More than 130 acres of farmland on the city of Madison’s far west side will be redeveloped to bring hundreds of new homes, new street connections, more park land, and stormwater improvements after a land sale was finalized last week.
The land formerly owned by Marty Century Farm and located along Marty Road, Mid Town Road, and Raymond Road was bought by Veridian Homes, which then simultaneously sold approximately half of that land to the city of Madison on June 3. Approximately 40 acres of the land acquired by the city will be used to expand Elver Park, while another 27 acres will be used for regional stormwater improvements and future right-of-way.
Veridian Homes plans to use the remaining land to create a new subdivision in the area between Mid Town Road and Raymond Road, bringing hundreds of new units of housing. In the final plat conditionally approved for the area, 151 lots were created for future single-family homes, 98 lots were created for 49 future two-family duplexes, and one lot was created for a future multi-family development. The duplexes will bring much-needed “missing middle” housing to the city, providing more people with a pathway to home ownership. The final plat also includes three outlots for additional future development, two outlots for stormwater management, and an alley outlot.
In addition to the new housing and park expansion, the development of the subdivision will include the eventual rerouting of Mid Town and Raymond Roads through the subdivision, as well as the eventual connection of South High Point Road, which is currently split into two sections by the farmland. The timeline of those projects would be dependent on the progress of the subdivision development.
Veridian Homes plans to begin construction on the first phase of the Midpoint Meadows subdivision this fall.
