Kick-the-can. Ghosts in the graveyard. Flashlight tag. The best childhood memories are made in the best neighborhoods. At Siepmann Realty, we’ve been developing subdivision communities and family memories since 1943. Our grandfather, Paul Siepmann, built the first Siepmann community on 80 acres of farmland in Brookfield, which was primarily sold to veterans returning from World War II. The tradition continued with our father, Ron who transformed the concept of Planned Unit Development (PUD), later called cluster developments, and now referred to as Conservation Subdivisions. Under our father’s leadership, Siepmann Realty Corporation became nationally known for this creative style of development. Since then, siblings Jim, John, and Karen, have taken conservation development further than ever imagined. Partnering with the Waukesha County Land Conservancy to protect our natural resources, and bringing architectural foresight to our development. We’ve set the standard for community amenities. As the developer behind the most innovative properties and iconic neighborhoods in the area, we’re proud to build places where neighbors become friends and friends become family. Residential land planning and neighborhood development has been our company’s focus since its inception. Over the years, our team has developed over 100 distinctive and award-winning neighborhoods such Tree Tops in Germantown, Hawksnest and Stillmeadow in Delafield, Steeplechase and Broken Hill in Pewaukee, and Preserve at Hunter’s Lake in Ottawa.
The History of Siepmann Realty
Longevity of Company & Community
Our Beginning
Tuesday, June 1, 1943
Paul J. Siepmann I, company founder
Mr. PJ
With Paul Siepmann’s interest in horses and horse farms, he accumulated land which he began to develop with his brother, Dick Siepmann, in the early 1940s.
Meadowbrook
City of Brookfield
Our first subdivision. Look at the straight streets … not much character. North side of Burleigh Road east of Pilgrim Road, Brookfield.
Meadowview
City of Brookfield
Not much of an improvement. Lisbon Road east of Calhoun Road, Brookfield.
Subdivision design standards were crude and most new development had straight streets and very rectangular layouts. Many lots sold to World War II veterans.
Burlawn
City of Brookfield
Willow Ridge
City of Brookfield
Siepmann Realty Corporation
Christmas card
Beverly Hills
City of Brookfield
Sunny View Ranch
City of Brookfield
Hill ‘n’ Dale Ad
Note the lot prices in 1955. $975 and up.
Note that trends have changed. Streets are curved. Quality is improved. More attention to design.
Grandview
City of Brookfield
Cherry Hill Estates
City of Brookfield
Fair Oak Manor
Village of Menomonee Falls
Ron Siepmann
Joins the company
Selling Lots
Ron Siepmann sold lots from his car with this “Agent” sign in the front window. Lot prices escalated to over $1,000 each and raw land was selling for as much as $300 per acre!
Sea View Estates
City of Pewaukee
Brookhill Acres
City of Brookfield
Hidden Hills
City of Brookfield
Early Siepmann Realty Promotion
Thorn Apple Hill
City of New Berlin
A New Siepmann Generation Takes Shape
The 1960s
In the 1960s things really started to change. New innovative designs were more common. Open space was included in new subdivisions and created places for people to play.
Eldorado Hill
City of Brookfield
Oakwood Horse Farms
City of Delafield
Orchard Hills
City of West Allis
Mayfair Park
City of Wauwatosa
Woodridge
City of Brookfield
Willaura
City of Brookfield
Located off of Pilgrim Road.
Willaura
City of Brookfield
Willaura was our first conservation subdivision. Then it was called Planned Unit Development or cluster layout. Entrance-ways became popular. The city moves west.
Thousand Oaks
Town of Lisbon
Pebble Valley
City of Waukesha
Along came large multi-use communities.
Pebble Valley Planned Community
City of Waukesha
First master-planned community in Wisconsin.
Waterville Lake
Town of Summit
Waterville Lake was born again.
Coach House Village
City of Brookfield
North side of North Avenue, east of Brookfield Road.
Woodfield Village
Village of Hartland
Woodfield Village
Village of Hartland
Woodfield Village became a favorite. Large stands of woods were preserved. Adults and kids had a place to play. Horses were welcome. Tennis for all. The river had a place to be protected. Old hop house on the State Historical Register.
Woodfield Village
Village of Hartland
Attractive landscaping and entry monuments help preserve the rural character and become the “Siepmann Standard.”
Highland Hills
Village of Elm Grove
The 1970s
The 1970s brought more innovation.
Woodridge II
City of Brookfield
Stonewood
City of Brookfield
South Woodfield Village
Town of Merton
Hidden Ridge
City of Oconomowoc
Stonewood Village Shops
City of Brookfield
Located off of Calhoun Road and Capitol Drive.
Stonewood Village Brochure
City of Brookfield
Meadowood
Village of Elm Grove
Proud Popover
City of Brookfield
Serves its first steaming popovers.
Stonewood Village
City of Brookfield
Revolutionary War reenactment.
Ron Siepman
City of Brookfield
Honored as “Mayor” of Stonewood Village.
Loaf & Jug Opens in July
City of Brookfield
Stonewood Village prospered. It became a real community gathering place.
Woodland Oaks
Town of Lisbon
Riveredge
Village of Newburg
Stonebrook
City of Brookfield
Shaker Baker
City of Brookfield
Opens at Stonewood Village.
Waterville Ridge
Town of Summit
Village Green
Village of Elm Grove
The Cutting Edge of New Development Concepts
The 1980s
City of Brookfield
Stonewood Court “homedominiums” appeared on the scene. What a great idea! First single-family condominiums in Milwaukee.
Stonewood Court
City of Brookfield
Rendering of Stonewood Court.
Meadowside
Village of Brown Deer
Jim Siepmann
Joins the family business.
Three Meadows
City of Brookfield
Chateau Royale
City of Brookfield
Five Fields
City of Pewaukee
Pewaukee became the new Brookfield. Five Fields was outstanding, complete with parks and trails. Open space became more and more important and became an obsession for us at Siepmann Realty Corporation.
Five Fields
City of Pewaukee
Parade of Homes
Communities with open space were really noticed in the marketplace.
High Ridge
Town of Delafield
Condominiums buffer interior homes from the interstate.
The 1990s
Karen Siepmann joins the firm.
Imperial East
City of Brookfield
Hawksnest
Town of Delafield
Our first prairie restoration.
Hawksnest
Town of Delafield
Hawksnest was extraordinary. Almost 50 percent open space, miles of trails, tennis court, soccer field, the finest conservation development so far. Even included the Ice Age Trail surrounded by 35 acres of pristine woods.
Hawksnest & the Ice Age Trail
Town of Delafield
The Ice Age Trail Foundation approached Siepmann Realty to develop their Delafield property, incorporating the Ice Age Trail into the plan as a neighborhood asset.
Award Winning Subdivisions
… were plentiful in the 1990s.
Windsong
Village of Germantown
John Siepmann
Joins his father Ron, his brother Jim, and sister Karen.
Pewaukee Woods Commerce Center
City of Pewaukee
Located near Highways J and M.
The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake
Town of Ottawa
The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake
Town of Ottawa
Extraordinary open space, award-winning land plan.
The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake
Town of Ottawa
Winner of the coveted 1997 Wetland Award presented by the Environmental Law Institute, May 1997, for Land Stewardship. Over 200 acres of common areas included. Three-quarters mile of lakeshore, high-wooded ridges, lovely meadows, miles of trails, including a segment of the Ice Age Trail. This development included the restoration of the manor house. Charming barns were also preserved. The old caretaker’s house was reborn as a clubhouse and gathering place.
Mary’s Barn
Town of Ottawa
Mary Siepmann’s (Ron Siepmann’s wife) perseverance saved this barn in The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake.
Stillmeadow
Town of Delafield
National Wetlands Award
Jim Siepmann receives one of seven 1997 National Wetlands Awards in the Land Stewardship & Development category.
Tallgrass
City of Waukesha
Gateway West Commerce Center
City of Brookfield
Located near Capitol Drive and Springdale Road.
Lost Creek
Town of Delafield
Siepmann Realty Headquarters
SteepleChase
City of Pewaukee
Wethersfield
City of Pewaukee
Pauly Preserve at Golden Lake
Town of Summit
Innovations in Conservation Development
The 2000s
What is going on in the new millennium?
Summerhill
Town of Delafield
Treetops
Village of Germantown
The Oaks
Village of Pewaukee
Trillium Hill
City of Waukesha
Prairie Wind Farm
Town of Delafield
Crooked Creek
City of Franklin
Lakeside Conservancy
Town of Delafield
Our first pool and clubhouse.
Lakeside Conservancy
Town of Delafield
Complete with a charming clubhouse and swimming pool. 33 acres preserved in conjunction with the Waukesha County Land Conservancy.
Longmeadow
City of Oconomowoc
A more traditional plan complete with a neighborhood swimming pool and common areas.
Mission Woods
City of Delafield
Broken Hill
City of Pewaukee
Whittaker Bay
Town of Oconomowoc
Lakefront homesites with exceptional views and extraordinary landscaping.
Mission Prairie
City of Delafield
Trestle Creek
City of St. Francis
Brightwater
Village of Summit
Sivyer Avenue
City of St. Francis
Windrush
Village of Hartland
Another successful partnership with the Waukesha County Land Conservancy preserves nearly 50 acres of open space for future generations.
Summerhill West
Town of Delafield
- 1940s - 1950s
-
Our Beginning
Tuesday, June 1, 1943
Paul J. Siepmann I, company founder
Mr. PJ
With Paul Siepmann’s interest in horses and horse farms, he accumulated land which he began to develop with his brother, Dick Siepmann, in the early 1940s.
Meadowbrook
City of Brookfield
Our first subdivision. Look at the straight streets … not much character. North side of Burleigh Road east of Pilgrim Road, Brookfield.
Meadowview
City of Brookfield
Not much of an improvement. Lisbon Road east of Calhoun Road, Brookfield.
Subdivision design standards were crude and most new development had straight streets and very rectangular layouts. Many lots sold to World War II veterans.
Burlawn
City of Brookfield
Willow Ridge
City of Brookfield
Siepmann Realty Corporation
Christmas card
Beverly Hills
City of Brookfield
Sunny View Ranch
City of Brookfield
Hill ‘n’ Dale Ad
Note the lot prices in 1955. $975 and up.
Note that trends have changed. Streets are curved. Quality is improved. More attention to design.
Grandview
City of Brookfield
Cherry Hill Estates
City of Brookfield
Fair Oak Manor
Village of Menomonee Falls
Ron Siepmann
Joins the company
Selling Lots
Ron Siepmann sold lots from his car with this “Agent” sign in the front window. Lot prices escalated to over $1,000 each and raw land was selling for as much as $300 per acre!
Sea View Estates
City of Pewaukee
Brookhill Acres
City of Brookfield
Hidden Hills
City of Brookfield
Early Siepmann Realty Promotion
Thorn Apple Hill
City of New Berlin
- 1960s - 1970s
-
A New Siepmann Generation Takes Shape
The 1960s
In the 1960s things really started to change. New innovative designs were more common. Open space was included in new subdivisions and created places for people to play.
Eldorado Hill
City of Brookfield
Oakwood Horse Farms
City of Delafield
Orchard Hills
City of West Allis
Mayfair Park
City of Wauwatosa
Woodridge
City of Brookfield
Willaura
City of Brookfield
Located off of Pilgrim Road.
Willaura
City of Brookfield
Willaura was our first conservation subdivision. Then it was called Planned Unit Development or cluster layout. Entrance-ways became popular. The city moves west.
Thousand Oaks
Town of Lisbon
Pebble Valley
City of Waukesha
Along came large multi-use communities.
Pebble Valley Planned Community
City of Waukesha
First master-planned community in Wisconsin.
Waterville Lake
Town of Summit
Waterville Lake was born again.
Coach House Village
City of Brookfield
North side of North Avenue, east of Brookfield Road.
Woodfield Village
Village of Hartland
Woodfield Village
Village of Hartland
Woodfield Village became a favorite. Large stands of woods were preserved. Adults and kids had a place to play. Horses were welcome. Tennis for all. The river had a place to be protected. Old hop house on the State Historical Register.
Woodfield Village
Village of Hartland
Attractive landscaping and entry monuments help preserve the rural character and become the “Siepmann Standard.”
Highland Hills
Village of Elm Grove
The 1970s
The 1970s brought more innovation.
Woodridge II
City of Brookfield
Stonewood
City of Brookfield
South Woodfield Village
Town of Merton
Hidden Ridge
City of Oconomowoc
Stonewood Village Shops
City of Brookfield
Located off of Calhoun Road and Capitol Drive.
Stonewood Village Brochure
City of Brookfield
Meadowood
Village of Elm Grove
Proud Popover
City of Brookfield
Serves its first steaming popovers.
Stonewood Village
City of Brookfield
Revolutionary War reenactment.
Ron Siepman
City of Brookfield
Honored as “Mayor” of Stonewood Village.
Loaf & Jug Opens in July
City of Brookfield
Stonewood Village prospered. It became a real community gathering place.
Woodland Oaks
Town of Lisbon
Riveredge
Village of Newburg
Stonebrook
City of Brookfield
Shaker Baker
City of Brookfield
Opens at Stonewood Village.
Waterville Ridge
Town of Summit
Village Green
Village of Elm Grove
- 1980s - 1990s
-
The Cutting Edge of New Development Concepts
The 1980s
City of Brookfield
Stonewood Court “homedominiums” appeared on the scene. What a great idea! First single-family condominiums in Milwaukee.
Stonewood Court
City of Brookfield
Rendering of Stonewood Court.
Meadowside
Village of Brown Deer
Jim Siepmann
Joins the family business.
Three Meadows
City of Brookfield
Chateau Royale
City of Brookfield
Five Fields
City of Pewaukee
Pewaukee became the new Brookfield. Five Fields was outstanding, complete with parks and trails. Open space became more and more important and became an obsession for us at Siepmann Realty Corporation.
Five Fields
City of Pewaukee
Parade of Homes
Communities with open space were really noticed in the marketplace.
High Ridge
Town of Delafield
Condominiums buffer interior homes from the interstate.
The 1990s
Karen Siepmann joins the firm.
Imperial East
City of Brookfield
Hawksnest
Town of Delafield
Our first prairie restoration.
Hawksnest
Town of Delafield
Hawksnest was extraordinary. Almost 50 percent open space, miles of trails, tennis court, soccer field, the finest conservation development so far. Even included the Ice Age Trail surrounded by 35 acres of pristine woods.
Hawksnest & the Ice Age Trail
Town of Delafield
The Ice Age Trail Foundation approached Siepmann Realty to develop their Delafield property, incorporating the Ice Age Trail into the plan as a neighborhood asset.
Award Winning Subdivisions
… were plentiful in the 1990s.
Windsong
Village of Germantown
John Siepmann
Joins his father Ron, his brother Jim, and sister Karen.
Pewaukee Woods Commerce Center
City of Pewaukee
Located near Highways J and M.
The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake
Town of Ottawa
The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake
Town of Ottawa
Extraordinary open space, award-winning land plan.
The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake
Town of Ottawa
Winner of the coveted 1997 Wetland Award presented by the Environmental Law Institute, May 1997, for Land Stewardship. Over 200 acres of common areas included. Three-quarters mile of lakeshore, high-wooded ridges, lovely meadows, miles of trails, including a segment of the Ice Age Trail. This development included the restoration of the manor house. Charming barns were also preserved. The old caretaker’s house was reborn as a clubhouse and gathering place.
Mary’s Barn
Town of Ottawa
Mary Siepmann’s (Ron Siepmann’s wife) perseverance saved this barn in The Preserve at Hunter’s Lake.
Stillmeadow
Town of Delafield
National Wetlands Award
Jim Siepmann receives one of seven 1997 National Wetlands Awards in the Land Stewardship & Development category.
Tallgrass
City of Waukesha
Gateway West Commerce Center
City of Brookfield
Located near Capitol Drive and Springdale Road.
Lost Creek
Town of Delafield
Siepmann Realty Headquarters
SteepleChase
City of Pewaukee
Wethersfield
City of Pewaukee
Pauly Preserve at Golden Lake
Town of Summit
- 2000s - 2010s
-
Innovations in Conservation Development
The 2000s
What is going on in the new millennium?
Summerhill
Town of Delafield
Treetops
Village of Germantown
The Oaks
Village of Pewaukee
Trillium Hill
City of Waukesha
Prairie Wind Farm
Town of Delafield
Crooked Creek
City of Franklin
Lakeside Conservancy
Town of Delafield
Our first pool and clubhouse.
Lakeside Conservancy
Town of Delafield
Complete with a charming clubhouse and swimming pool. 33 acres preserved in conjunction with the Waukesha County Land Conservancy.
Longmeadow
City of Oconomowoc
A more traditional plan complete with a neighborhood swimming pool and common areas.
Mission Woods
City of Delafield
Broken Hill
City of Pewaukee
Whittaker Bay
Town of Oconomowoc
Lakefront homesites with exceptional views and extraordinary landscaping.
Mission Prairie
City of Delafield
Trestle Creek
City of St. Francis
Brightwater
Village of Summit
Sivyer Avenue
City of St. Francis
Windrush
Village of Hartland
Another successful partnership with the Waukesha County Land Conservancy preserves nearly 50 acres of open space for future generations.
Summerhill West
Town of Delafield
A Creative & Artistic Approach to Land Planning
The Siepmann Difference
“How will it look when it’s done?” That’s a common question we are asked about our communities. Sometimes it can be hard to picture a neighborhood with roads, homes, landscaping, and maturing trees shortly after development. That’s why we invite you to ride-along with one of our team members through other Siepmann subdivisions…so that you can see and feel for yourself what a sense of community looks like when all the pieces come together.
- Open space concepts
- Themed landscaping
- Natural land conservation
- Artistic entryways
- Walking trails
- Common areas
- Clubhouses
- Neighborhood amenities
