Northtown Partners announces changes at Memorial Plaza in Sheboygan
Two retail spaces totaling 23,000 square feet located in Memorial Plaza on Wilgus Avenue in Sheboygan have undergone major changes.
The former Office Max will be occupied by craft store Michaels, which is on target for a July 19 soft opening, and the other is available for another retailer.
Memorial Plaza is managed by North Town Partners; and consists of tenants Marcus Theater, McDonaldʼs, Pizza Ranch, Harbor Freight, Dunhamʼs Sports, and Big Lots. North Town Partners worked with commercial brokerage firm CBRE to assist in the tenant search that ultimately landed Michaels.
“Michaels represents a retail category that forecasts strong growth for in-person shopping,” said Chris Merklein, Principal with North Town Partners.
North Town Partnersʼ management footprint includes Memorial Plaza in Sheboygan, PGA Tour Superstore and Chapter Aesthetic, both in Brookfield and several new retailers slated to open in North Town this fall.
In addition to this retail development, North Town Partners is simultaneously working on their flagship North Town development as well as Whitetail Ridge in Elkhart Lake. These extensive projects prompted a name change from Van Horn Development to North Town Partners.
The success over the past two years of the 99-acre mixed-use North Town development spurred the decision to change the name and capitalize on the rapid progress of project which will include 600 residential units, a hotel, retail and office spaces.
Whitetail Ridge, a planned luxury community of two- and three-bedroom townhomes in Elkhart Lake, is also progressing on schedule for occupancy in November. The North Town Partnersʼ housing portfolio also includes Kingsbury Village apartments in Sheboygan.
While the name has changed to North Town Partners, the ownership remains unchanged from Van Horn Development.
“We are excited to expand beyond the Sheboygan area and will capitalize on the energy and momentum of developments in progress as well as continue to search for new management and development opportunities,“ said Tom Stocco, principal, North Town Partners LLC.
