OAK CREEK, WI – A developer is proposing to create thousands of square feet of speculative storage space on nearly 34 acres of vacant land near Howell and College Avenues in Oak Creek, city planning commission documents show. town.
The developer said he expects the facility to be used by two or three tenants looking for a warehouse. The building would be just under 330,000 square feet, with 30 truck dock positions, 70 trailer parking spaces and about 250 car parking spaces, Crow Holdings told the city.
Crow Holdings Industrial has submitted an application for a conditional permit to the plan commission. The planning commission is due to discuss the proposal on Tuesday evening. The application is the first step to find out if the building would ever be unearthed.
Some city employees had concerns about the proposal, primarily about truck traffic to the site from Howell Avenue, the significant amount of wetlands on the proposed parcels, and the lack of compliance with site designation. business park land use in the overall city plan. according to the documents of the planning commission.
The developer said in its proposal that it would include a queuing area for trucks to relieve truck traffic on city streets in the area.
The land for the proposal is located at 6475 Howell Avenue, just north of the Oak Creek Milwaukee Area Technical College campus and just south of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
Crow Holdings told the city in its application letter that there is continued strong demand for Class A space in Milwaukee County, with demand being greatest when you are near the airport.
