For the first time in its history, the City of Brookfield now has an affordable housing apartment complex, addressing a critical need for workforce housing in Waukesha County.
“Employees in this area have too few places to live,” said Mike Mooney, a Brookfield business owner who has operated in the area for nearly four decades.
The new development, called “The Flats at Bishop’s Woods,” is located near Elm Grove Road and Bluemound Road. It represents a significant shift in housing options for workers in a community where the average home costs $460,000.
Mooney has been a vocal advocate for affordable housing in Brookfield, even attending multiple common council meetings to support the project.
“Even though I had nothing to gain personally advocating for three meetings for this, I felt it was a good thing for the community,” Mooney said.
TMJ4 has been listening to community concerns about workforce housing for years, and we’re hearing from both business owners and developers that this project helps address a significant imbalance between jobs and housing in the area…