It’s a simple, well-designed community and lifestyle.
Located at the southwest corner of Florentine Road and Main Street, the complex has been in planning stages for several years. It was approved by the Town Council of Prescott Valley Oct. 21, 2021, according to a spokesman for the Fain Signature Group (FSG), project owner.
Legado is being marketed as unique. The gated community will feature a 5,000-square-foot rooftop restaurant open to the public and an 8,000-square-foot commercial lease space at ground level for businesses. Other distinctive features include:
- Covered parking with an additional 124 public parking spaces;
- Electric vehicles charging spaces;
- Swimming pool, poolside cabanas, spa and fitness center;
- Two turf courtyards, BBQ pavilions and a dog-washing station.
PV Town Manager Gilbert Davidson praised the new complex. “Legado will be a great addition to Prescott Valley’s downtown. It will serve as a signature building with retail, restaurants and living opportunities. That investment will support existing and new businesses and other community activities in the downtown entertainment area.”
Brad Fain, CEO of FSG, said none of the design plan was accidental. “We continue to research our state’s overwhelming needs for housing, new technology for energy and water conservation, social design and how we need to meet increasing demands for electric vehicles and EV charging stations. Residents of Legado will have products and services needed to live without having to drive. Banks, grocery stores, restaurants, health care, elementary and high schools, college – even pet care – are within walking distance.”
Fain continued, “Imagine, you are living in a rural community where you can simply walk across the street to attend a concert at the Findlay Toyota Center, or ride your Ebike one block to a grocery store. It’s a simple, well-designed community and lifestyle.”
Environmentally Friendly Features Planned
A news release issued by FSG said the design provides additional rooftop space for future solar panels. It also includes a central boiler system for energy efficiency and material savings, and even more vacant space to accommodate future electric vehicle charging stations.
The purpose, Fain said, is to let residents benefit from having a central location nearby so the need to drive will be minimized or avoided. FSG says its mission is to make a greater life for residents through appropriate community design and regional collaboration. FSG was established by the Fain family, whose founding fathers homesteaded in the region in the 1870s. Their descendants established the Town of Prescott Valley in 1966. Since then, it has grown to be the largest incorporated community in Yavapai County, with a population topping 48,000.
The general contractor for the Legado apartment complex is Pono Construction, a firm headed by Butch Gillespie and Amber Gillespie, a father-daughter team from Carefree. Pono recently was involved in the major remodeling of Grand Canyon University campus in Phoenix.
Day-to-day operations will be managed by P.B. Bell, a longtime property management and development company from Scottsdale. QCBN
By Ray Newton, QCBN
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