Construction on a new Pleasant Prairie subdivision with 705 homes is expected to begin early next year.

The Pleasant Prairie Plan Commission this week approved the final plat and improvement plans for the first phase of the Highland Estates subdivision, paving the way for the developer to move forward. It needs final approval by the Village Board, which could vote Nov. 25.

One of the largest subdivisions planned in southeast Wisconsin, the project aims to inject a mix of housing types into the market over the next decade as the area faces a housing shortage. A total of five phases are planned through 2034, according to the village.

“The area needs housing in order to bolster the economic development that’s happening,” said developer Sanjay Kuttemperoor of ZL River Development LLC and Arbor Estates Group LLC. “What are employers going to do if they move to the area and there’s no housing for their employees?”

Read more at the Milwaukee Business Journal.