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Nevada State University NLV Campus + Gateway

Nevada State University broke ground on April 28, 2026 on a three-story, 30,000 sf academic building at 800 E. Lake Mead Blvd in North Las Vegas. It anchors a 19-acre Gateway district and is due to open in fall 2027.

Under constructionEducationNorth Las VegasReviewed Aug 31, 2026
A three-storey academic building under construction behind scaffolding
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Owner
Nevada State University with the City of North Las Vegas
District developer
Agora Realty
General contractor
Not disclosed
Reported cost
Not disclosed
Scope
Three stories, 30,000 sf at 800 E. Lake Mead Blvd, anchoring a 19-acre district
Target opening
Fall 2027
Status
Under construction
Type
Education

Where it stands

The campus broke ground on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 and the building is under construction for a fall 2027 opening, at three stories and 30,000 sf on 800 E. Lake Mead Blvd, with chancellor Matt McNair cited (Nevada State University).

The building anchors a 19-acre North Las Vegas Gateway district, with Agora Realty as district developer (Las Vegas Review-Journal).

What is not known

Neither the construction cost nor the general contractor has been disclosed. Our own earlier record listed SCA Design as designer, which the sources we have do not confirm, so we do not carry it. No approval actions or case numbers appear for the campus building.

Why it matters

A 30,000 sf academic building is small, but it is the anchor tenancy the surrounding 19 acres of planned mixed-use is being marketed against, so its fall 2027 date is the gate for the rest of the district. It is also the first university campus building in North Las Vegas.

Timeline

  1. Groundbreaking

    The university broke ground on the North Las Vegas campus building.

  2. Opening

    The building is due to open.

  3. Cost and contractor still undisclosed

    As of our review date the sources we have name neither a construction cost nor a general contractor.

Sources

  1. Nevada State University - North Las Vegas campus breaks groundhttps://nevadastate.edu/all-posts/nevada-state-university-north-las-vegas-campus-breaks-ground/
  2. Las Vegas Review-Journal - new university campus set to take shapehttps://www.reviewjournal.com/local/north-las-vegas/new-university-campus-in-north-las-vegas-set-to-take-shape-3794408/

Every figure on this page is attributed to a document or a published report. Where sources disagree we print both numbers rather than choosing one. Where the record is silent we say so.

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