north edge of Mayfair. Group one is almost sold out at 11th and Carson, on Mayfair's west side.

I have a post almost ready on the whole "urban loft's" project. Watch for it. If you stop by make sure to tell them Uncle Jack sent you.