ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – There are a lot of options for those looking to move to Ashwaubenon these days.
Apartment after apartment is going up. The luxury amenities and unique views are a new concept for the area.
“Everything is much higher-end. You’ve got granite countertops,” said Bert Slinde, the developer of the Element Apartments.
“Several years ago when my daughter attended St Norbert College we looked for apartments. We didn’t locate anything that was new and it was hard to find. The occupancies were pretty solid but they were also pretty dated.”
Mary Kardoskee, Ashwaubenon’s Village President, tells FOX 11 the apartments fit into Ashwaubenon’s plan to bring in more housing to the area.
“We haven’t had any new apartments built in Ashwaubenon in close to 15 years.”
The Element opened on August 1, 2019, and is already half-filled. A second building is opening in July.
Fifty units also opened in the Bohemian Park apartments right down the street. The first of what will be five buildings.
Titletown is planning to add new apartments and condos. Last year the Manseau Flats opened. In all, close to a thousand new units are coming to Ashwaubenon.
A one-bedroom apartment in nearly all of these will cost upwards of $1,000. A higher price tag than the area has seen in the past.
“It’s been so long that there’s been new apartment development in the Ashwaubenon area so even with the price points today there is some sticker shock,” said Jeff Gillis the contractor of Element.
The Greater Green Bay chamber’s most recent cost of living survey shows Green Bay is 10% lower than the national average.
Josh Bernhardt with Greater Green Bay Chamber stells FOX 11 the new apartment pricing is appropriate considering how the area is changing.
“Because of the investments that our area has made in economic development, again, the packers with Titletown Tech, and Microsoft, and Foxconn and our investments in our downtown.”
Village officials say the demand is from people looking to sell their homes and new people coming to the area.
