A 39-lot rural estate subdivision designed around its wetlands and pond - not in spite of them.
Location: Rochester, WI · Client: Private Developer · Services: Subdivision Design · Stormwater · Roadway · Platting Support
Lynch designed Oakmere Farms in Rochester: 39 estate lots of roughly 1.5 to 7 acres arranged around existing wetlands and a central pond that anchor the stormwater system. About 4,500 linear feet of new roadway and balanced earthwork kept the rural subdivision constructable and cost-effective.
Oakmere Farms brings 39 rural estate lots - roughly 1.5 to 7 acres each - to Rochester, arranged around the site's natural assets. The existing wetlands and central pond aren't leftovers; they're the backbone of the stormwater management system.
Lynch's design paired approximately 4,500 linear feet of new roadway with private wells and septic systems, and kept earthwork balanced across the site - the discipline that keeps a rural subdivision constructable, compliant, and cost-effective for the developer and future owners alike.
From concept through municipal approvals, Lynch carried the plat, roadway, and stormwater design as one coordinated package for the developer. Oakmere Farms shows the firm's land development approach at work: let the site's natural features do the heavy lifting, and engineering costs stay down while lot value goes up.
Rural parcels from roughly 1.5 to 7 acres in Rochester.
Existing wetlands and the central pond anchor the drainage design.
New subdivision streets designed for rural cross-sections.
Cut and fill balanced for constructability and cost control.