PrairiE Loft Apartments on track for Oct. 1 move-in for tenants

Builders and investors involved with the PrairieE Loft apartment buildings hosted informal tours Friday of the construction progress so far. Two three-story apart­ment buildings are going up on the former Sharkee’s and Mert’s lots along Hatting Street. They will have 27 one- and two-bedroom units, all with in-floor heat and will be elevator-accessible and have off-street parking. Despite supply chain challenges and weather delays, the units are expected to be move-in ready by Oct. 1, and the website will begin accepting lease applications in roughly four weeks. When they are complete, they’re expected to make a big dent in Luverne’s current hous­ing shortage.