Plan Commission approves Sawdust District apartment project and companion off‑site parking plan

The Oshkosh City Plan Commission voted 9‑0 to approve a conditional use permit to convert 913 South Main Street and to construct a four‑story building at 923 South Main Street into multifamily housing, and to approve a general development plan for an off‑site parking lot intended to serve the same project.

Planning staff described the proposal as two adjoining parcels: a historic three‑story retail building at 913 (built 1895) and a 923 parcel containing a one‑story office building and garage. The project would rehabilitate the historic structure into live‑work and loft apartments and remove the existing structures at 923 to build a four‑story apartment building with first‑floor covered parking. Staff said the upper floors would contain a mix of one‑, two‑ and three‑bedroom units, the project would include elevator access and bike storage, and the first‑floor live‑work units are to be…