Wisconsin campus closed after 60 years; 76-acre site could become 670 homes

A Wisconsin university campus that spent nearly six decades serving students has entered a new chapter, with its 76-acre property now approved for sale and proposed redevelopment into a large residential neighbourhood.The Waukesha County Board on September 22 approved an ordinance authorising the sale of the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha campus at 1500 N. University Drive. The move clears the way for a mixed-residential project that could eventually bring roughly 670 homes to the site, although additional city approvals are still required. The proposed development, being planned by Milwaukee-based real estate and investment firm F Street in partnership with Waukesha County and the City of Waukesha, calls for about 70 single-family homes and approximately 600 market-rate multifamily units. The multifamily portion would include two-storey garden-style buildings as well as three- and four-storey apartment buildings.The property covers about 75.9 acres, of which roughly 71 acres are considered developable.