UWM Waukesha campus, Habitat plans 20 new homes

WAUKESHA, Wis. - Twenty new homes are set to be built on the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha campus thanks to a partnership between a Wisconsin Habitat for Humanity affiliate and a Milwaukee-based real estate company.

The Brief

• • A Milwaukee-based real estate company, F Street, is set to build 20 new homes at the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha campus.
    
    
  • The company is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to kickstart the redevelopment of the area.
    
    
  • Marks the first time a Wisconsin Habitat for Humanity affiliate has partnered with a for-profit developer on a project of this scale.

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Leo's notes: This is a model worth replicating. Wisconsin has an opportunity to turn surplus public land into attainable homeownership while pairing mission-driven affordability with the capacity of private developers to build at scale. As more public properties become available, housing should be among the first uses communities consider.