Las Vegas Has a Guard-Gated Equestrian Community Minutes From the Strip — and One of Its Estates Just Listed

The Reddit post was three words: "Viva Las Vegas." No further explanation was offered, or needed. The listing is for a 1971 all-brick estate in Sierra Vista Ranchos — the only guard-gated equestrian community in all of Las Vegas — with statement chandeliers, four fireplaces, a brand-new custom pool, and an interior the listing describes as "in need of updating." It is asking $1,500,000.

The Community That Should Not Exist

Sierra Vista Ranchos originated in the early 1960s as a private gentleman's riding club and evolved into a 115-home guard-gated community on the eastern border of Sunset Park, situated between Warm Springs and Sunset roads. It is the only development of its kind in Las Vegas. The community features a 20-stable barn, a riding arena, and a perimeter trail for equestrian use — all of it minutes from Harry Reid International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. Neighboring properties on Ranchito Circle have been described in previous listings as looking "like a beautiful Disney movie when you drive in." Another nearby home on the same street previously offered zombie security shutters, a koi pond, an outdoor aviary, and a sunken firepit grotto. This is simply how things are done in Sierra Vista Ranchos.

The Property

The home at 7192 Ranchito Circle was built in 1971 and is constructed almost entirely of brick — genuinely rare for Las Vegas. At 5,437 square feet on nearly an acre, it offers five bedrooms each with en-suite baths, a formal dining room, an office and library, three wood-burning fireplaces, oversized living and family rooms at 34 by 20 feet each, a wet bar, and a brand-new oversized custom pool and spa in the backyard. Statement chandeliers throughout add what the listing calls "character that cannot be replicated." The listing is candid that the home needs updating while making the case that its scale, construction, and design are unmatched in the Las Vegas market. The property previously sold in 2014 for $470,000. It is now asking $1,500,000 — a number that, in the context of a guard-gated riding community a short drive from the Bellagio, somehow feels entirely right.

The Internet Has Thoughts

Naturally, this listing caught the attention of Reddit's r/zillowgonewild community. See what people are saying about it here.

Statement chandeliers, four fireplaces, a new pool, and a riding trail — in Las Vegas, minutes from the Strip. View the full listing here.