UCC director Walter Sava said the groups have not yet decided how many homes will be constructed or where they'll be built. Several of the empty lots, he said, are close to UCC at S. 7th and Madison streets. For the latest new homes in Lindsay Heights, Tom Kolafa Builders of Waukesha will erect modular cottage and two-story homes manufactured by Wausau Homes. The work will be commissioned by NSB Community Development Corp., a new subsidiary of North Shore Bank. North Shore selected Lindsay Heights, between Interstate 43 and N. 20th, W. Walnut and W. Locust streets, for financial and moral reasons, he said.
Demand is huge there.
Plus, we've talked for years about the segregation of this city. Here's a chance to integrate the city, and we want to be part of it. That is a very important threshold, from our perspective. Construction on the first two homes, on W. Wright and N. 17th streets, will begin in June. Young people, no matter what race, can come here, raise their kids and have neighborhood schools because they can afford these homes.