RIBBON CUTTING AT ELEMENT 30

Element 30 hosted a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 12th to celebrate their grand opening at University Village. Click here to view the Facebook live video of the event.

Kearney City Councilwoman, Tami Moore stated, “It’s great that UNK and the City can have the kind of partnerships that we have and as Kearney continues to grow, this is just one example of how we can move forward and meet the needs of all citizens.”

After thanking everyone for attending, Chancellor Doug Kristensen said, “It wasn’t long ago this was all just a sheet of paper. We were kind of sketching out where things could go, but we needed an anchor, somebody to come in with vision to help us create the image that we were after.”

The Element 30 Apartments are rapidly taking shape and will be a part of the 104-acre University Village south of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s main campus.

There is said to be three phases of the Element 30 project. The current phase will have an indoor gym, a clubhouse, attached garages and courtyard. The phase one buildings stand on the southwest side of University Village’s main entry, close to a futuristic metal sculpture.

When the entire $48 million Element 30 project is complete in several years it will encompass 230 living units, including apartments, 10 complexes and townhomes. Element 30 is designed as a walkable neighborhood. It will have two restaurants and possibly a pub.

Although the University Flats apartments were intended for students, Element 30 housing is open to the public.