Downtown Waukesha apartment project OK'd
Waukesha - The Plan Commission has given final approval to Kendal Lofts, a 42-apartment downtown project planned for the site of the vacant former O'Brien Photography building and an adjacent small business on W. Main St.
The project, which recently was awarded a variance so it could be built 25 feet from the Fox River, as opposed to the 75-foot minimum setback, would have three stories of one- and two-bedroom units with inside parking on the ground level.
The Plan Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday to approve the conditional use permit, required because the project offers no retail business on the ground level as is otherwise required. Ald. Joan Francouer voted against it.
In other business, the Plan Commission held over until next Wednesday a request of MSP Development Co. to rezone 9.5 acres on Meadow Lane near Willowood Drive on the city's northwest side.
The firm proposes to build a 34-unit memory care facility and a 94-unit apartment complex on the property.
In addition to the rezoning, which needs Common Council approval, the Plan Commission will consider a conditional use for the memory care facility and site plan and architecture approval of the apartments.
The commission will also take up final approval for the Woodman's grocery story on the closed Spancrete Industries property on Waukesha's east side.