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Work begins on University Village housing, tennis projects own and manage the housing. UNK is leasing the land to Millennium. The indoor tennis complex will be built along North Railroad Street on the south edge of University Village.
The next two additions to the University of Nebraska at Kearney's University Village development are beginning to take shape. Construction started this fall on the Element 30 housing project, and earthwork is underway at the site of a new indoor tennis complex. Planned in four phases over five years, the $48 million Element 30 housing project includes 230 total units – a combination of apartments, 10-plexes and townhomes. The $14 million first phase includes 86 units, as well as a clubhouse, outdoor swimming pool, indoor and outdoor gyms, carriage house, attached garages and courtyard. This phase is targeted for completion in June 2021.
UNK and the city of Kearney are partnering on this project, which has an estimated price tag of $8.5 million. The donordriven project will be paid for primarily with private contributions and a $1.125 million grant awarded to the city by the state’s Civic and Community Center Financing Fund. The city will construct, own and operate the sixcourt tennis complex, and UNK will provide operational and maintenance support. A proposed floor plan for the facility includes the six indoor courts, offices for UNK tennis and Kearney Park and Recreation, a meeting room, lockers and a reception and lobby area. Construction should begin this fall, with an expected completion date of February 2022.
There will also be a 5,000-square-foot retail space with a restaurant planned as the anchor business. The project is a publicprivate partnership between UNK and Grand Island real estate developer Scott Rief. His company, Millennium Development, will build,
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