Abandoned Silverado Community in Arizona

Just south of the Nevada border sits the remains of the abandoned Silverado community in Arizona. Named Silverado, the upscale 5,000 acre community would have roughly 12,000 luxury homes on 2.5 acre plots of land, spacious parks with barbecue grills, and it’s own 18-hole golf course designed by Forrest Richardson, who’s projects include Arizona Biltmore Golf Club and Arizona Grand Resort. There were also plans for schools, a fire station, shopping, and it’s own sewage treatment plant.

Construction on homes were started as well as the grid/layout for streets. But, due to the housing market crash in 2008, the Silverado Community in Arizona was never finished. The owners applied to the Mohave County Board of Supervisors to have the site rezoned from residential used to commercial use in hopes of building the Albiasa Solar Power Plant. The plans were met with controversy, but the request for rezoning was approved in 2009. Although they approval was granted to build the plant, Albiasa never actually applied for approval, and thus, the project was never actually built.

What's Left of Silverado Today

Today, only about 6 of the mansions that were built remain. Those remaining mansions have sat abandoned since 2008, slowly deteriorating in the extreme heat of the Arizona desert, and falling victim to vandalism. Most of the windows have been broken out, holes smashed in the drywall, and even bullet holes in the exterior of some of the homes. If you look at Google maps, you can see the grid, as well as foundations for about 8 other mansions that were either torn down, or never fully constructed.

Despite attempts to resurrect the project and complete it, it’s been met with opposition, as well as a lack of trust in moving the abandoned site forward.