Commission clears way for Gateway apartments

Ansay can begin construction of 200 units on north end of sprawling eastside development once conditions are met

A RENDERING by AG Architecture of the Northern Gateway Apartments shows one of the five 23-unit garden-style apartment buildings planned for the northeast corner of the 99-acre development off of Market Street. Construction of the apartments and another 85-unit complex is expected to begin this fall.
By 
FINN ASKIN
Ozaukee Press staff

Just a month after the Village of Saukville approved its 99-acre plat, the Northern Gateway Apartments has been given the green light by the village’s Plan Commission to move forward with its multi-family complex.

This approval, according to Ian McCain,  design construction manager for Ansay Development, is “a great jumping-off point for the project.”

The commission included contingencies that must be met before beginning the project.

These conditions include shifting the building envelope five to 10 feet to the south to create a gentler slope and help with ditch grades, provide an easement for the sewer main and water main, show sizes, slopes and material type for the storm sewer and show additional curbs at the main entrance on Market Street.

Additionally, Village Building Inspector James Micech in an email noted that Ansay will have to create an additional dumpster enclosure, apply for numerous more permits, create larger mechanical rooms and comply with a few other codes.

After the conditions are met, the approval allows Ansay to begin phase one of its Northern Gateway Community Collective project, which consists of constructing 200 apartments on the northeast corner of the property.

The apartments will include an 85-unit building as well as five 23-unit, garden -style buildings, all of which will include attached garages.

Each building will have a variety of unit types and pricing options — something McCain said is very important for this project.

“(With variety) we can have a lot of different people be attracted by our site. We believe it is attractive to have variation from a renter’s perspective because of the choices we allow them to have,” he said.

McCain added that each apartment will be market rate and there will be no subsidized housing.

McCain also noted that each building will be fit with a “simple palette design and have an ample amount of green space between buildings.”

From a Tax Incremental District perspective, Village Administrator Dawn Wagner said the sooner the project can get  approved, the sooner the TID can get a “shot in the arm and a boost.”

Village Engineer Claude Lois said the project will give around a $21 million boost to the TID “immediately.”

Initial estimates show property in the district generating $889,000 per year in property taxes by 2027.

As for the future development of the property, according to Ansay’s 2022 proposal, the northern part of the campus will include 420 to 470 mixed-density residential units and more than 30 senior living units.

The southern half of the campus will include a plaza, a 110-unit hotel, another 120 to 150 residential units and an indoor sports facility.

The projected construction timeline for phase one of the project is 18 months, with construction starting “quickly” this fall, McCain said.

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