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Ashwaubenon staff outlines dozens of ongoing projects, cites roughly $595 million in recent construction value
Summary
Village staff briefed the CDA on multiple active and proposed projects — including Building 2, Promenade (83 active-adult units with a Brown County Library branch), a Spark Development apartment project (152 units), a new Titletown Fitness center and a Cornerstone four-sheet ice facility — and noted strong housing demand in the region.
Aaron, a staff presenter to the Village of Ashwaubenon Community Development Authority on Oct. 1, delivered a wide-ranging update on local development activity, saying the village has seen roughly $595,000,000 in construction value over the past four years and that 2024 is approaching $200,000,000 in activity.
Key projects summarized in the presentation included:
- Common Place Building 2: Staff said construction plans are state-approved and that Merge LLC expects to begin phase 2 activity this fall. The CDA approved a related planning-option extension for two adjacent parcels to allow staging and planning.
- Promenade: The former nursing-home site is planned as 83 market-rate, active-adult units (staff emphasized "active adult," not senior housing) and will include a new Brown County Library branch on site.
- Health clinic: A partnership operating as Amplify Health (formerly Mellon Health), working with Gundersen and Children’s Hospital Wisconsin, will open a child and adolescent clinic on South Ashland, targeted for spring 2025.
- Spark Development: A redevelopment south of Capital Credit Union Park is planned to include about 152 market-rate apartments and oversized parking intended to support stadium and Epic Events Center demand.
- Titletown Fitness: A new 46,000-square-foot fitness facility, expected to open in 2025; tenant and office users for some spaces are under discussion.
- Cornerstone Community Center: A four-sheet ice facility that will serve as home ice for St. Norbert College and court major tournaments; foundation work is underway.
- Marina Lane: A preliminary PUD for a riverfront site includes roughly 120 senior apartments, 44 CBRF units with some memory care and six attached townhouse/condo units; a formal PUD filing is anticipated in November with construction likely next spring.
- Highland Ridge Subdivision and Pagels property: Staff said Highland Ridge is nearly sold out and Pagels received preliminary PUD approval for mixed housing and 64 apartment units along the river.
Board members asked about unit counts and market studies; one board member cited a press-reported market analysis suggesting regional needs in the thousands for apartments and single-family homes. Aaron said the village continues to see positive net migration and reiterated that demand is high.
Staff invited board members to contact him for additional project details and said he will return with renderings and updates on several items at future meetings.
