Oshkosh RDA updates multiple infill and city housing projects, including Washington School lots and Jackson Street parcels

Oshkosh Redevelopment Authority staff provided updates on several city‑led and partner housing projects, describing new lots, planned construction, funding sources and next steps for multiple infill efforts across the city.

Staff updated the authority on the former Washington School site, saying the building is being demolished and the site will be divided into 18 lots. Habitat for Humanity will construct homes on nine of those lots in a multiyear phase of roughly two to three homes per year, staff said; the city plans to construct the other nine homes through a master builder process. The RDA presentation said the city will install utilities and stormwater management on the site this spring.

City staff said the council wants the city‑built homes’ income eligibility to reflect the local median household income (the presentation cited a local median of about $62,000) and to consider household size when determining eligibility. Staff estimated construction costs after outreach to builders and the Winnebago Home Builders Association and said they are using $200 per square foot as a planning figure, which in staff’s estimate equates to roughly $260,000 for a newly built home under the program. The city will require certain features, such as detached garages and basement egress windows to…