Amazon could build warehouse in Sheboygan
A company with close ties to Amazon wants to buy 62-acres on city's south side
SHEBOYGAN — A large swath of land could be developed into an Amazon warehouse on Sheboygan’s far south side.
KBC Advisors has submitted a non-binding letter of intent to purchase two properties totaling 62.35-acres in the SouthPointe Enterprise Campus between I-43 and South Business Drive. The Seattle, Washington-based company is notoriously secretive. However, KBC Advisors has a history of acquiring land for various types of Amazon facilities, including fulfillment centers, last-mile delivery stations, and data centers.
The two properties are separated in the middle by South Taylor Drive. The first property is 31.91-acres and is located west of South Taylor Drive, east of Interstate 43, south of Stahl Road and north of Southpointe Drive. The second property is 30.44-acres and is west of South Business Drive and east of South Taylor Drive between Stahl Road and Southpointe Drive.
The firm did not indicate the purchase price or their plans for the two properties. The non-binding letter of intent submitted to the City of Sheboygan lays out the basic terms and conditions for the negotiation of a mutually acceptable Purchase and Sale Agreement. According to the document, the firm wants to have as many as 210 days to inspect all aspects of the properties and to determine whether the land is suitable for the firm’s intended use.
In early 2018, construction started on the infrastructure in the SouthPointe Enterprise Campus to service the approximately 150-acres of the new business park. If KBC Advisors moves forward with the purchase, that would leave approximately 50-acres remaining to be developed. In December 2022, Consolidated Construction Co. in coordination with NAI Pfefferle and Sheboygan SouthPointe Development, LLC broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot building. Construction was completed in 2023 and the building has remained vacant.
The campus has been the site of illicit activity. Overnight street racing has been a regular occurrence since opening in 2019. In early 2024, a driver crashed into a electrical box which knocked out street lights to the northern half of the campus. As of last week, the lights are still not functioning. Travis Peterson, the city’s Director of Public Works and Director of Planning & Development Taylor Zeinert have refused to answer questions about SouthPointe.
Both have avoided answering questions about the city’s response to the reckless driving occurring on campus streets. Until being removed last month, a wooden sign was promoting a domain name that the City of Sheboygan no longer owns. Zeinert only acknowledged the sign was outdated and could not explain how the city lost control of one of their domain names, which is also included in print materials promoting the business park. The domain name was also being promoted on a LED message board which has now been turned off after WKTS News made them aware the website does not work.
Peterson has also avoided responding to WKTS News when asked about the cost for Landmark Landscapes to cut the grass. On June 13th, the landscaping company began cutting grass on the two properties KBC Advisors has expressed interest in purchasing. A worker from Landmark Landscapes said it would take as many as 60 man-hours to cut the grass. On June 16th, WKTS News requested several documents regarding maintenance of the business park. Nearly one month later, Peterson has not yet provided those documents to us.
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