Wisconsin university campus closed after 60 years; its 76-acre site could become 670 homes

A Wisconsin university campus that spent nearly six decades serving students has entered a new chapter, with its 76-acre property now approved for sale and proposed redevelopment into a large residential neighbourhood.The Waukesha County Board on September 22 approved an ordinance authorising the sale of the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha campus at 1500 N. University Drive. The move clears the way for a mixed-residential project that could eventually bring roughly 670 homes to the site, although additional city approvals are still required. The proposed development, being planned by Milwaukee-based real estate and investment firm F Street in partnership with Waukesha County and the City of Waukesha, calls for about 70 single-family homes and approximately 600 market-rate multifamily units. The multifamily portion would include two-storey garden-style buildings as well as three- and four-storey apartment buildings.The property covers about 75.9 acres, of which roughly 71 acres are considered developable. The county has owned the land since 1965, when it entered into an agreement with the University of Wisconsin System to establish a higher education facility th...