Plan Commission approves rezoning for 64-acre Paradise Drive site for multifamily development

The Plan Commission of the City of West Bend on Tuesday approved a change to the 2020 comprehensive plan and a zoning map amendment that will allow developer Fiduciary Real Estate Development to pursue multifamily housing on about 64.13 acres at the southwest corner of East Paradise Drive and South River Road.

The action clears the way for a proposed concept that Fiduciary presented to the commission — a phased, low-density multifamily community the developer estimated at about 391 units overall, with a first phase of roughly 240 units. The property would be rezoned to RM-3 multifamily residential and would retain mapped environmental overlays including various wetland and floodplain designations.

The zoning and plan amendments were introduced by city staff and discussed at a public hearing attended by the developer team and nearby residents. Craig Raditz, representing Fiduciary Real Estate Development, described the company’s product as two‑story, townhome‑style stacked flats with private front doors and a mix of attached and detached garages. “This is more of a…