Attention Homebuilders: BLT Acquires Land at BLM Auction
BLT Lincoln County Land, LLC owns approximately 3800 acres contiguous
to, and overlooking, Del Webb's Sun City Mesquite adjacent to the
city of Mesquite NV. approximately 80 miles north of Las Vegas NV. We
purchased this property in 2005 and have since made significant
progress in preparing the property for sale. This property was
auctioned in 2005 pursuant to the directive of the Lincoln County Land
Act that had previously been passed by congress and signed into law by
the President in December of 2004. The purpose of the Act was to
assist Lincoln County in creating a tax base, as they were, at the
time, the fifth poorest county in America. The entire Nevada
Congressional Delegation supported this act.
This "poverty"
existed because the federal government owned well over 90% of the
land
and as such very few people resided in the county. The area that
was
selected to sell was strategically located adjacent to the rapidly
growing City of Mesquite such that development could proceed as fast as
possible due to the infrastructure that Mesquite already
possessed. We are excited about moving forward with the
remaining tasks at hand, which are limited to providing access to the
primary
acreage for sale (Parcel 1) and bringing in the power and water
infrastructure. We will have our second tranche of water permitted
by midsummer and our
PUD and development agreements finalized by mid June. The county is
planning the formation of the SID to enable a bond issuance
to
finance all of the above.
Our strategic plan is to prepare
the south east corner of the Mesa (Parcel1 zoned for 4800 units) for
sale at approximately $20,000 per unit.
According to Del Webb, Sun City Mesquite is still the best selling
active adult community in the nation. We believe that they have sold
close to 500 homes since they opened last June from a projected total
of 3400 units. The "absorption driven" model will continue to
work for Del Webb. It has been successful for many years, and the
"active adult" market, made up of baby boomers, is the fastest
growing segment of our population with the most wealth. They are much
less effected by the economic conditions today and drawn to the extraordinary beauty the area offers, as Del Webb is
proving.
Despite the
worst market in decades Del Webb is doing very
well with Sun City Mesquite. As the market turns they will only
improve. Other homebuilders are recognizing that they must be in the
"active adult " game and will be aggressive in 3-5 years to get
in. This is a unique opportunity because of Del Webb, our
strategic
location contiguous to Sun City Mesquite, and the timing. This
market will be turning, or will have made the turn by 2011 when we are
ready to sell our first parcel. Our ability to sell this property
is significantly
better than our Las Vegas counterparts as our basis is 20 times
less
than the Las Vegas market even now, and Del Webb is successfully
making the market for us. We believe that Del Webb will enjoy continued, and
increasing success as this market stabilizes and eventually turns.
Summary
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Superior location contiguous to Del Webb Sun City Mesquite the #1
selling Active Adult community in the country.
- Ideally positioned for a purchase by 2011.
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The RE market in Las Vegas and surrounding areas will be fully
recovered from the 07-08 subprime foreclosure problem by 2011.
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A continued influx of people to Las Vegas at a rate of 5000 per month
will be sustained throughout the next several years for the 50000 to 100000 new jobs being created.
- Our target buyers are
homebuilders that want and need to cash in on the Active Adult
buyer/Baby Boomer who does not need a mortgage, yet certainly
can qualify, and is looking specifically for what we offer,
affordable
living with
an appealing lifestyle.
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The baby boomer market segment will continue to grow faster than any other segment.
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The baby boomer market segment will continue to migrate to the
Southwest and in particular to Las Vegas and surrounding areas.
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The underlying economy of Las Vegas will continue to be stronger than any other economy in the country.
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Cost of living and housing affordability will continue to compare very
favorably to the major feeder markets in southern California.
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A
relatively strong non boomer market exists for telecommuters and young
commuters to Las Vegas, as does the market for service industry people
in the growing Mesquite area. For now this is adjunct to our
primary
market but will grow over the next 5-10 years.
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