The developers behind the proposed Strawberry Fields multi-family housing development in Kenosha are asking the city to review modified plans that removes 118 units from the project.
In December, West Allis-based
Cardinal Capital Management Inc. and Kenosha-based
Land Quest presented to Kenosha leaders
conceptual plans for 916 residential units and various amenities such as mini golf, volleyball and tennis courts, walking trails, a movie theater and golf simulator. The 76.5-acre project site is located north of Highway 50, east of 72nd Street and 142nd Avenue, west of the interstate and near the
Strawberry Creek golf course.
New conceptual plans for the project to be reviewed at Thursday's City Plan Commission meeting now call for 798 units.
This and other changes to the project plans are in response to feedback the developers received from the December meeting, according to a city staff report.
Perhaps most notably, the new plans would result in a density of 11.4 units per acre, putting it under the 12 units-per-acre threshold adopted in the community's neighborhood plan.
The plans call for a mix of larger three-story buildings, with the number of units ranging from 67 units up to 95 units per building, and smaller side-by-side townhouse buildings ranging in size between eight and 16 units. Staffers note in the report the updated building elevations are an "improvement" over previous plans.
The development team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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According to the report, the developers held a neighborhood meeting in late February and received favorable feedback from event attendees.
"Staff was advised that the meeting was very positive with the residents, and many of
their earlier concerns about the project have been eliminated with this updated Conceptual Plan," the report notes.
Commission members will only be reviewing the conceptual plans and providing feedback. The project would need approvals for detailed plans at a later date.
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