HASTINGS, Neb. ( NCN ) - The ribbon is cut on the first building of a new 132-unit modern apartment complex in Hastings.

Members of the Hastings community and the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce convened at the Elm 26 Apartments complex on East 26th Street and North Elm Avenue. to officially open the first of five buildings holding 22 units.

The opening comes less than a year after developers broke ground on the former vacant land.

“We turned dirt Nov. 1 (2024), and we already have tenants living in this 22-plex nine months later, so it’s an incredible accomplishment,” said RIZER President Scott Rief. “We’re excited to continue open buildings about every six weeks we’ll have a building open, and have a combination of 132 units that will start serving the city of Hastings.”

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