Pettigrew Heights lies west of Minnesota Avenue near Downtown Sioux Falls. The City’s general description places it between 9th and 16th streets, extending toward Covell Avenue; its linked map gives the detailed outline. Emerson Park serves the South Lake Avenue blocks, while Spring Avenue apartments and the 10th/11th Street bus stops provide other local reference points.
Open the Pettigrew Heights neighborhood profile for its map and additional neighborhood research.
Senior apartments on Spring Avenue include several utilities
Pettigrew Heights Senior Living is at 301 South Spring Avenue. Costello lists one-bedroom, one-bath apartments of 598–664 square feet and two-bedroom, one-bath apartments of 779–805 square feet. Amenities include washers and dryers, dishwashers, air conditioning, an elevator and a community room.
The operator lists heat, electricity, water, sewer and garbage as included utilities, with cable paid by residents. It states a no-pets policy. This is a senior community; the manager at 605-929-1080 handles eligibility, lease terms and current availability. These published details were checked October 22, 2026.
Costello — Pettigrew Heights Senior Living apartments
Emerson Park’s gazebo has no electricity
Emerson Park, 515 South Lake Avenue, has accessible playgrounds, an accessible basketball court, open-play ballfields, a backstop and a drinking fountain. Its accessible gazebo is listed without electricity. Regular park hours are 5 a.m.–10 p.m. daily.
City — Emerson Park facilities and hours
Food Co+op shopping is open to everyone on West 18th Street
Sioux Falls Food Co+op is at 410 West 18th Street, south of the neighborhood’s central blocks. Everyone is welcome to shop. Regular hours are 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday. The store number is 605-339-9506.
Sioux Falls Food Co+op — shopping access and regular hours
Orange follows Grange Avenue; Grey continues west on 12th Street
Both the Orange and Grey lines leave Downtown using stops at 10th/Spring and 10th/Prairie, on the northeast corners. They return toward Downtown at 11th/Prairie and 11th/Spring, on the southwest corners. The return stop is therefore on a different street from the outbound stop.
Orange turns toward South Grange Avenue, with outbound stops at Grange/15th on the northwest corner and Grange/18th on the southwest corner near Sanford’s medical campus. Returning north, its Grange/18th and Grange/15th stops are on the southeast corners.
Grey runs west along 12th Street toward western shopping areas and the Southwest Center. Local outbound stops include 12th/Grange on the northwest corner and 12th/Hawthorne on the northeast corner. Both linked route pages provide timetables and live bus tracking.
Sioux Area Metro — Orange Line directional stops · Sioux Area Metro — Grey Line directional stops
Downtown Library has Sunday hours and document services
Downtown Library is a separate destination at 200 North Dakota Avenue, east of Pettigrew Heights. It provides public computers, Wi-Fi, mobile printing, scanning and study rooms. Regular hours are 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday and 1–5 p.m. Sunday. The branch number is 605-367-8700. Its page carries temporary closure and parking-access notices.
Siouxland Libraries — Downtown branch and current notices
More Sioux Falls resources
Sioux Falls city guide · Schools in Sioux Falls · Neighborhoods and districts
Sources
Source pages checked October 22, 2026.