Chester the Molester Goes on Trial

Chester Stiles is in court today, facing the charges of child molestation leveled against him in late 2007. Stiles who I dubbed Chester the Molester is facing 22 counts of sexual assault of a minor and lewdness with a minor. Stiles videotaped himself having sex with a 2 year old girl that testified today. The courage this young girl has is amazing.

Thankfully, it looks like Chester will be spending more time in prison. Deptuy District Attorney Mary Kay Holthus produced letters from Stiles stating he is a pedophile. The letters were written to his ex-girlfriends and son.


During opening statements, Deputy District Attorney Mary Kay Holthus quoted extensively from letters Stiles had written to his son and ex-girlfriends where he freely admitted that he’s a pedophile. Those letters plus the video tape should guarantee that this predator is locked up.

Stiles was caught in a routine traffic stop in Henderson. Way to go HPD!

Chester the molester

Quite a bit of national attention was given to this pervert. The case originated from a video tape made four years ago that was turned into Nye county police by Darrin Tuck. On September 28, a press conference by Nye county authorities identified Chester Stiles as the cheif suspect in the child molestation case. The child's mother claims she had no idea that the incident occurred.

It turns out that the babysitter's mother was dating Stiles, through which he found and gained accces to the victim. Stiles was constantly on the local and national news, including America's Most Wanted.

Strangely, it always seems that the little things trip up these criminals. Stiles was arrested in the city of Henderson following a routine traffic stop (just like Warren Jeffs). He is being held in protective custody, due to the nature of the crime and the national attention. I'm sure we'll be hearing more about this predator in the next few days.

Commercial real estate development not slowing down

Commercial real estate in the city of Henderson just received a jolt. Phoenix-based Vested Housing and Principal Real Estate Investors have partnered to acquire a 16-acre site in Henderson. The acreage is approved for a 350-unit apartment community and was purchased for $10.5 million. Constructed is slated to start in early 2008.

The project will be called Henderson lofts and will include a pool, fitness center and clubhouse. Units will have 10' ceilings, tuck under garages and granite counter tops. The building site is located on Wigwam Parkway, east of Stephanie. Expect rents to be at a premium upon completion of construction.

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Commercial real estate in Lake Las Vegas

Commercial Real Estate in Lake Las Vegas going strong

Despite sluggish sales in the residential market, the commercial real estate market in Lake Las Vegas is booming. Intrawest, who held several retail buildings in Monteloago Village, had put up 12 retail buildings for sale six weeks ago.

The properties received 20 offers, most of which were at or above the $23 million dollar asking price. According to Clark County records, the property was purchased for $23.5 million by Pacific Capital, a private investment group based in Roseville, CA. The purchase price comes out to just over $455 per sf.

The purchased buildings were built in 2003, have a total 51,500 sf and were approximately 93% leased at the time of sale. Some of the notable tenants include Starbucks, Como’s Steakhouse, Luna Rossa, Bistro Zinc, Sunset & Vines and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Montelago Village was designed to resemble an old-world Italian lakeside village with cobblestone streets, piazzas and open-air dining. Residential projects include several Lake front condos like Viera, Mantova, Luna di Lusso and Prima as well as luxury lake side homes and custom home sites. Residents and non-residents of Lake Las Vegas enjoy a variety of water sports on the 320 man made lake, golfing at three different courses and a variety of shopping and dining choices.

Plague of fires in the Las Vegas valley

Earlier this week the Las Vegas valley was plagued by several fires. On Wednesday a storage area for tires used in the Las Vegas grand prix caught fire. Huge clouds of black, greasy smoke were visible all over Las Vegas. It was a three alarm blaze. Because of the nature of the fire, the EPA was called in to consult on clean up. Then Friday, a scrap yard in North Las Vegas near Nellis Air Force base went up in smoke. The blaze was a 2 alarm fire and three fire departments were called in to contain it.

Earlier the same day an arsonist is suspected for eight different fires that broke out in the city of Henderson, near Eastern and Serene. All of the fires started around the same time early Friday morning. Dumpsters, a vehicle and a home was set to blaze. Henderson fire fighters are interviewing persons of interest as well as pulling surveillance footage from nearby businesses.

Damages are estimated at $600,000 for the Henderson fires alone.

First "Green" Loft building in Nevada

Nevada is getting its first residential green building. Green Valley lofts will be the first loft project in the city of Henderson, to have the LEED building rating as well as being Energy Star Certified. It will be located on the border of what is considered "green valley" in Henderson.

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Stone Canyon Lofts

Vantage Lofts

I was the first site to post information on the newest loft project in Henderson, Vantage Lofts and Flats. Looks like a mid level loft project, with lofts and flats available for sale later this year. For more information on Henderson lofts, visit my wife's real estate site.

Las Vegas real estate site update

As usual, with Las Vegas growing so fast I'm behind in putting up new infomatino. I just recently updated our High rise condos page. I also put up a real estate information page about Summit, Spanish View Towers and the Streamline Tower. The Summit is just a temporary name while the developer figures out what to name the place. Personally I think its a good a name as any, especially when you consider it will be the tallest building west of the Mississippi if approved. Spanish View Towers look pretty nice, especially if you are a pet owner but want a high rise. They have two dog runs planned, one for big dogs and the other for little ones. There is also a page on the new Lake Las Vegas Condos development that just started selling.