A local apartment developer has opened another affordable-housing complex in Las Vegas amid a steep shortage of such units in Nevada.

Ovation Development Corp. announced Tuesday that it opened Heirloom at Rome, a 276-unit community for low-income seniors. The complex includes 38 stand-alone “tiny homes” with 400 square feet of living space, as well as one- and two-bedroom apartments that span 664 to 891 square feet.

The $78 million project is at the corner of Rome and Decatur boulevards in the northern Las Vegas Valley, and the first residents started moving in on Sept. 1, according to a news release.

Its amenities include fitness and wellness rooms, as well as a game lounge, business center and clubhouse.

Nevada, with the bulk of its population in the Las Vegas Valley, has long needed

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