Buyers writing seven-figure deposits for a Four Seasons address inside MacDonald Highlands tend to assume the golf course that gives the community its skyline view comes with the address. It doesn't. DragonRidge Country Club, the private club built into the same hillside as the two Four Seasons towers, sits outside the purchase price. Owning a residence gets you the right to apply. It does not get you a locker, a tee time, or a seat at the clubhouse bar.
That distinction matters more right now than it did a year ago, because the sales math around this project has shifted twice in ways that change how a buyer should read the urgency in the marketing. The building is filling up. The club membership is not part of what's filling up. And a second product line inside the same gated footprint is about to open a door that "sold out" messaging tends to paper over.
What The Contract Actually Delivers
Everything that comes with a Four Seasons Private Residences purchase happens inside the building's own footprint. That includes 24-hour concierge service, resort-style pools, a fitness and wellness program designed by trainer Harley Pasternak, and a restaurant built in partnership with the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group inside the North Tower. Residences also come with semi-private elevators, private garages, and the option to furnish through a partnership the developer struck with RH Contract in late 2025 for turnkey, designer-curated interiors.
All of that is contained in the tower. None of it requires stepping outside the property line. That's the point: the price you sign for buys a fully serviced building, not membership in the neighborhood's social infrastructure.
The Membership That Isn't Automatic
DragonRidge Country Club is the actual centerpiece of MacDonald Highlands, an 18-hole championship course designed by Jay Morrish and David Druzisky with a clubhouse, tennis courts, and a pool complex built into the same hillside terrain the Four Seasons towers occupy. The club's own site describes unobstructed views of the entire Las Vegas Valley as its signature draw, which is the same view the condos are selling on.
But even the project's own marketing has described club access as "the exclusive opportunity to join," language that signals application and dues, not automatic inclusion. Residents of the Four Seasons towers qualify to apply because they live inside MacDonald Highlands, but qualifying and joining are two different transactions with two different price tags.
Here's the split as it actually works:
| Priced into your residence | Priced separately |
|---|---|
| Building concierge, housekeeping, in-residence dining | DragonRidge golf and social membership dues |
| Pools, spa, and fitness center inside the towers | Club initiation fee |
| Restaurant access (open to residents and outside guests) | Tee times and clubhouse dining at DragonRidge |
| Semi-private elevator and garage | Community-wide HOA assessments outside the tower |
A buyer comparing a $3.5 million condo to a $4 million custom estate on the same hillside needs to run both totals with the club membership added on top, because neither price tag includes it.
Why "Almost Sold Out" Is The Wrong Lens Right Now
As of mid-September 2026, the project had 145 of its 171 residences under hard contract, totaling $887 million in sales, with the most expensive listed unit priced at $35 million. Craig Eddins, executive vice president of the project, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that "every single one of these is a hard contract," pushing back on any read that the numbers include soft holds or refundable reservations.
That pace reads like scarcity, and in the tower it is. But the tower isn't the only product this address is about to sell. The developer is expected to formally announce in October a limited run of fully Four Seasons-serviced single-family homes built inside the same development envelope, in two private enclaves: 14 homes in the first phase and 7 in the second. Pricing hasn't been finalized, but Eddins has said it will land comparable to what the condos are currently selling for.
That changes the read on urgency. A buyer told the condos are almost gone is hearing about one product line inside a two-product address. The scarcity is real for the 26 remaining tower units. It is not the whole story for anyone open to a single-family footprint with the same brand and the same hillside.
The Presale Math You're Actually Signing
Buying into this project before it opens means signing a payment schedule, not writing one check. The structure calls for 15 percent at signing, 10 percent at six months, and another 10 percent at the one-year mark, with the remaining 65 percent due when the residence is delivered. Deposits are non-refundable after a five-day window, though all deposits are bonded, meaning the money is held and protected rather than simply held by the developer outright.
The delivery date itself has moved. Earlier marketing pointed to a topping-off by the end of 2026 and occupancy around mid-2027. The most recent reporting, as of mid-September 2026, has the completion date set for September 1, 2027. That's a meaningful detail for anyone timing a sale of a current home, a lease, or financing around move-in, since the window has stretched by months from what was being promised even a year into sales.
What This Means Next To A MacDonald Highlands Estate
The broader MacDonald Highlands market, as of the first quarter of 2026, carried a median list price somewhere between $3.67 million and $4.1 million for custom single-family homes, depending on which sample of listings you pull. The Four Seasons condos start near $3.5 million. On paper, that looks like two comparable price points for two comparable products.
They aren't. The estate buyer gets land, a custom build, and the option to design a home around DragonRidge frontage, but takes on the club membership decision entirely on their own and separately from the purchase. The condo buyer gets a fully serviced new-construction unit with brand-name amenities baked in, a bonded deposit structure, and a firm delivery date, but no equity in the ground beneath the building and the same club decision still sitting outside the contract.
Neither is the better deal in the abstract. They're different bundles wearing similar price tags, and the club question sits outside both of them the same way.
FAQ
Is DragonRidge Country Club membership required to buy at Four Seasons Private Residences? No. Ownership qualifies a resident to apply, but membership carries its own dues and initiation cost, separate from the purchase price and the building's own fees.
When will the single-family homes inside the development be available? The developer is expected to make a formal announcement in October, with a first phase of 14 homes and a second phase of 7 in private enclaves within the same development, priced comparably to the current condo offering.
What happens to my deposit if I change my mind after signing? The purchase structure allows a five-day window for a refund. After that, deposits become part of the bonded payment schedule tied to the project's construction and delivery timeline. Anyone considering a reservation should read their own purchase agreement closely, since presale contract terms vary by project.
Presale contracts like this one reward buyers who read the fine print before the deposit clears, not after. If you're weighing a Four Seasons residence against a MacDonald Highlands estate, or trying to figure out what the club decision actually costs on top of either number, Karyn Carlton can walk through the contract terms, the delivery timeline, and the membership math before you sign anything. Schedule a consultation to get the full picture before the next phase of inventory changes the conversation again.
