WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
LAS PALMAS
Green Valley, St. George, Utah
LOCATION
TBDHISTORY
The most ambitious development in Green Valley was started in 1985. Las Palmas was to have 1,000 deluxecondominiums, a 1,000 sq. ft. Sports & Fitness Center, 50 tennis courts (including grass and clay courts), an
Olympic size pool, a golf teaching center, and spa. The project was interrupted when the government put some
severe restrictions on condominium financing. But eventually the restrictions were lifted and sales in Las Palmas
improved. It took six years, but eventually 300 units were sold.
During the downtime in the Las Palmas project (1989), a development called "The Cottages" was built using
some of the land originally intended for Las Palmas.
Also starting in 1989, unsold condominiums in Las Palmas were rented out to weekend and over night guests.
A property management and hotel operation was set up and began promoting Green Valley as an upscale
alternative to the downtown motels. The completed swimming pools and tennis courts helped to make Green
Valley a popular place to stay and was beneficial to sales by adding a resort atmosphere and providing rental
income to condominium owners.
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
The Green Valley StoryBy Alan Coombs
See pages 9-10,12.