One of the most noticeable developments here is Valhalla complex on the south side of 49th Street behind The Empire. The Clarke Companies from Des Moines built more than 500 apartments in the complex that also includes business and office space. One of the newest developments here is The Inn on Westport, a luxury retirement community. The American Baptist Church also opened Trail Ridge, another upscale retirement community with independent and assisted living. The 300 acres of land in the triangle south of 57th Street and between Interstates 29 and 229 is zoned for industrial use.
City planners expect to see it develop for business and technology and probably some apartments.
The corporate headquarters for Good Samaritan Society with a mammoth training center and a lake are just north of 57th Street in the same area. As residential developments go in to the south, the overall texture of this neighborhood will change. Old Yankton Road that heads south to become the eastern border of Old Yankton Trail Estates is on the same route that wagon trains once took from Sioux Falls to Yankton. Only one road runs in and out of the subdivision, giving families privacy despite their easy access to the rest of Sioux Falls. Houses must have a minimum of 1,200 square feet on the first floor or first two floors.