Handyman in Paradise

Paradise was created on December 8, 1950, when casino executives led by Gus Greenbaum of the Flamingo persuaded the Clark County Commission to make it a town so the City of Las Vegas could not annex the Strip. It is still unincorporated, and with 191,238 residents in 2020 it would be Nevada's fifth-largest city if it were one. If you need a handyman in Paradise, your project falls under Clark County, not the city.

Paradise holds most of the Strip, Harry Reid International Airport and UNLV, but it is also home to a lot of people, with 94,690 housing units counted in 2020.

Paradise Palms is one of the best-known neighborhoods here. Irwin Molasky and Merv Adelson's Paradise Homes opened the first houses off Cayuga Parkway in 1960, designed by the architecture firm Palmer & Krisel, on land that had been part of the Stardust golf course, now Las Vegas National. In 2021 it became the first historic overlay district in Clark County.

A 60-plus-year-old modernist house calls for a lighter touch. Many owners want the clean lines kept, so drywall repair has to blend into smooth or lightly textured walls, and lighting installation can bring in period-style fixtures with modern wiring behind them. Original plumbing and electrical deserve a check before any cosmetic job.

Elsewhere, the streets around the Boulevard Mall, UNLV and the airport hold a broad mix of homes. The Las Vegas Valley Water District rates local water at about 17 grains per gallon, which it calls very hard, so faucets, valves and grout wear out sooner than you might expect. If you own a rental, we can paint, patch drywall and work through a repair list between tenants.

Sunset Park on East Sunset Road, a former ranch the county bought in 1967, is the big green space on the south side, and the Paradise Recreation Center sits at McLeod Drive and Tropicana. Building permits here come from Clark County's office on West Russell Road.