GLVAR breaks ground on new headquarters building in Southwest Las Vegas

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors broke ground this week on its new headquarters building near Rainbow Boulevard and the 215 Beltway in the southwest area of Las Vegas.

GLVAR hosted a Dec. 14 groundbreaking event on the site for local dignitaries, Realtors and association staff members. The event featured remarks from Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, 2016 GLVAR President Scott Beaudry, 2016 President-elect David J. Tina and senior project manager Mike Shohet of Jones Lang LaSalle.

“On behalf of Clark County and all my constituents in this part of town, I’m looking forward to welcoming GLVAR to the neighborhood,” Sisolak said, whose commission district includes GLVAR’s new location. “This beautiful and conveniently located building will be a great addition to this rapidly developing area. I think GLVAR’s new home will be as good for this area as it will be for GLVAR and its nearly 13,000 members.”

Beaudry said GLVAR is building the new, state-of-the-art facility to better serve its growing membership.

“Besides being more conveniently located for most of our members, this new building will enable us to better serve local Realtors in a variety of ways,” Beaudry said. “We’ve been in our current building for more than 30 years. Basically, we’ve outgrown the space and needed a new facility that has new and improved educational areas with state-of-the art technology.”

GLVAR plans to move into the new building by late 2017, he added. It will be moving from its current 27,000-square-foot building at 1750 E. Sahara Ave., which is now being listed for sale at $3.8 million.

Tina said the new building represents “a major investment” for GLVAR that will serve the association well for years to come.

GLVAR’s new headquarters on South Rainbow Boulevard, just south of Post Road and north of Sunset Road, will have nearly 40,000 square feet of space.

It will feature classrooms large enough to seat 300 members. The two-story facility on 4.25 acres will be an energy-efficient, concrete tilt-up building with about 380 parking spaces.

Tina said GLVAR will offer space in the building to other organizations to use for meetings, classes and events, potentially generating additional revenue for the association.

For construction updates and more information, visit lasvegasrealtor.com/future-home-of-glvar.

GLVAR was founded in 1947 and provides its nearly 13,000 local members with education, training and political representation. The local representative of the National Association of Realtors, GLVAR is the largest professional organization in Southern Nevada. For more information, visit LasVegasRealtor.com. E-mail your real estate questions to communications@glvar.org.