Substantial progress has been achieved on the greenfield site for the new Ho-Chunk Nation Village West housing development in Baraboo, WI
Since the groundbreaking on the site back in late July of 2024, Greenfire’s project team has laid the foundation for the project’s success, literally and figuratively.
Spurred on by a great few months of weather, the team was able to expedite the preparation of the site for footings and utilities along Yellow Thunder Rd, just west of the House of Wellness for the Ho-Chunk Nation, just north of Baraboo.
Village West will be a 40-unit affordable housing development with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with underground and surface parking and recreational play areas. The apartment complex will feature a large sustainability component to enterprise green community standards including storm water management, high efficiency appliance packages, and electric vehicle charging stations.
Greenfire’s early involvement with the project facilitated the many stakeholders including Tribal entities as well as Collin Price, the owner of Heena Development and a Ho-Chunk tribal member. Collin’s drive and determination helped set this project model that is unique to rural areas in motion – clearing many hurdles and helping secure funding for the project through various sources like WHEDA.
As progress on the site rolls along, Greenfire’s construction team has nearly completed all the pouring of the foundation walls and look to install water mains and sanitary lines to the new foundation to set the stage for vertical construction. As Fall rolls along, Greenfire will keep pressing to keep the project on a healthy schedule.
Ho-Chunk Nation Village West project is a golden example of the value add of Greenfire’s front-end involvement and due-diligence to set the project up for success during construction. And a little help from Mother Nature goes a long way too.
