November 6, 2026 - 3:23 pm

After facing widespread opposition from the neighbors, luxury homebuilder Blue Heron has scrapped its plans for a new subdivision in an older section of Las Vegas.

Land-use attorney Stephanie Gronauer, representing Blue Heron, told city officials in a letter Wednesday that the builder was withdrawing its application for the project. She did not provide a reason.

The Las Vegas Planning Commission was slated to consider the project on Nov. 10, after the builder asked to delay the originally scheduled vote last month following neighbors’ complaints.

Blue Heron initially filed plans for a 61-lot housing tract on nearly 12.9 acres at the southeast corner of Alta and Campbell drives, seeking dozens of variances for a densely packed project that city staff and neighbors said didn’t fit with the area.

As seen on a recent visit to the neighborhood, numerous signs opposing the development were scattered throughout the area.

Many homes had a sign out front that declared “Say No To Blue…