The Bluffs at Lake Las Vegas | New Homes by Century Communities in Henderson, NV

What should buyers know about The Bluffs?

The Bluffs at Lake Las Vegas is a gated new-home community built by Century Communities in the Lake Las Vegas master-planned area of east Henderson, ZIP 89011. It is a mostly single-story, attainable entry into a master plan that is otherwise known for upscale, waterfront and resort-style living.

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What Is The Bluffs at Lake Las Vegas?

The Bluffs is a gated, new-construction community by Century Communities in the Lake Las Vegas master-planned area of Henderson, Nevada, ZIP 89011. The community launched with model sales beginning in early 2023, and a news release dated March 7, 2023 announced that models were now selling at Lake Las Vegas. It is one of the newer gated residential sections in the corridor, and it is set apart from much of the surrounding product by being largely single-story.

This is a builder community, and that shapes expectations in an honest way. What you tour in the models is the product you can buy, not a finished home already standing on its lot. The community is gated, so the day-to-day feel is private and controlled, but the surrounding streets and landscaping will continue to settle in as the phases fill. That is part of buying early in a build-out, and it is worth knowing before you fall for a model.

The at-a-glance figures above are reported current context, not guarantees. Confirm the details that matter to you directly before making decisions.

Who Is Century Communities?

Century Communities is a national homebuilder ranked in the top 10 by closings, and The Bluffs is one of its communities in Southern Nevada. For buyers who like to check the record before they visit, that means you are dealing with a builder with real scale and a long track record rather than a small local operation. The company builds across a wide range of product types, and single-story plans are a normal part of what it offers.

Still, every community is different, and the reputation that matters most is the one for the specific product, price and process you are considering. If you are weighing this community against other new construction, my advice is the same every time: understand the builder, but put the actual home, lot and numbers for your situation ahead of the name on the sign.

What Are the Two Phases, The Bluffs I and II?

The Bluffs builds in two phases, and they are not identical. The Bluffs I is the earlier phase: roughly 108 homes, with about 2 to 4 bedrooms and 2 to 3.5 baths, from roughly 1,742 square feet and up. Some plans include features like a den, a breakfast nook and a walk-in pantry. It is gated and sits near the community lake in the master plan, which is part of why it drew attention when it launched in 2023.

The Bluffs II carries the newer sales wave. It is reported as single-story plans from roughly 1,863 to 2,301 square feet, with three floor plans. It is the phase that gives the community its current breadth, a handful of single-level designs that go a little larger than the first phase while staying in the same attainable range relative to the rest of the lake.

If you are comparing the two phases, the honest questions are the usual ones: which plans are actually selling right now, what lots and views remain, and what the current pricing is for each. Phase and lot availability change as homes sell, so the specific plan you saw on a website may not be the one priced for you today. That is normal for a building community, and it is exactly why the current inventory should be verified directly rather than assumed from a brochure.

What Are the Floor Plans Like?

The defining feature of The Bluffs is the single-story layout. The Bluffs I runs from roughly 1,742 square feet and up, with about 2 to 4 bedrooms and 2 to 3.5 baths across its plans. The Bluffs II steps up to single-story plans from roughly 1,863 to 2,301 square feet, with three floor plans reported. In practical terms, that range covers everything from a comfortably sized two-bedroom one-level home to a larger three to four-bedroom single-story design.

A few of the first-phase plans add features buyers in this setting tend to value: a den for a home office or reading space, a breakfast nook off the kitchen, and a walk-in pantry. Some homes have also been reported with included smart-home technology. These are the kind of details that make a single-story plan feel bigger than its square footage, because the layout does the work instead of an extra floor.

The single-story angle matters more than people expect. One-level living is a practical choice for a lot of buyers, whether the motivation is planning for the long term, avoiding stairs, or simply preferring the flow of a ranch-style layout. It is also a big reason The Bluffs stands out inside a master plan where much of the newer product trends two-story and custom.

What Is the Lake Las Vegas Setting Like?

Lake Las Vegas is the resort-style, waterfront master-planned community in east Henderson built around a private 320-acre lake. The setting offers walking paths along the water, golf, hotels and dining nearby, and it sits roughly 17 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, which makes it feel genuinely different from the rest of the valley without being hours away from it. Access to Reid/McCarran International Airport and the Strip from Henderson is convenient.

For a fuller picture of the master, my Lake Las Vegas community guide walks through the history, the named areas and how the lake lifestyle actually works day to day, and the South Shore guide covers the gated country club side of the water in depth. If you are still deciding whether Henderson is the right part of the valley at all, the Henderson communities directory maps the full corridor, and the The Bluffs community page keeps the neighborhood's own details in one place.

The honest trade is the one I would tell any buyer: resort calm and lake views come with a distance premium from everyday errands. Most routine shopping and services run a few miles toward the Galleria corridor and the 215, so test the drive for your actual routine rather than trusting a map estimate. Living at the lake is a lifestyle choice as much as a housing choice, and it is worth deciding on both halves of that.

How Much Do Homes at The Bluffs Cost?

The Bluffs is one of the more attainable entries into the upscale, gated, waterfront resort master plan of Lake Las Vegas, with single-story homes reported from the mid-$400,000s. As context, The Bluffs I prices were reported around $476,000 to $590,000, and The Bluffs II examples start around $542,990 and up. Treat all of these as approximate reported market context, not guarantees, and verify current pricing directly at the sales center before you plan around any number.

• Reported entry range: The community overall has been reported from the mid-$400,000s (approximate, verify directly).
• The Bluffs I: Reported around $476K-$590K across its roughly 108 homes (approximate, verify directly).
• The Bluffs II: Single-story plans with examples around $542,990+ (approximate, verify directly).
• What moves the number: Phase, plan, homesite and view, included features like smart-home technology, options and financing.
• Monthly picture: Ask about HOA dues, property taxes and any assessments so the total monthly cost is the one you plan around.

The point of the pricing context is not to promise a number. It is to position The Bluffs honestly: an attainable single-story option inside a master plan where the surrounding product is often priced far higher. That is a real and useful distinction. The market trends section of the blog keeps the bigger Henderson and Las Vegas picture in plain English, and the honest answer for your situation comes from putting your numbers side by side.

What Are the Real Trade-Offs?

There is no such thing as a no-trade-off purchase, and new construction at this price level has its own set. Let me lay them out the way I would across the table.

1. 1Attainable inside an upscale master. The Bluffs gets you into a gated, waterfront resort master plan at a lower entry than the surrounding custom product. The trade is that you are buying the entrance to the lifestyle, not the whole lifestyle package, and the surrounding amenities sit at a price level of their own.
2. 2Single-story is a feature and a limit. One-level living is the draw for many buyers here, but single-story plans typically mean a wider footprint on the lot, which shapes lot sizes, yards and how the street feels. Decide whether the one-level layout is a preference or a requirement before you compare.
3. 3The sticker price is not the final price. Options, homesite premiums and upgrades add up quickly, and HOA dues, taxes and assessments are part of the monthly reality at the lake.
4. 4New versus established. You get a brand-new home, warranty and modern systems, but the community is still filling in. Landscaping, retail and the overall street scene mature over time, and that is truer the earlier you buy into a phase.
5. 5Representation. The people in the sales center represent the builder, not the buyer. Buyers who want their own interests protected bring their own agent from the first visit forward. My new-construction guide explains why that first visit matters so much.

If you are weighing a new home here against existing homes around the lake, the honest way to decide is on paper: comparable size, condition, lot, location and total cost side by side. That is exactly the kind of comparison a buyer in this price range should insist on before committing. The luxury buying guide is a useful reference if you are also weighing the higher end of the lake market against an attainable single-story entry.

Is The Bluffs Right for You?

The Bluffs makes the most sense for a buyer who wants a gated, new, largely single-story home in a resort-style waterfront setting, and who wants that package at a more attainable price than the surrounding lake product. If the one-level layout, the gate and the lake lifestyle are the three things you are actually looking for, this community is one of the few places in the valley where they come together at this price point.

It may not be the right fit if you prefer a fully established neighborhood with mature trees and a finished street scene, if you need a very specific move-in date that a build cannot guarantee, if a larger two-story home is a hard requirement, or if you would rather put the same budget toward a resale with more square footage or a different part of Henderson. None of those are wrong. They are just different, and they should be part of the decision.

The biggest mistake buyers make with a new community is deciding on the model home instead of the deal. The right question is not just whether you like the layout. It is what the total monthly cost looks like, how the community compares with the resale and other new-construction options around it, and whether the numbers work for your situation. If you are also selling a current home to make this move, knowing what your home is actually worth is the starting point, because that number decides how much house you can reasonably afford here.

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Related Sandy Margolin resources

• →The Bluffs community guide: the phases, the homes and the Lake Las Vegas corridor
• →Lake Las Vegas master plan guide: the lake, the named areas and the lifestyle
• →South Shore at Lake Las Vegas: the gated country club side of the water
• →Henderson communities directory: every master, village and enclave in one place
• →Buying new construction in Las Vegas: what you need to know before the first visit
• →Las Vegas market trends and finds, without the hype

The next step for this one is a conversation, not a listing search. We compare The Bluffs against the resale and new-construction options around the lake, run the real numbers including the phase, homesite and feature decisions, and decide together whether it fits. New-construction buyers here go through me, so the timing of your first visit matters. Start with your current home's value: get your home value · schedule a call.