Published August 9, 2026
Is the Eastside Cannery Housing Project Approved in Las Vegas?
What's Happening on the Old Eastside Cannery Site?
The former Eastside Cannery hotel-casino, which closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopened, is officially becoming a new single-family community in the eastern Las Vegas Valley. Boyd Gaming, which had owned the property since 2016, imploded the roughly 300-room hotel tower in March 2026 after concluding there wasn't enough demand to reopen it as a casino. This week, the Clark County Commission approved Lennar's plan to build 279 two-story homes on the 29.5-acre site along Boulder Highway at Harmon Avenue, along with two park areas and a trail.
In a typical land deal like this one, a builder goes under contract on a property and then closes escrow once it has the project approvals in hand - so this county sign-off is the milestone that lets Lennar move from planning into an actual construction timeline.
Why Did the County Almost Deny the Project?
County staff had actually recommended denying the subdivision, arguing that the Boulder Highway corridor - with its high-frequency bus service and access to a bus route along Harmon - was better suited to a higher-density project than single-family homes. Staff also flagged the plan's 5-foot driveways as a potential problem.
Land-use attorney Stephanie Gronauer, representing Lennar, walked the commission through comparisons of 10-foot versus 5-foot driveways, arguing that shorter driveways actually keep streets less cluttered because drivers can't park cars that hang over the sidewalk. She also pointed out that each home will have a two-car garage, the community will add roughly 100 additional parking spaces throughout the site, and on-street parking will still be available. Commissioners were satisfied enough to approve the project despite staff's density concerns.
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Book your free sessionIs Building New Homes on Old Casino Sites a Trend in Las Vegas?
It is, and Eastside Cannery isn't Lennar's first attempt. The builder is also redeveloping the former Texas Station site in North Las Vegas - another casino that Station Casinos never reopened after the pandemic and eventually demolished - into a 373-lot project mixing townhomes and single-family houses. Between the two projects, Lennar is turning roughly 650 planned homes' worth of shuttered casino land back into housing stock in a valley where buildable infill parcels are increasingly scarce, a dynamic we've also tracked in the ongoing debate over how much developable land is really left in Clark County.
Boulder Highway has historically been a value-oriented corridor for the east valley - an area where buyers priced out of Henderson or Summerlin often look for more square footage per dollar. A new subdivision of two-story single-family homes, rather than the apartments or higher-density product the county's own staff initially favored, is a notably different bet on what that stretch of the valley needs next, and it's one worth watching as the project moves toward groundbreaking.
What Does This Mean for Buyers Watching the East Valley?
For buyers who've been priced out of the Las Vegas Valley's hotter submarkets, a new 279-home community on Boulder Highway is worth tracking now, before pricing and floor plans are announced - early buyers in a new community typically have first pick of lots and the most negotiating room on incentives. It's also a useful data point for anyone relocating to Las Vegas and comparing east-valley value against pricier northwest and southeast submarkets.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Eastside Cannery housing project approved in Las Vegas?
Yes. Clark County commissioners approved Lennar's plan for a 279-lot single-family subdivision on the former Eastside Cannery casino site in early August 2026, clearing the way for the builder to move toward closing on the land and starting construction.
Where is the Eastside Cannery housing project located?
The roughly 29.5-acre site sits along Boulder Highway at Harmon Avenue in the eastern Las Vegas Valley, on the footprint of the former Eastside Cannery hotel-casino.
What will be built on the old Eastside Cannery site?
Homebuilder Lennar plans 279 two-story single-family houses, along with two park areas and a walking trail, on the former casino property.
What happened to the Eastside Cannery casino?
Eastside Cannery closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopened. Owner Boyd Gaming imploded the hotel tower in March 2026 after determining there wasn't enough market demand to bring the property back as a casino.
Has Lennar redeveloped other former casino sites in Las Vegas?
Yes. Lennar is also building a mixed townhome and single-family community on the former Texas Station site in North Las Vegas, another shuttered casino property that was demolished after the pandemic.
Why did Clark County staff initially recommend denying the project?
County staff felt the Boulder Highway corridor, with its high-frequency bus service, was better suited to higher-density housing than a single-family subdivision, and raised concerns about the project's 5-foot driveways. Commissioners approved the project anyway after the builder addressed the parking concerns.
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