Work has begun on the first Montana Meadows' villa

Ground has been broken and work started on a new Superior housing development known as Montana Meadows. If all goes as planned five single family homes known as villas will be constructed along the east side of Montana Street south of Fifteenth Street.

The project is an outgrowth of a Superior 3000 Foundation initiative to stimulate the development of more housing within the community of Superior. Ten investors formed the Superior Housing Group with a plan to either build new or remodel and flip existing housing. Two additional investors have joined in the Montana Meadows project with the goal of building and selling homes.

They expect to have the first home ready within four and half to five months. If possible the builders hope to presell the houses. This will allow the new owners’ input on how the houses are finished.

With City of Superior support tax increment financing is being used for the needed infrastructure improvements. That plan uses the difference between tax collected while the property was being used as a pasture and the higher tax collected after the improvement is completed to repay the cost upgrading the street and utility services the development requires.

The basements for four of the five planned houses have been dug.

Most of the lots are at least 50-feet wide by 120-feet deep. Each house will be set back from the lot line to allow 10 feet between houses. The houses will have two finished bedrooms, two baths and a double garage with an eight-foot high door. The walkout basements will be insulated to an R-22 value. While unfinished, a basement bathroom will be roughed in and the walls will be ready for dry wall. The homes will all feature an open concept with high end, custom built cabinets and quartz counter tops. There will be 1,366 square feet on each level. They will have covered decks and patio on the east.

Materials will be bought locally and local contractors will do the work. Saathoff Construction is doing the concrete work, Wayne Peterson will do the construction. South Central Electrical will do the wiring. Gilbert Plumbing is the plumber and Energized Electric will provide the heating and air conditioning.

With the goal of providing additional housing options, the developers plan to sell the houses at cost and re-invest the proceeds in another housing project.