Have you found yourself driving or walking around Downtown Kenosha wondering what is all this construction about? Let’s take a stroll through some of the developments that are happening as of February 2025. Right now, the one that you most likely have noticed is the future home of The Karrick, a five-story 158 apartment complex on the northwest corner of 56th & 7th Ave (formerly Chase Bank drive through) which is currently closed to traffic from 8th Ave to 54th St. The Karrick is expected to be completed by January 2026 and is the first phase as part of a broader nine block radius (from Sheridan Road to Lake Michigan between 52nd and 56th Streets) development project which is scheduled to have a market hall, retail spaces, hotel, office buildings and a total of possibly up to 1,000 housing units. There’s a 10-story proposed apartment complex in the works on the former site of LaMacchia Travel (618 55th St) as well as a proposed 42 condos on the vacant lot on the corner of 54th St & 6th Ave adjacent to HarborPark. A central park would also be part of the development and would connect the residential buildings with the market and retail spaces. The full project could take a number of years to finalize and may change along the way due to market conditions but it’s safe to say Downtown Kenosha is going to look very different in a couple years. Downtown has changed so much from the days of the mall in the 1970s and 80s to the marina in the 90s to the bustling area that it is today and this new development will really put Downtown Kenosha over the top as a place to live and visit in Wisconsin.
By Ben Trecroci of Trecroci Realty