Written by: Beck Andrew Salgado Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A nearly 300-unit development could be coming to Wauwatosa’s Mayfair Collection in the form of two five-story buildings at 11220 Burleigh St.

Proposed by Wingspan Development Group, the project, currently named Foundry, would be the first step in a three-phase residential vision for the area that the group is hoping to break ground on by summer 2023. 

This new development would be yet another in the highly popular Mayfair Collection hybrid residential and shopping community. The proposed development is also in line with Wauwatosa’s growing desire to provide larger amounts, and more diverse styles, of housing. 

Project will feature a pool, pickleball court, putting green and more 

The proposed development will be broken into two five-story buildings with one building larger than the other. The smaller building will contain 95 units that will amass a total of 132,405 square feet. The larger building will offer 194 units and will be 227,750 total square feet. 

Both the individual buildings will offer the same diverse set of apartment layouts with 5% of the units being studios, 33% being one-bedroom units, 58% being two-bedroom units and 4% being three-bedroom units. For some units on the first floor, a private yard will be included.

Central to the developer's vision is a semi-public community area that will offer a variety of spaces on the first floors and in the courtyard of the development. Some of the amenities included in the first proposal are a pool, a pickleball court, a bocce ball court, a putting green, a fire pit and a lounge/ game room. 

The developers explained that the community area is primarily intended to serve residents of the development. However, as more residential developments are built, in line with Wingspan's three-phase vision, it will be shared by the surrounding buildings. 

Wauwatosa officials support the project

The presentation of Wingspan’s development at Thursday’s Design Review Board meeting was never intended to seek approval. Rather, Wingspan Development Group wanted to take the opportunity to field critiques of the first rendition of the project. 

Reactions to the development were overwhelmingly positive. Board member Dennis Scherr said the project was “very successful in my mind at this stage,” and another board member, Dan Beyer, mentioned that he felt the project is in line with what the area needs. 

“I think there's a really nice feel to this,” said Beyer. 

Wingspan Development Group is no stranger to the Milwaukee metro area. The company built the HUB13 apartments in Oak Creek and the Ruby apartments in Brookfield.

Wingspan hopes to start construction on the Foundry project in summer 2023. 

Despite the positive feedback to its first proposal, the development will have to return to the review board at a later date to officially be approved. 

The Mayfair Collection has grown considerably

The Wingspan proposal is the latest in an influx of projects that have bolstered the residential and commercial prowess of the Mayfair Collection in recent years. 

Wauwatosa in 2019 announced would pay $20 million to help finance mixed-use developments at the Mayfair Collection that will eventually include 750 apartments and multiple office spaces. 

Moreover, another development in 2022 was in part financed by federal tax credits. That development will total 80 apartments, with 56 units set aside for low- to moderate-income families.

Beck Andrew Salgado can be reached at 512-568-4070 or Bsalgado@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Beck_Salgado.