"We thought we were going to live in a condo near the Las Vegas Strip, but after looking at several of them we decided that the fabulous night views couldn't make up for the road noise," he said. "Then a friend recommended we look at Tremezzo and we were hooked by the time we stepped into the courtyard."

The Blackburns are also impressed with the amenities at Lake Las Vegas. "We've got great restaurants right here -- in fact, we've got it all," Bill Blackburn said.

Lake Las Vegas is a residential and resort destination situated on a privately owned 320-acre lake located 17 miles from the Las Vegas Strip. Within the 3,592-acre master-planned resort are a variety of residential offerings, world-class resorts, three golf courses, casinos, full-service marinas, water's edge restaurants and cafes and boutiques.

Pardee provides initial country club memberships to home buyers at Tremezzo and Bella Fiore, also at Lake Las Vegas. Offered through The Club at Lake Las Vegas, Silver memberships include access to swimming pools, tennis courts, fitness centers, concierge service and limited golf at The Falls or Reflection Bay golf courses.

The guard-gated neighborhood of Tremezzo offers spacious homes ranging in size from 3,168 to 4,320 square feet.

With Tuscan, Andalusian and Italian Hilltop designs, one- and two-story Tremezzo homes include features such as interior courtyards for intimate outdoor entertaining, as well as a second-story club room on the Plan Two X.

Four floor plans include three to five bedrooms, two 1/2 to five baths and up to three-car garages, with prices starting from the high $800,000s.

Tremezzo is Pardee's second neighborhood at Lake Las Vegas.

The Bella Fiore gated neighborhood of award-winning homes is located alongside The Falls Golf Club near the resort's main entrance. Prices start at the high $600,000s.

To visit Pardee's Lake Las Vegas neighborhoods, take Interstate 215, the Las Vegas Beltway, east to the freeway's end at Lake Mead Parkway. Continue east on Lake Mead Parkway to Lake Las Vegas Parkway, turn left and follow the directional signs to Bella Fiore and Tremezzo.

The model parks are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. They open at 11 a.m. on Monday.

For more information, visit pardeehomes.com.