Amazon has reportedly closed on a big swath of land on Sheboygan’s south edge, setting the stage for a major logistics buildout at the SouthPointe Enterprise Campus. Local reporting says the purchase covers about 57 to 58 acres at the intersection of Stahl Road and South Taylor Drive and went for just over $2 million, wrapping up a sale the city signed off on earlier this year for a "Class A" logistics site at the largely vacant campus.
Local station WHBL reported this week that the Milwaukee Business Times says Amazon has purchased the site. According to WHBL, the item cites Milwaukee Business Times coverage of the closing and repeats the acreage and price details.
What the city approved
The land deal follows a purchase and sale contract the Sheboygan Common Council approved in January for roughly 58.1 acres at the same intersection. According to the City of Sheboygan's meeting packet, the resolution authorized entering into a purchase and sale contract with Amazon.com Services LLC for the property and identified it for a Class A logistics facility.
Project scale and promised benefits
City and business reporting earlier this year described the planned facility as a substantial distribution hub, pitched as an economic shot in the arm. As reported by The Daily Reporter, Mayor Ryan Sorenson said the completed project could inject roughly $73 million in wages and produce hundreds of jobs.
Neighbors and concerns
The land sale did not slide through without blowback. Dozens of residents turned out at committee meetings to question the roughly $35,000 per acre price and to worry aloud about future uses that might not deliver the benefits being advertised. Coverage of the public comment and council debate is summarized by Seehafer News, which notes some neighbors also feared a later conversion to a data center.
Timeline and next steps
If the closing is accurate, plenty of practical work still lies ahead: permitting, utility upgrades and road vacations before any serious site prep gets underway. The city's Public Works Committee packet includes measures to vacate portions of South Taylor Drive tied to the project, according to city meeting materials. Local business coverage has tracked a schedule that could see groundbreaking in summer 2026 and an opening around summer 2027, per The Business News.
For Sheboygan, it is the biggest industrial land deal in recent memory, with clear economic upside on paper. Residents and council members, though, appear ready to scrutinize the fine print, watching for firm commitments on jobs, traffic mitigation and local protections as planning moves forward. Expect more detail to surface in council packets and permitting filings in the coming months.
