Skyline Flats Affordable Housing, 5075 Dandini Boulevard, Reno, Nevada

Skyline Flats is a big number for a small market. Metcalf Builders has broken ground on the 402-unit affordable community in north Reno for developer Dominium, and at 570,663 square feet across 14 residential buildings it’s one of the largest income-restricted projects northern Nevada has seen. Nevada Business Magazine reported the start in late October 2026.

It’s also Dominium’s first new-construction project in Nevada. The firm, with offices in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix, owns, develops and manages more than 40,000 apartments in over 220 communities nationwide.

Project Scope

The site is 5075 Dandini Boulevard. Dominium’s plan pairs the 14 buildings with a clubhouse, fitness center, pet park and children’s playgrounds, and it keeps 34 acres as natural open space. Every unit gets in-unit laundry. Rooftop solar is designed to offset common-area and operating energy use, which keeps owner-paid utility costs down over the compliance period.

Financing runs through the federal Section 42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, with rents tied to area median income. Dominium’s partner list includes Freddie Mac, KeyBank, Barclays, U.S. Bank, Stonehenge Capital and the Nevada Housing Division. Metcalf, a Reno general contractor that has built several affordable communities in the city, holds the construction contract. Todd & Associates and Wood Rodgers are also on Dominium’s partner list.

Completion is set for January 2029.

Why It Matters

Northern Nevada’s affordable pipeline is mostly made up of projects a fraction this size. A 402-unit LIHTC community lands differently in Reno than it would in Phoenix or Dallas, where Dominium already builds at this scale. Units with long-term rent limits don’t come in batches like this often here.

Scale is the play. Dominium tends to build large, garden-style LIHTC communities that spread fixed costs across hundreds of units, and Skyline Flats follows that model on a hillside site with a lot of open space left untouched. The trade-off is a long build. A roughly two-year-plus schedule for 14 buildings means phased turnovers are likely, though the team hasn’t said so.

“We understand firsthand the importance of creating quality housing opportunities for our growing community,” Metcalf president Bryce Clutts said. The bigger question for Reno is whether more national LIHTC developers follow Dominium in, because one project, however large, won’t close the gap on its own.

Project Team & Details