A Green Bay committee got its first look at concept plans that would combine affordable housing with new offices and a new central city station house for the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
Green Bay`s Redevelopment Authority on May 13 approved Milwaukee-based General Capital Group`s offer to purchase the former Badger Sheet Metal factory site in the 400 block of South Broadway for $1. The board also agreed to issue funding commitment letters to provide $8.6 million toward the redevelopment project....
Green Bay`s Redevelopment Authority on May 13 approved Milwaukee-based General Capital Group`s offer to purchase the former Badger Sheet Metal factory site in the 400 block of South Broadway for $1. The board also agreed to issue funding commitment letters to provide $8.6 million toward the redevelopment project....
Key Points:
Green Bay took the first step in an effort to redevelop a former industrial site into affordable housing, Green Bay Metro Fire Department offices, and a new fire station. The project in the 400 block of South Broadway would include 93 workforce housing units available to income-qualified renters. The new Metro Fire station house would replace two, very old, outdated station houses in the central city. Construction tentatively could begin by the end of 2025 pending final agreements between the city and developers.
Leo`s notes: Green Bay is showing what bold, multi-use public investment can look like. The South Broadway redevelopment is a smart model—combining urgently needed workforce housing with essential civic infrastructure on a long-underutilized site. Leveraging layered funding sources, including ERA and ARPA dollars, this project not only creates 93 rent-restricted units but also replaces outdated public safety facilities. It’s exactly the kind of coordinated, future-focused investment we need more of across Wisconsin.
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