You can earn money for college just by living here! Education is an important part of life at Prairie Trail, so important that in 2008, Dennis and Susan Albaugh established the Prairie Trail Scholarship Fund. This program is believed to be the only one like it in the state of Iowa. It’s an exceptional […]
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Homebuilding with the Watermillers: Part 2
The plans are set and the process has begun. While many decisions are made to arrive at the overall estimate, more choices must be made all throughout the process. It can be overwhelming for some and others really enjoy getting into the details. About 3-4 weeks after the contract was signed, the Watermillers met with […]
The Watermillers’ custom homebuilding story
Ryan and Tara Watermiller dreamed of getting married, buying a home and starting a family. Their journey began a few years ago when Ryan moved to Ankeny and took a job in IT at The Principal Financial in Des Moines. Tara followed two years later, a CPA who also commutes downtown to The Principal. After […]
The European Romantic
Living in the “center-of-it all” was what drew Danielle Manus Seifert and her husband Eric to build their custom home on State Street at Prairie Trail. They chose a large lot located across the street from the entertainment hub known as The District which will be soon be filled with restaurants, pubs, coffee shops, and […]
The Rustic Arts & Crafts
Everything about building a new home should be special, from the neighborhood you choose to the hardware on the kitchen cabinets. And that is just what Ryan and Ali Kauffman did when they built their beautiful Arts and Crafts style home at Prairie Trail – they created it incredibly special. Ryan and Ali built their […]
The Montanges
Matt and Jenny Montange have lived in Des Moines, Clive, West Des Moines and Polk City. They moved into their newly built home at Prairie Trail last summer and share their experience with homebuilding here: Jenny describes the Thinking and Dreaming Stage like this, “We have lived in several communities in the Des Moines area. […]
The Sitzmanns
Tim and JoLynn Sitzmann are new empty nesters who have called Ankeny home since 1980. They moved into their newly built home at Prairie Trail last summer. They share their exciting process of building new here: Building a new home starts with a dream. Tim Sitzmann fondly remembers watching Prairie Trail since ’05 or ’06. […]