Seven Hills is a

master-planned community A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...

located in

Henderson, Nevada Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the second largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Vall ...

. Seven Hills is approximately from the

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. It is home to the

Rio Secco Golf Club Rio Secco Golf Club is a public golf course located in the Seven Hills neighborhood of Henderson, in the Las Vegas Valley. The course has hosted the annual Tiger Woods Jam and other charity and competitive events including the VegasGolfer Pro Sh ...

. Seven Hills is located half of a mile east of the

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History

A community on the property was initially proposed in the mid-1980s, known as Sky Harbor Ranch, with Japan-based Cosmo World Corporation as the developer. The community's name subsequently changed to Cosmo World, and later to Silver Canyon. The project was cancelled in 1991, when Cosmo World filed for bankruptcy.

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, in partnership with Canadian developer Terry Johnston, purchased the site in 1993. In January 1996,

American Nevada Corporation The Greenspun Corporation (TGC) was a privately owned corporation that manages the Greenspun family assets. The company was founded by Hank Greenspun and was based in Henderson, Nevada. Subsidiaries * American Nevada Corporation- Land development ...

became a partner in the project, with Forest City remaining as the managing partner and American Nevada becoming the development manager. Development was in progress by April 1996, with site preparations and negotiations with home-builders both underway. Completion of the entire community was expected six to seven years later. The parcel southwest of Seven Hills was sold in 2004 for $557 million. Labeled as 'Inspirada', the area was to be used for "

New Urbanism New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually inf ...

". A high-density, pedestrian-friendly, master-planned community, it was modeled after towns and neighborhoods built before

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took root in the United States. Part of the design was to keep Seven Hills and Inspirada as separate areas with no interconnecting roads.

Schools

*Elise L. Wolff Elementary School (2001) *Glen C. Taylor Elementary School (2003) *Del E. Webb Middle School (2005) *Henderson International School (2005) *Bob Miller Middle School (1999) *Coronado High School (2001)

Notable people

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References

Geography of Henderson, Nevada Planned communities in Clark County, Nevada Gated communities in Nevada {{ClarkCountyNV-geo-stub