Think of Las Vegas and your mind most likely conjures visions of tourist destinations along Las Vegas Boulevard – aka "The Strip.” But year-round residents to the booming city aren’t necessarily drawn to the casinos that attract tourists from around the globe. That’s why planners are developing a new neighborhood around a former railyard now transformed into a park – home to a performing arts center, a children’s museum and a major medical facility – and are encouraging residential development in the surrounding area.

A new 290-unit apartment building called Parc Haven Apartments is one of the standout additions. It features industrial-style metal cladding that references the train tracks it adjoins, along with colorful metal panel highlights that nod to the park’s signature sculpture sited directly across the street. Named Symphony Park in honor of the Smith Center of the Performing arts, which opened its doors in 2012, the 61-acre grounds also include the Cleveland Clinic’s Frank Gehry-designed Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Discovery Children’s Museum. And, Tim Bavington’s Pipe Dream sculpture – a visual depiction of composer Aaron Copeland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” – anchors an outdoor stage at the park’s eastern end.