Mixed-use town center, apartment developments planned near Ballpark Commons in Franklin

Milwaukee-based Mandel Group and Franklin-based ROC Ventures have submitted plans to the City of Franklin for three developments near the Ballpark Commons area at the convergence of South 76^th Street, Rawson Avenue and Loomis Road.

The plans include the redevelopment of the Orchard View Shopping Center, located southeast of 76th Street and Rawson Avenue, into a mixed-use town center that would include a hotel, ice-skating rink and more than 500 apartments.

The plans also include a mixed-use development called The Retreat, with 432 apartments and some retail, on vacant land southeast of Loomis Road and south of Rawson Avenue, and a 78-unit apartment building along South Ballpark Drive and adjacent to New Perspective Senior Living.

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Ken Notes: I again have to applaud Mandel for their vision and creativity.