Kenosha apartment development with 300-plus units inching forward
Plans for a large apartment project in Kenosha are inching forward about four years after an initial proposal faced criticism over its layout and design.
Continental Properties Co. Inc. proposes 14 two-story, garden-style apartment buildings on nearly 21 acres near the southwest corner of Green Bay Road and 60th Street.
Dubbed Authentix Black Hawk Ridge, the 336-unit development would offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom market-rate rental units, along with a clubhouse, a 24-hour fitness center, a pool, a dog park and outdoor gathering areas, a city report states.
A second and final Plan Commission hearing is expected in June after the commission on May 7 established conditions of approval and advanced the request for a conditional use permit, said City Development Coordinator Brian Wilke.
Continental first brought the concept forward in 2022 as a 312-unit development. That stalled amid concerns over density and design, including long rows of apartment buildings. Kenosha officials critiqued the layout and raised concerns about what they said was a lack of green space.
The revised proposal with 336 units resurfaced last July after Continental reoriented some buildings to break up the long, repetitive rows criticized in the earlier review, a city staff report stated.
Staff described that update as a “slight” improvement from 2022. They also took issue with the amenities lineup, which as of last year called for a clubhouse and pool, and potentially a pet playground. That proposal, staff said, marked a reduction in amenities from the prior concept.
Since last summer, the developer asked the city to amend a neighborhood plan to permit a density level that would allow Authentix Black Hawk Ridge to advance. The Common Council approved the change in early 2026.
In addition, Wilke said the conditions of approval considered May 7 by the Plan Commission largely address concerns raised in July 2025. The list of conditions touches on matters such as the final building elevation requirements and adjustments to the landscaping plan.
Not all of the concerns have been resolved, though.
Still outstanding is compliance with design standards that require greater variation between neighboring structures. That remains an issue the city is working through with the developer, Wilke said.
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