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Olympia Fields and Olde Highlander
OCONOMOWOC —
The neighboring Olympia Fields and Olde Highlander developments are revitalizing the site of Oconomowoc’s former Olympia Resort. Designed to serve as a welcoming gateway to the city, they offer an array of amenities for residents and visitors.
Spanning 65 acres, Olympia Fields includes a variety of retail shops and restaurants, upscale apartments, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, additional commerical space, and a bike trail weaving through the development and connecting to Highway 67.
Olde Highlander spans the site’s remaining 288 acres, including the resort’s former ski hill. Led by homebuilding firm Neumann Developments, the development is creating hundreds of homes to address the community’s housing shortage.
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Thomas Farm development proposal moves forward with 211 homes along I-94 in Delafield
DELAFIED - Neumann — which has been at the center of other major multi-format housing developments, including in the former Olympia Fields area in Oconomowoc — has long argued that demand for a housing mix is evident in today's market.
As previously reported in meetings both in 2019 and 2022, Matt Neumann, second-generation owner and CEO of Neumann Companies, which includes the development arm, stressed how housing diversity was needed in Waukesha County, including the town of Delafield, to serve people's need for affordable housing. "This is what makes healthy communities around the country," he said in 2022.
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Neumann Companies now formally owns development, home building partners
Changes to the business structure make large-scale development easier
PEWAUKEE — Neumann Companies WI, Inc. has officially solidified its group of affiliated businesses into the corporation, making large developments across Wisconsin more feasible and straightforward for the organization.
"Neumann Companies have been referred to over the last five years as our group of businesses, but it hasn’t actually had a legal structure," explained Matt Neumann, chairman and CEO of Neumann Companies WI, Inc. "It’s been strictly marketing and branding … but from a legal structure standpoint, they weren’t actually part of Neumann Companies, because Neumann Companies wasn’t actually an entity before."
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Wisconsin solar developer looks to expand to Chicago
SunVest expects to double its 2025 pipeline to 3 GW from its current 1.5 GW threshold, with an expectation of 215 MW of operating assets by year end 2023.
Seeking to capitalize on Illinois’ burgeoning solar market and the city’s robust, diverse talent pool in the energy sector, SunVest Solar is opening a new office in downtown Chicago to support its growing team.
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Olde Highlander breaks ground for new homes at Olympia Fields redevelopment in Oconomowoc
OCONOMOWOC - A major residential piece of the Olympia Fields multi-purpose redevelopment has broken ground, furthering the effort to remake the city's busiest corridor.
Work on Olde Highlander, the residential development that includes the historic former golf course of the same name near Highway 67, is officially underway, with an initial phase that is expected to include 352 homes that are being marketed as "unique" in terms of housing and lifestyle options.
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Wisconsin solar developer looks to expand to Chicago
SunVest expects to double its 2025 pipeline to 3 GW from its current 1.5 GW threshold, with an expectation of 215 MW of operating assets by year end 2023.
Seeking to capitalize on Illinois’ burgeoning solar market and the city’s robust, diverse talent pool in the energy sector, SunVest Solar is opening a new office in downtown Chicago to support its growing team.
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