Montandon was initially against a casino being included in Aliante, but was later convinced that it was a good idea. Aliante was zoned for 100 acres (40 ha) of commercial property, which included 40 acres (16 ha) for a hotel and casino to be located at Simmons Street and the Las Vegas Beltway.

Property had also been selected for a fire station and a potential library. The community was also to include two elementary schools and a middle school, all of which would be built by the Clark County School District. Montandon said, 'We had to walk that fine line between how much (land) we leave on the table for the developer and how much do we extract so the community of North Las Vegas benefits 10, 15, 20 years down the road.' The community would include a trail system, a public 18-hole, 6,900-yard golf course, and 45 acres (18 ha) of park land that would include an amphitheater, soccer fields and tennis and volleyball courts. North Valley Enterprises was required to set aside 22 percent of its property for public and recreation purposes, as part of its development agreement with the North Las Vegas government. Most of Aliante's neighborhoods would be priced between $130,000 and $200,000, while some larger homes, starting at 3,000 sq ft (280 m 2), would sell for $270,000. Horton, KB Home, Pardee Homes and Pulte, four of the top six home builders in the Las Vegas Valley, were scheduled to begin construction on the community's first 1,750 homes in October 2002, with sales starting the following month and a grand opening set for April 2003. The community was ultimately expected to include 7,500 homes and 20,000 residents. On August 13, 2002, North Valley Enterprises announced the 1,900-acre Aliante master-planned community. North Valley Enterprises, a joint-venture affiliate of Del Webb Corporation and American Nevada Corporation, won the auction with a $47.2-million bid, at approximately $25,000 per acre. Approximately 1,900 acres (770 ha) were auctioned in May 2001.

Montandon became the mayor of North Las Vegas in 1997, and pushed for the land to be sold as one contiguous piece. Mike Montandon moved to North Las Vegas in 1992, at a time when 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land in the city, owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), was labeled for use as a future master-planned community. Aliante is located in the city's northwestern area. In 2001, American Nevada Corporation and Del Webb Corporation formed North Valley Enterprises, which purchased 1,900 acres (770 ha) of land in the city and began construction of the community a year later, with the opening held in May 2003. Aliante is a master-planned community located in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Aliante casino theater