Buildings are going up so fast that it will soon be hard to find much prairie in the Prairie District. Twenty-one apartment buildings, totaling 215 units, have already been built. Four more apartment buildings, consisting of 88 units, are on the way.
Scott Rief poses for a portrait during the Prairie District open house at the Legacy 34 Clubhouse on Thursday, Sept. 12. Barista’s, Big Red Treats and Balz Sports Bar are building new locations in the Prairie District.
Moving in soon will be Grand Island Dental Center and Summit Realty. They won’t be alone. Commercial, office and retail space is available.
The housing is not limited to one- and two-bedroom apartments. More than 150 homes will be built in the area. Under construction is a lake that will total more than 20 acres.
People attend the Prairie District open house at the Legacy 34 Clubhouse on Thursday, Sept. 12. Scott Rief, a Grand Island developer and chiropractor, is putting together the 200-acre Prairie District, which is north of Prairie Commons.
Rief is also the man behind the luxury apartment complex, known as Legacy 34. Legacy 34’s first phase totaled 92 apartment units. The completion of the second phase, which totals 123 units, was celebrated at an open house Sept.
12. The next phase brings 88 more units, which will be available in March. Rief says the apartments are attractive for people who are moving to town or relocating within Grand Island.
Legacy 34, he said, is building a community. The presence of.