A plan to add hundreds of homes in the village of Somers, near Kenosha, moved ahead earlier this week with about 100 fewer units than was initially proposed. As the I-94 corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago continues to attract development, West Allis-based Cardinal Capital Management is proposing 426 housing units south of Somers Road and
A plan to add hundreds of homes in the village of Somers, near Kenosha, moved ahead earlier this week with about 100 fewer units than was initially proposed.
As the I-94 corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago continues to attract development, West Allis-based Cardinal Capital Management is proposing 426 housing units south of Somers Road and east of 72nd Avenue.
In 2020, the developer approached the village with a 521-unit proposal, which was reduced to 506 after the village raised concerns over setbacks. It was then reduced to the 426-unit project that was approved earlier this week.
Plans call for 53 buildings including 15 eight-unit townhomes, 13 12-unit townhomes, 10 12-unit townhomes with three-bedroom units and 15 duplexes, developer documents show. The site would also include a clubhouse with a fitness center, playground and outdoor pool, renderings show.
Known as Somersville, the 60-acre development will be on land that is currently vacant and sits to the east of Somers Elementary School.
[caption id="attachment_571816" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Map from Village of Somers[/caption]
Of the 426 units, 396 would be market-rate townhomes and 30 would be owner-occupied duplexes, developer documents say.
For years, Kenosha County has been a hot spot for industrial development as distributors and manufacturers from the Chicago area look north for land and lower taxes. Pleasant Prairie-based Uline alone has 10 million square feet of space in Kenosha County, plus another 4.5 million square feet planned. That's beside other companies like Amazon and Haribo that also have entered Kenosha County in recent years.
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