CEDAR FALLS (KWWL) -
A new multi-million dollar senior housing complex broke ground in Cedar Falls Thursday.
The Village Cooperative is being built in Pinnacle prairie, near Orchard Hill Church. The 55-plus housing development will include 50 senior apartments, more than half of which have already been sold.
Developers say the project will help meet growing demand for senior housing in a unique way.
"Instead of people owning their own little condominium square, they collectively own the entire building, the land, and all the grounds around it. And there's a lot of additional amenities with the cooperative," said Andrew Schaefer with Real Estate Equities Development. "It's just a really neat community with great opportunities for people to form friendships and have activities and different things to do."
Construction on the new housing complex is expected to last about a year.
To learn more about the development click here or call Real Estate Equities' local sales office at (319) 266-1111.