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REAL ESTATE | West Bend Transit and former Gehl Co. lot to be residence to 160 unit residential complicated
April 4, 2023 – West Bend, WI – It was January 2023 when WashingtonCountyInsider.com first relayed the information concerning the sale of West Bend Transit at 105 S. Forest Avenue and East Water Avenue. The property, belonging to Jamela/Michigan LLC of Milwaukee, offered F Avenue West Bend, LLC.  As predicted within the unique article, the location will quickly be residence to a 106-unit condo complicated.

REAL ESTATE | West Bend Transit and former Gehl Co. lot to be residence to 160 unit residential complicated

Jamela/Michigan LLC of Milwaukee bought the lot in July 2015 for $940,000. The sale is dated January 17, 2023 and covers two parcels; each offered for $1,584,000 a chunk. To be clear, the property offered and never the enterprise.

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Mike Doney, with F Avenue Group LLC stated a market research on an industrial undertaking in Washington County discovered the West Bend space normally was in want of housing choices.

Courtesy F Avenue Group LLC

“It simply appeared like a terrific alternative to additional our portfolio, but additionally to, to get into an space that’s undoubtedly seeing some progress,” he stated.

F Avenue Group LLC bought two heaps, as indicated within the January 2023 article.

“The format is designed as such, the place the buildings themselves virtually encircle your complete space,” stated Doney. “Throughout the center, there’ll be extra of like, parking and courtyard-type facilities together with a pool. The buildings will likely be across the edges, together with indifferent garages.”

The early estimate, in accordance with Doney, is for 100, condo items, after which six townhome items. “Potential (and sure) to alter pending some extra design work and approvals for the undertaking,” stated Doney in regards to the improvement presently tagged “West Bend Transit.:

The proposal has but to go earlier than the Plan Fee. The subsequent assembly is Wednesday, April 5, 2023 nonetheless the merchandise shouldn’t be on the agenda. The early prediction will probably be addressed in Could as Doney stated they wish to begin development ASAP.

“We’re undoubtedly planning to create this form of inside space for the tenants to have the ability to make the most of, the place contained in the complicated itself, you’ll have some featured facilities,” he stated.

F Avenue Group LLC has related developments in Lakeshore Commons in Oak Creek and a multi-family, GreenLink Residence in Brown Deer.

GreenLink Residence in Brown Deer

Doney stated the plan is to interrupt floor in 2023.

“As soon as we break floor, we’re searching for a fairly fast turnaround to get every little thing up and working and get some tenants moved in,” he stated. “The tip of Q-3 or, perhaps early fourth quarter is our aim at this level. “Our anticipation is for about 18 months of improvement.”

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Having a look at some latest historical past on that parcel reveals there was a public listening to Sept. 7. 2021 because the West Bend Plan Fee reviewed a change in rezoning proposal for the southeast and northeast corners of S. Forest Avenue and Water Avenue.
One parcel is a parking zone and the opposite is the West Bend Transit location, 105 S. Forest Avenue.

There was a pattern over the previous 20 years in West Bend the place jobs and trade have been swapped out for residential together with Gehl Co., Enger Kress, Amity Leather-based, West Bend Firm, West Bend Brewery, Lynn’s Recycling and the previous West Bend Elevator.

Photograph when there was trade, is courtesy You Know You Are From West Bend If….

West Bend Elevator, Gehl Co, West Bend Transit
Photograph circa 1955

The above photograph, circa 1955, reveals vibrant trade with round the clock shifts at Gehl Co. and West Bend Firm.

Outdated timers will recall when an officer needed to be assigned to swing site visitors throughout the afternoon on Freeway 33 close to the railroad observe. Most of the manufacturing unit shifts ended on the similar time and induced a site visitors jam. The scenario acquired trickier when the practice went via.

For the previous two years the previous Gehl Firm property on Water Avenue and Forest Avenue has been developed right into a Marriott TownePlace SuitesPath’s Edge Flats and Water Avenue Suites.

Water Street Suites

That space, to the west of West Bend Transit, was once zoned industrial and was modified to blended use to permit for the resort, workplace area and residential.

The West Bend Firm is now residence to Forged Iron Luxurious Residing and Rivershores Regency. The previous Lynn’s Recycling was moved for Auxiliary Courtroom Flats. Enger Kress and Amity have been transformed to accommodate residences.

The West Bend Brewery has been razed to make manner for residences.

Keep in mind in 2018 when the Amish constructed these residences in West Bend?

West Bend Transit
105 S. Forest Avenue

West Bend Transit, a business trucking firm, is throughout the street from the resort and Path’s Edge improvement and the Plan Fee thought of a zoning change on roughly 4.2 acres of land.

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Early indications are West Bend Transit and Ben Schloemer will likely be transferring its workplaces to the higher stage of the BMO Financial institution constructing on N. Essential Avenue.

West Bend Transit, rezoning
Trying south at 105 S. Forest Avenue, West Bend, WI

Beneath are the tax data for the property, 105 S. Forest Avenue.

WB Transit, Water street

This can be a working story and extra info will likely be posted when particulars can be found.

On a aspect word: The opposite property gross sales present…

3650 W. Washington Avenue offered January 1, 2023 for $700,000.  That parcel is presently residence to Charcoal Grill. To be clear, the property offered and never the enterprise. The customer is reportedly “an affiliate” of the restaurant.

723 S. Essential Avenue offered January 1, 2023 for $823,788. The parcel, owned by MJM West Bend, LLC traces to the Amity Flats. The customer is listed as JNG West Bend, LLC

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