300 Apartment Units Proposed Near IKEA

OAK CREEK, WI -- Officials in Oak Creek are considering plans from a developer to build an approximately $57 million apartment project near the Oak Creek IKEA.

Called Hub 13, the apartment project calls for the construction of 300 apartments to be built in six three-story and three two-story apartment buildings. The buildings would be arrayed in a complex at 7581 S. 13th St. - 24-acre site near Drexel Ave. and I-94.

The developer said the mix of units will be approximately 10 percent one-room studios, 42 percent one-bedroom units, 38 percent two-bedroom units and 10 percent three-bedroom units.

There would also be three two-story stacked flat buildings with 20 units and garage parking for eight cars in each building. The site will have approximately 568 total parking spaces throughout the development.

There will also be an approximately 6,500 square foot single-story clubhouse with amenities such as fitness center with yoga studio, package receiving room, resident lounge, cyber cafe, and leasing offices at the main entry to the development.

The buildings will have bike storage and a dog wash room for the residents’ use, according to plans submitted to Oak Creek plan commission members.

Along with the interior amenities at the clubhouse there will also be a resort-style swimming pool with sundeck. The site will feature a fenced “off-leash” dog area, zen garden, grilling areas as well as a fire pit for the residents’ use.

Oak Creek officials noted that a future connection to the Highgate development to the south is also anticipated, though details would be coordinated the property owners. City officials also noted that wetlands comprise approximately 10.6 acres of the property. The developer told Oak Creek officials that the majority of these wetlands would remain undisturbed and preserved.