tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post1112261299819772599..comments2024-03-17T02:29:22.504-07:00Comments on Desert Survivor: Coyote Springs--A Pipe Dream?Desert Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09620590624490393921noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-59751915753985395122016-06-05T19:37:04.428-07:002016-06-05T19:37:04.428-07:00A 2015 update: http://vegasinc.com/business/real-e...A 2015 update: http://vegasinc.com/business/real-estate/2015/aug/14/coyote-springs-development-golf-community/Desert Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620590624490393921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-21016371382910763042012-12-04T21:30:25.637-08:002012-12-04T21:30:25.637-08:00One wonders what they'll do when the aquifer i...One wonders what they'll do when the aquifer is gone! ! !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605160226853258083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-88987397669723940492009-06-14T22:57:02.498-07:002009-06-14T22:57:02.498-07:00Eddie-
Where were you when I was researching this...Eddie-<br /><br />Where were you when I was researching this place!!! Could have used the realtor's perspective (and would have as well). I agree Coyote Springs was a secretive a project as anything in the area (sans Area 51 and the NTR) so I was always curious about how they were or are going to pull this off. It is interesting to see how a place shapes and effects all things in the world - ecosystems, to work places, to society. As I said before, say what you will about this place but it has us talking and that is a good thing. Ultimately I believe greed is a motivating factor in this place; well that and hubris. When man tries to conquer nature, bet on man in the short run and nature in the long run.Gushuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408288282261503634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-59237179889932327052009-06-14T09:08:44.749-07:002009-06-14T09:08:44.749-07:00I think first, that this was very well written fro...I think first, that this was very well written from a mother's and desert lover's perspective. Second, I was a realtor in Las Vegas for 3 years. During that time, I had 100's of inquiries from prospective buyers of Coyote Springs homes. I had the disgust of dealing with Pardee Homes to try and get information on this development. I strongly believe the builder will not succeed on this project for the same reason our world economy collapsed and its the simple result of G-R-E-E-D. When you have a developer that will refuse to give its supporters (realtors) the respect of giving information to our clients, and instead, delay and delay, not allowing any type of registration order what so ever, then the client ends up insulting us for our incompetence and lack of ability to gather even the simplest information. The the client goes to the developer and registers himself without the realtor. This is a form of greed to butt out the middleman, or not pay realtor commissions. Not to impose religion, but isn't there a saying "You Reap What You Sow"????<br />Eddie Stern<br />Former Nevada RealtorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-6267599512044634762009-06-08T22:47:30.306-07:002009-06-08T22:47:30.306-07:00Coyote Springs was the subject of my thesis for a ...Coyote Springs was the subject of my thesis for a Masters in Geography. I was actually looking at the cultural landscape of the development (mainly from the realm of both sport complexes and suburban development) under the guise of what is promised though not yet built. Given that this resort is situated within the Mojave, the rationalist in me agrees with the long term sustainability of such a place. However, Harvey Whitemore (the developer) is a man of gregarious proportions, which may provide short term results. From what I have heard from insider's to this place, so far so good. I never count out Vegas given its history to rise from rubble and rebuild (and re-imagineer) itself. Granted this is a cultural geographer's perspective on a place that has real world ecological implications, but I would not be so quick to throw around the word "Ghost Town". 116 years since Frederick Jackson Turner's the thesis the West continues to change, I am not sure Coyote Springs is the change we want but it may be the (temporary) change we get. It is nice to see more people looking into this behemoth village of the future, and I look for to reading more of this blog. Cheers!Gushuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408288282261503634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-45356391293101122892009-05-03T22:53:00.000-07:002009-05-03T22:53:00.000-07:00I have driven through this area many times over th...I have driven through this area many times over the years---the Great Basin Highway---and the destruction of the desert there is abominable. No, this can't be sustained forever, but unfortunately there are just enough old-timers with golf clubs that love this sort of stuff to keep it alive. Witness: Palm Springs; nothing but golfers and weekend L.A. partygoers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-88914177124644754012009-02-24T06:49:00.000-08:002009-02-24T06:49:00.000-08:00I would be amazed if they could make it now that V...I would be amazed if they could make it now that Vegas has imploded. I don't envy the owner of the one operating golf course.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795614010842553200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-13332397605409801762009-02-23T09:33:00.000-08:002009-02-23T09:33:00.000-08:00Me, me, me!!!!Me, me, me!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-90105300123866064062009-02-23T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-23T09:16:00.000-08:00That sounds like a great development idea! Hey, I'...That sounds like a great development idea! Hey, I've had my own great idea that maybe these guys can help fund: I want to create a great beach resort and tourist destination in Nome, Alaska! I'll ship in millions of tons of sand to create the perfect beaches, install heaters everywhere, and of course plant palm trees! Plus, the whole operation will be "green" because the power plant I will build to power this resort will burn renewable fuel - baby seals and polar bears.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll call my tourist community "Playa Del Sol"<BR/><BR/>Who wants to help me get it started and invest?flatbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682414608061309934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670419199327567458.post-75278853483098548292009-02-23T08:37:00.000-08:002009-02-23T08:37:00.000-08:00Yeah, I'm thinking it is destined to be a ghost to...Yeah, I'm thinking it is destined to be a ghost town!!I Am Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103866761536902069noreply@blogger.com