Essex Corporation, a national developer, contractor and operator of active adult and independent living communities, has broken ground on a new community in South Dakota. The completed project, set to open in spring 2023, will be called The Parkwood and will feature 133 apartments.

Amenities will include one- and two-bedroom rental apartments with the option of a den, open floor plans, walk-in closets, in-unit washers and dryers, covered balconies or terraces, climate-controlled under-building parking, coffee shop, salon, library, theater, guest suite, transportation, light housekeeping, weekday evening meal options and continental breakfasts, a dog wash station, and a car wash bay. 

Essex Corp. currently has properties and ongoing developments in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois.