DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The city of De Pere held a grand opening and ribbon cutting this afternoon for the 550 William Apartments as well as the cities first-ever parking ramp.
A location that was previously the former Shopko site in De Pere. The new space will provide parking for residents, employees, and visitors.
The 550 William Apartments aim to bring luxury living to the heart of downtown with restaurants, entertainment, trails, and the Fox River close to home.
“What this does, the garage is create opportunities for the surface parking we have right now. Which we have a lot and we can look to develop other things, bring in more people downtown so they can experience what is all De Pere, what’s good about De Pere,” said De Pere Mayor James Boyd.
The five-story building features 60 apartments with high-end fixtures, along with ground-floor commercial spaces.
The ramp will offer 223 parking stalls including seven A-D-A reserved spaces and five eclectic vehicle charging stalls.
