Aries Henderson: What Buyers Should Know About Henderson’s New Community

Aries is on the far east side of Henderson, on the south side of Lake Mead Parkway, across from Lake Las Vegas and east of Cadence. Lake Mead is farther east again. That makes it a completely different side of Henderson from places like Inspirada, Seven Hills or Green Valley, and that matters. When people tell me they want to live in Henderson, those areas can feel like different cities.

Aries is a newer-edge-of-the-valley kind of development. You get mountains, open desert, and Lake Las Vegas and Lake Mead nearby, but you’re also buying into an area that’s still being built out. Some people are going to love that. Other people will get here and decide it’s too far out for them. I’d rather you see that for yourself before you commit to anything.

Whenever you hear “old mine,” the next question is what happened with the cleanup. NDEP is the lead agency overseeing it. In the video I said the City of Henderson shares that oversight. That isn’t how the official documents describe it. The city’s redevelopment agency handled the land transfer and the redevelopment agreement. NDEP says the city doesn’t own the land and won’t be liable for the cleanup. The cleanup is funded privately up front and reimbursed over time from property taxes generated by the new homes.

According to NDEP’s May 2026 fact sheet:

• Cleanup started in May 2024. Asbestos removal finished in February 2025.
• Mine tailings were excavated and contained, with that work completed in June 2025.
• The former Hydro Pit was backfilled, lined and covered with native soil. NDEP's FAQ says a community park is planned on top of it.
• Waste-rock reclamation and native soil cover are scheduled to finish by March 2028, with site-wide environmental closure targeted for 2028.

So the cleanup isn’t finished site-wide yet, even with people already living here. I’m not saying that as a scare tactic. If I were buying here, I’d read NDEP’s fact sheet and FAQ, ask the builder where my lot sits relative to the former pits, and read the disclosures line by line. That’s homework, not a reason to panic.

This isn’t supposed to be one little Pulte subdivision. NDEP puts the plan at approximately 3,000 homes, built in phases through about 2032. Pulte is the master developer and the biggest name you see today, but it isn’t the only builder. In May 2026 Pulte sold roughly 100 lots to D.R. Horton and roughly 70 to Richmond American, according to Review-Journal reporting from property records. If you drive out today and think Aries is just Pulte, it will look a lot different in a few years.

Here’s how I’d separate what exists from what’s promised:

Open now

• Four Pulte neighborhoods selling homes: Dalea, Desert Mesa, Sora and Oasis Canyon.
• Finished, occupied streets in the first sections, next to graded lots and active construction.
• Greenbow Park, which FOX5 reported as Aries' first completed park when the community held its grand opening in September 2026.

Planned or coming soon

• Sundale, another Pulte neighborhood. Pricing hadn't been published when I checked.
• Del Webb homes for buyers 55 and older, listed by the community as coming in 2027.
• Neighborhoods from Richmond American (Ember) and D.R. Horton (Sandbluff), both named on the on-site sign. I couldn't find published pricing or opening dates for either.
• More parks and trails. The community's site says three parks are coming, and the City of Henderson's 2025 announcement mentioned 40 acres of parks.

Treat everything in that second list as planned, not promised. Timelines on big master plans move, and a park on a site plan won’t help you on the day you move in.

These are the neighborhoods and starting-price bands shown on the official Aries and Pulte sites on October 11, 2026. Builder pricing changes often, so treat these as a starting point.

Oasis Canyon and the Parklane model

I toured Oasis Canyon, Pulte’s single-story neighborhood. The model I walked through is the Parklane, listed from $599,990 on Pulte’s site on October 11, 2026. That’s the same number I read on camera.

The Parklane model is set up with four bedrooms. To get the fourth, the third garage bay is converted, leaving a two-car garage. You can keep it at three bedrooms with the bigger garage instead. The guest rooms are up front by the entry, away from the primary suite at the back, and there’s an office with French doors. The living room, with its black stone fireplace wall, is the showpiece. The kitchen island seats five.

The list price is where the cost starts. At Aries, plan on at least these on top of it:

• HOA dues. Pulte’s own pages say community association fees may apply and that its payment estimates don’t include them. At the model I was quoted a monthly HOA figure (7:21 in the video), but I couldn’t confirm it in a builder or HOA document. Get the number for your specific neighborhood in writing. The HOA fees guide covers what to ask for.
• An LID assessment. Aries has a City of Henderson Local Improvement District. The city’s assessment record for one Pulte-owned Aries lot shows district T-23-1, billed twice a year (June 1 and December 1) with installments scheduled through December 2055. Amounts vary by lot, and the figure I was quoted at the model is for that specific home. Ask for the exact assessment on the lot you’re buying, and whether you can pay it off.
• Lot premiums. Oasis Canyon is laid out on rising ground. The higher you go, the more of a view you get toward the mountains or the Strip, and the higher the lot premium.
• Options and upgrades. See above. Budget for them, because almost nobody buys the base house exactly as listed.

If HOAs, SIDs and LIDs are new to you, the new-construction guide explains how they work in Southern Nevada.

This was my biggest question before I drove out, and the honest answer is that it depends on what you’re comparing it to. If you live in Green Valley now and everything you use is five minutes away, this will probably feel farther out. If you specifically want Lake Las Vegas, Lake Mead or this side of Henderson, it makes a lot more sense.

That’s why I always tell people moving to Las Vegas not to pick neighborhoods off a map. Ten miles here can completely change how an area feels. Lake Las Vegas is right across this side of town, Lake Mead is farther east, and downtown Henderson and Water Street are back to the west. Boulder Highway is one of the main corridors connecting this side of Henderson to everything else.

So Aries isn’t disconnected. It just doesn’t have the built-out feel of Henderson’s older, established areas. I think that difference matters more than whether the model has quartz or granite.

• You're early. That means construction, dust, trucks, empty land and waiting.
• If you want established restaurants, grocery stores, mature landscaping and everything already around your neighborhood, Aries probably won't give you that today.
• So much is still coming. I wouldn't rush into one builder or floor plan without understanding what else is planned, including the Richmond American, D.R. Horton and Del Webb neighborhoods that haven't opened yet.
• The cleanup's site-wide closure is targeted for 2028. Some buyers will simply want to see that finished first.

1. Which LID assessment applies to this lot, how many installments are left, and can I pay it off?
2. What is the actual monthly HOA amount for this neighborhood?
3. What is the lot premium on this specific lot, and why?
4. What does this plan cost with the options I’d actually choose, compared with the model?
5. Which incentives are available right now, and what are the conditions?
6. What’s being built around this lot next, when is Del Webb coming, and how is the drive for my own routine?

The background for each one is above, in the costs beyond the base price, what Aries is planned to become and does Aries feel too far out.

Would I rule Aries out because it used to be a mine? No. I’d do my homework on the remediation, understand the disclosures, and then judge the community on what it is today and what’s actually planned.

Would I buy here just because the models look good? Also no. I’d compare the price, location, lot, incentives and future builder options against the rest of Henderson first.

I do think Aries is one of the more interesting new areas to watch, because it’s clearly going to be much bigger than another Pulte subdivision. That’s why I wanted to see it before the whole thing is finished. For the right buyer it’s worth a serious look. It isn’t a place to buy on impulse.

Mikey Del Rosario · The Scofield Group · Nevada License S.0175577. Equal Housing Opportunity.