ASHWAUBENON (WTAQ-WLUK) – Nearly 300 high-end apartment units are being proposed for a corner near Lambeau Field in Ashwaubenon.
Under the plan, four apartment buildings would be built on a more than seven-acre site on the corner of Morris Avenue and Holmgren Way.
The land includes DNR wetlands, meaning permitting must be obtained before construction.
Looking for a legacy project for his family, Case Wewerka tells WLUK he toured sites near and far before deciding the Ashwaubenon corner was the ideal spot to build high-end apartments.
“We’re looking at a changing demographic.”
Wewerka owns a series of Automotive Supply Company stores between the UP and Fond du Lac.
“We’re looking at millennials that like the new brewpub, the new vodka distillery, and the 55 plus will like the restaurants and bars and Kohler.”
Wewerka’s apartment plan calls for a seven-story building with 77 units to be built first for about $18 million.
Three other buildings would follow, forming a courtyard in the center of them all with parking and possible event space for an amphitheater.
The apartments would be a mix of studio, one bedroom, and two bedroom units.
“That’s been an empty field for a long time and we finally got something going there and hopefully we can work through the DNR issues with the wetlands and get it moving,” said Mary Kardoskee, Ashwaubenon’s village president.
The project is in its preliminary stages, but Wewerka says he expects rents to be higher than other high-end apartment projects like the new Metreau building in downtown Green Bay.
Online ads show a one bedroom at Metreau is more than $1,100 a month.
“You’re in an area where you can take your kids to basketball games, hockey games, the Packers Hall of Fame,” said Wewerka. “There are more and more restaurants around.”
Kardoskee says a needs analysis found Ashwaubenon could use 500 to 600 more apartment units.
She sees this project complimenting any housing that goes into the nearby Titletown or Legends Districts.
“I think it gives people a lot of options to be down in the middle of what’s happening in Ashwaubenon.”
Wewerka’s goal is to start construction by November.
