New Retail Center Proposed for Moorland and Janesville Road

Laura Mishefske September 4, 2012 at 10:55 am

i wish we could get a joann fabrics store there!

Sheepshead September 4, 2012 at 02:15 pm

Maybe MEG will allow the lake park to be there

The Warrior September 4, 2012 at 03:27 pm

That area is the only place where new commercial development is going on on this town. I'm sure MEG or Muskego First will have something to say!

braasch0074 September 4, 2012 at 03:33 pm

What this city could REALLY use is a family type restaurant.... Like Red Lobster, Fridays or Perkins. Some where a family or seniors could go. A Taco Bell or even better Taco John's would be a big success I would bet.

Concerned Citizen September 4, 2012 at 04:40 pm

I had "heard" (so not sure it's true), that Muskego isn't very friendly to "chains" when I had asked about a Panera. (Seems odd with Wal-Mart, Kohl's, Arby's, and every other Fast Food restaurant known to man). But I agree - can we please get some cute shops or SOMETHING other than auto parts stores, banks, gas stations and fast food restaurants? Something that neighboring cities DON'T have making them WANT to come to Muskego?

Denise Konkol (Editor) September 4, 2012 at 05:07 pm

Good question - Many larger restaurant chains, like Red Lobster or Olive Garden need to see more commercial space in a specified radius from a prospective location and can be as high as 1,000,000 square feet. So Muskego does court these businesses, but they want to see more commercial and retail space already in play before they join in the mix.

Gregory Kluck September 4, 2012 at 09:14 pm

i had heard from other business managers that things like Taco Bell and KFC won't come to Muskego because Muskego won't approve their corporate design as far as the building and color of them go. We really need other kinds of business in the retail arena besides fast food, banks and auto part stores. I think those types of establishments have saturated the available customer base. I'd like to see a nice Men's clothing store, hobby shop, better dining choices, and the JoAnn's fabrics like previously mentioned.

Bryan K. September 4, 2012 at 11:08 pm

I believe that info may be old/outdated because restaurants like Taco Bell have changed their basic building design (check out the newly reconstructed Taco Bell on 164 & Swenson in Waukesha for their newest design) or have constructed "custom style" locations for cities that have stricter appearance guidelines, like Muskego. An example of this would be the Taco Bell on Howell in Oak Creek (it's dark brown brick instead of their tan stucco-style design). Another old rumor about Taco Bell was that Muskego wouldn't approve it because it would be open late. I confirmed that that rumor was completely false when I asked former Mayor Johnson about this. There are multiple businesses that are open late (Walmart, Kwik Trip), so I knew that rumor was always false.
Since I know that that corner is very visible, I'm expecting some high quality tenants there. If I were the owner of Starbucks, Qdoba, Noodles & Company, Chipotle, or a froyo place, I would be interested in that new building.

Gregory Kluck September 5, 2012 at 02:41 am

Thanks for your reply on this, Bryan.

braasch0074 September 5, 2012 at 04:25 pm

Taco Bell was interested in opening in Muskego, but Waukesha county would not let them have direct access to Janesville Road as they only allow so many driveways per so many feet. Customers would have had to enter and exit by an existing businesses entrance. TB claimed they would lose business due to that and backed out. Same happened when Kwik-Trip wanted to build on the corner of 36 and 45.