A 143-unit apartment building is planned near Oak Creek’s Ikea. It’s the latest in a series of similar projects. – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A four-story apartment building is planned for a site near Oak Creek's Ikea store.(Photo: JLA Architects)

Another apartment development is planned for a site near Oak Creek's Ikea store the latest in a series of similar projects.

The four-story,143-unitbuilding is planned for a 3.65-acre site at7700 S. Ikea Way, according to documents filed with the city.

That site is between the Ikea store and West Drexel Avenue,west of I-94.

The development plans also call for a possible one-story, 6,000-square-foot retail development just north of the proposed apartments.

The apartments are being proposed by Walden OC LLC, which owns the property. That investors group is an affiliate of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

The plans were to be reviewed by the Plan Commission at its upcoming Tuesday meeting. But that item has been canceled, according to the meeting agenda.

The Ikea store and other nearby developments, including apartments, have been happening in the area after the Drexel Avenue interchange on I-94 opened in 2012.

Construction started this spring on the 300-unit Hub13 apartments between I-94 and South 13th Street, north of Drexel Avenue.

Hub13 will have six three-story buildings, each with 40 units, as well as three two-story buildings, each with 20 units, when completed at the end of 2021.

The 225-unitOrchard Hills apartments opened this year at2697 W. Orchard Hills Drive, south of Drexel Avenue and east of South27th Street.

However, construction of two hotels south of the Ikea a 121-room Homewood Suites by Hilton and aTru by Hilton with 90 to 100 rooms haven't yet proceeded since winning city approval in December.

Meanwhile, construction is winding down on the final projects at Drexel Town Square, which includes apartments, a hotel, stores and restaurants at Drexel and Howell avenues.

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