Marshfield’s historic Weinbrenner building could be turned into affordable housing

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - The city of Marshfield has gone back and forth in deciding what will happen to the historic Weinbrenner building. This month, they voted to explore options with a developer. That developer would turn the building into apartments.

For 91 years, this facility has been known as the Weinbrenner Shoe Factory. It was a shoe factory up until April, when Weinbrenner moved into its new place. Approximately 90,000 square feet are currently empty...

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Leo's notes: Adaptive reuse projects like the Weinbrenner redevelopment demonstrate how housing and economic development goals can align. Across Wisconsin, former schools, factories, offices, and commercial buildings represent untapped opportunities to add housing while preserving community character and revitalizing downtown districts. As construction costs remain high and developable land becomes more constrained, converting underutilized buildings into housing may become an increasingly important part of the workforce housing solution.

Ken Notes: We should be able to us modular plumbing, electrical, and HVAC units to reduce costs. As proposed we are loo kin at north of 300K per unit.