The first phase of the Packers' Titletown District project was approved yesterday, with construction "expected to begin before the end of March," according to a front-page piece by Richard Ryman of the GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE. Announced anchors for the 34-plus acre site "include Lodge Kohler, a four-star hotel and spa; Hinterland Brewery and a Bellin Health sports medicine clinic." Initial investment in the project, "including land acquisition and infrastructure improvements by the Packers, is estimated" at $120-130M. Village President Michael Aubinger said that Titletown "will generate" up to $100M in tax base. Ryman notes Phase 1 "consists of 21 acres, including six acres of the planned 10-acre public park and plaza." The Packers have said that they "will work on the rest of the project once they get the anchors and plaza underway." Packers VP & General Counsel Ed Policy in August said that the "total team investment" will be about $65M. The plan "calls for the anchors to open" by the beginning of the '17 NFL season. The "heart of the project is the 10-acre public plaza and park that will include an ice skating pond in winter, an event area and a football field-sized green space" (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 3/9).
