WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Waukesha County Board voted Tuesday night to approve the sale of the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha campus, clearing a major step toward redeveloping the 1500 N. University Drive property. Milwaukee-based F Street’s proposal calls for roughly 70 single-family homes and about 600 apartments, along with green space, trails and other open areas across the former campus. The apartment buildings would include two-story garden-style structures as well as three- and four-story buildings. County officials estimate the redevelopment could add more than $150 million to the local tax base. They also say the project would help meet housing demand in the area, though the available plans do not specify how many units would be priced as affordable housing. The campus closed after UW-Milwaukee announced in 2024 that it would end operations at the Waukesha location. Since then, Waukesha County has worked with the city and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation on plans for the property. The county’s approval does not finalize the redevelopment. F Street’s proposal must next go before the City of Waukesha Plan Commission and, ultimately, the Common Council. If those approvals are granted, demolition of the former campus could begin in early 2027, with the first housing construction phases expected to start later that year. The project would transform a site once used for higher education into a large residential development, making the city’s review a key opportunity for public scrutiny of housing, traffic, infrastructure and open-space plans.