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Local leaders and developers took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Karrick apartment complex, the first major development of the Kenosha Harbor District on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Attendees, including Mayor David Bogdala, District 2 Alderperson Bill Siel, Director of City Development Tim Casey, President and CEO of Cobalt Partners Scott Yauck and Senior Vice President of C.D. Smith Construction Inc. Michael Krolczyk, gathered at the corner of 55th Street and Seventh Avenue to celebrate the milestone. A vacant bank building was recently razed to allow for the construction of the five-story luxury apartment complex with 158 units and full amenity deck. “This is what’s going to set the stage for the foreseeable future for Kenosha,” Bogdala said. He also highlighted the efforts of his predecessor, former Mayor John Antaramian. “It was his vision and a lot of the things that he put forward that helped to get us

Kenosha, WI–The City of Kenosha is holding a kick-off celebration for the first phase of the nine-block redevelopment of Downtown Kenosha, named the Kenosha Harbor District. The first phase of the multi-phase, $450 million redevelopment will be two apartment buildings. The first building, at 5506 7th Ave., will be five stories and have 158 apartments – a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. The second building will be a ten-story tower with 188 apartments, ground-floor retail and co-working, and seven townhomes. It will be on the site of the former LaMacchia Travel Agency at 618 55th St. The two buildings will be the first to be built as part of the redevelopment of Downtown Kenosha which will add a total of 1,000 new housing units as well as retail, office buildings, and a hotel over the next decade, according to plans. “The redevelopment of the downtown will provide