Aliante, North Las Vegas

Montandon became the mayor of North Las Vegas in 1997, and pushed for the land to be sold as one contiguous piece.

Montandon said, "We had to walk that fine line between how much (land) we leave on the table for the developer and how much do we extract so the community of North Las Vegas benefits 10, 15, 20 years down the road.

Aliante's first phase consisted of approximately 1,750 single-family detached homes, ranging from the mid-$100,000s to the upper-$200,000s.

Montandon also said that for the first few years, Aliante would likely cost more money than it could generate in taxes: "Rooftops are a drain on resources, police, fire and parks.

[6] Construction began on Aliante's first commercial office building in September 2004, with a scheduled completion date in the second quarter of 2005.

At that time, Aliante's first shopping center, anchored by a Smith's grocery store, was set to finish construction by fall 2005.

[13][8][14] Sun City Aliante was the third best-selling age-restricted community in the Las Vegas Valley during the second quarter of 2003, with 130 closings averaging $181,198.