Living in
Ardiente
A guard-gated 55+ community of 788 mostly single-story homes in North Las Vegas, centered on a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse and six parks, with quick 215 access. This is the honest guide to Ardiente's lifestyle and value.
The newer single-story character of North Las Vegas's active-adult communities
Quick Takeaways
The essentials of Ardiente at a glance.
- Location
- North Las Vegas
- Homes
- Approximately 788 single-family
- Home style
- Mostly single-story
- Age
- 55+ age-qualified
- Access
- Guard-gated
- Clubhouse
- Approximately 20,000 sq ft
- Market
- Resale only
- ZIP
- 89081
Ardiente Overview
Ardiente is a guard-gated, age-qualified 55+ community in North Las Vegas, a short drive from the 215 and I-15 and defined by single-story living around parks and a big community clubhouse. It began in the mid-2000s market, was finished under Shea Homes, and completed around 2017.
The community offers 788 homes, mostly single-story, in the range of 1,200 to about 2,800 square feet, with a clubhouse and recreation core that anchors the social calendar. Six parks, a rose garden and a dog park are built into the plan, so the outdoor day-to-day is genuinely walkable.
Ardiente is a peer community under the North Las Vegas umbrella, not part of Eldorado or the Aliante master plan. It is one of three popular 55+ choices in North Las Vegas, and I help buyers compare it honestly against Sun City Aliante, Del Webb at North Ranch and the others.
788
Homes
20k
Sq ft clubhouse
55+
Guard-gated age 55+
Housing & floor plans
Most homes in Ardiente are single-story single-family residences with an attached two-car garage, on low-maintenance desert landscaping in a gated setting. Sizes span roughly 1,200 to about 2,800 square feet with two to four bedrooms, offering a good spread for downsizes and move-in buyers alike.
The community is resale only, so value runs mostly on how well each plan is maintained and upgraded. As a former licensed real estate appraiser, I help buyers see past cosmetic condition to the comparables, and sellers price from evidence.
Community fees at Ardiente cover the gated maintenance, grounds, clubhouse and recreation, which is the trade-off that buys a lock-and-leave lifestyle. Ardiente's association fees and expenses can change, so the current amounts should be independently verified for the home you are considering.
Clubhouse & amenities
The 20,000-square-foot clubhouse is the heart of Ardiente: a fitness center and group-exercise room, billiards and card rooms, a library and catering kitchen, and multi-purpose rooms for clubs and events. Outside, two pools and a spa, tennis and pickleball, plus walking paths give the calendar its rhythm.
Six parks, a rose garden and a dog park round out the everyday, and the guarded entrance adds a calm, resort-like security layer that many active-adult buyers specifically request.
Craig Ranch Regional Park
The city's roughly 170-acre regional park at 628 W Craig Road, with dog parks, a skate park, an amphitheater, ball fields and a community garden. It is a regional park, not the Craig Ranch residential community.
Official siteAliante Nature Discovery Park
The 20-acre park at 2627 Nature Park Drive inside Aliante, with a lake and waterfall, a dinosaur-themed playground, splash pad, courts and picnic areas.
Official siteEldorado Park
A City of North Las Vegas neighborhood park at 5900 Camino Eldorado Boulevard, with two playgrounds, courts and picnic areas.
Official siteTule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
The National Park Service monument preserving Ice Age fossils along the Upper Las Vegas Wash, with trails north of North Las Vegas. It is a separate public land from the Tule Springs residential communities.
Official siteFloyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs
A 680-acre City of Las Vegas park with spring-fed ponds, picnicking and historic ranch buildings at 9200 Tule Springs Road.
Official siteIce Age Fossils State Park
Nevada's newest state park, at Decatur Boulevard and the 215, preserving fossils and offering desert trails near the northern communities.
Official siteSchools & education
As an age-qualified 55+ community, Ardiente has little school-age population, so attendance zones rarely matter in practice. When they do, assignments are made by address through the Clark County School District.
Verify a specific address: CCSD Attendance Zone Search.
Ardiente FAQ
What is Ardiente?
Ardiente is a guard-gated, age-qualified 55+ active-adult community in North Las Vegas, built between Tropical Parkway and Pecos and Walnut Roads. It offers 788 mostly single-story homes and an on-site clubhouse lifestyle, and today it sells as resale only.
Where is Ardiente located?
Ardiente sits in North Las Vegas between Tropical Parkway, Pecos Road and Walnut Road, with quick access to I-15 and the 215 Beltway, putting the rest of the valley within reach of an easy drive.
Who built Ardiente?
The community was started by Centex Homes in the mid-2000s, acquired by Shea Homes in 2010, and completed around 2017. Today all Ardiente homes are resales in a fully built-out community.
What are the homes like at Ardiente?
Homes are single-family and mostly single-story, roughly 788 in number, ranging from about 1,200 square feet to about 2,800 square feet with two to four bedrooms and attached two-car garages. Many sit on landscaped lots around the community's six parks.
Is Ardiente part of Eldorado or Aliante?
No. Ardiente is its own guard-gated 55+ community, a peer of Eldorado and Aliante under the North Las Vegas umbrella. It is not a neighborhood within either master plan.
Who does Sandy Margolin serve at Ardiente?
I represent buyers and sellers at Ardiente with 36+ years in real estate, approximately 20 years of prior experience as a licensed residential real estate appraiser, and Certified AI Agent training. I live in a 55+ community, so I compare these lifestyles from experience.
The 55+ specialist who gets it
Sandy Margolin, REALTOR and Certified AI Agent, with 36+ years in real estate and approximately 20 years of prior experience as a licensed residential real estate appraiser, at Real Broker LLC, Nevada Sales Person License S.0072707.
I live in a 55+ community myself, so I know the questions that matter: where you park the golf cart, which parks the dogs use, and whether the gate adds the calm you came for. I compare Ardiente and its peers honestly, and I price homes on evidence.
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