Drexel Town Square adds two restaurants

Oak Creek’s Drexel Town Square is moving toward another retail addition, with plans for a new multi-tenant building that would bring two restaurants and a veterinary clinic to the mixed-use development. City records and local business reporting show the project was first approved in concept in June 2025 for a site at 7935 S. Main St. at the north end of the development. The proposal comes as Drexel Town Square continues to fill in one of the last remaining commercial sites in the district. Local coverage in May 2026 said the project had been updated to fit tenant needs. ### Where exactly is this project going? The proposed building is planned for 7935 S. Main St. in Oak Creek, according to BizTimes’ June 25, 2025 report on the city approval process. The site sits within Drexel Town Square, the 80-acre mixed-use district that already includes apartments, a hotel, retailers, restaurants, City Hall and the library. RINKA, the Milwaukee architecture firm working on the project, describes the building as part of the next phase of Drexel Town Square and says it continues the redevelopment of the former brownfield site into a walkable district. The City of Oak Creek separately describes Drexel Town Square as its civic and economic center. ### What is planned inside the building? (biztimes.com) BizTimes reported the building at 7935 S. Main St. would total about 8,700 square feet and be divided into three tenant spaces. Two of those spaces would be 2,525 square feet each, with one including a pick-up window, while the third would be 3,575 square feet for the veterinary clinic. Both restaurant spaces would include fenced patio areas. (rinka.com) RINKA’s project page also says the building is designed for a veterinary clinic and two restaurants. That page calls the building “the final piece” now falling into place at the development, though it does not identify the tenants. ### Who is behind the development, and are the tenants named? Phelan Development and RINKA were identified in city materials and local reporting as the team behind the project. (biztimes.com) BizTimes said Phelan Development was still finalizing lease terms when the Plan Commission gave initial approval in June 2025, and tenant names were not disclosed at that meeting. (rinka.com) Milwaukee Business Journal reported on May 18, 2026 that the retail development was being expanded by more than 1,500 square feet to accommodate updated tenant needs. The search result available publicly confirms the project had grown, but the full article text was not accessible in the available materials, so the specific tenant names cited there could not be independently confirmed from open sources. (biztimes.com) ### How does this fit into Drexel Town Square’s broader buildout? The City of Oak Creek says Drexel Town Square became the home of city government operations and the library in 2015 and describes the site as the heart of the community’s downtown. Earlier development materials describe the project as an 85-acre redevelopment of the former Delphi plant site southwest of Drexel and Howell avenues. (bizjournals.com) City business pages continue to market Drexel Town Square as a walkable urban-style neighborhood and a place for retail, dining and events. Public event listings for 2026 show the city is still programming the square with food trucks, markets and family events. ### What happens next in the public process? Oak Creek’s public meeting calendar lists the next Plan Commission meeting for May 26, 2026. (oakcreekwi.gov) The city’s community development pages also maintain plan commission documents and development materials for Drexel Town Square, which is where any new agenda item or revised filing would likely appear. (oakcreekwi.gov) Milwaukee Business Journal’s May 18, 2026 report indicates the project has already been revised once to meet tenant requirements. The next concrete milestone is whether updated plans, tenant identities or construction timing appear in a future city filing or commission packet. (bizjournals.com) (oakcreekwi.gov)