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The Ultimate Sales Pitch
The Antwerp School Advantage
Antwerp Square sits immediately adjacent to the Antwerp Local Schools campus. This is a massive selling point for incoming residents — the school holds credentials that parents actively relocate to access, and it is entirely walkable, even for young children.
Perfect 5.0 overall achievement rating from the Ohio Department of Education
100% graduation rate — a benchmark virtually no district in the region achieves
Brand-new, state-of-the-art sports facility completed on campus
Entirely walkable campus — safe for even the youngest elementary students
Landlocked district = controlled enrollment, lasting prestige, stable quality
Phase 1 — Launching 2026
Shovel-Ready & Fully Serviced
Phase 1 covers 16.6 acres of Antwerp Square, with infrastructure construction planned to begin 2026. All sites are entitled and pad-ready, delivered through a public-private partnership with the Village of Antwerp.
Water
Extended to site
Sanitary Sewer
Extended to site
Natural Gas
Extended to site
Fiber Internet
Extended to site
Subarea B
Phase 1Single-Family Lots
- Shovel-ready, graded lots with engineered stormwater retention
- Water, sanitary sewer, natural gas & fiber internet to each lot
- New public streets with concrete curb, gutter & sidewalks on both sides
- Phase I ESA and wetland studies complete
- Delivered through public-private partnership with the Village of Antwerp
Paulding County: 1.85 months of housing supply, down ~43% year over year. Homes selling in a median of 36 days.
Subarea C (Phase 1 Portion)
Phase 1Garden Apartments
- Pad-ready, fully entitled site
- Class A, market-rate garden-style apartment product
- Workforce housing demand: 400+ new manufacturing jobs ~20 min away
- Tight for-sale market (1.85 months supply) pushes renters to quality product
- Limited competing Class A inventory across the corridor
Antwerp median household income ~$76,500 supports market-rate rents. Fort Wayne metro (430,000+) just 35 min west.
Subarea C / E (Phase 1 Portion)
Phase 1Multifamily / BTR
- Suited to townhome, garden, or build-to-rent (BTR) format
- For-sale or for-rent flexibility, developer's choice
- BTR
Full Subarea Breakdown 2026
Residential Subarea Allocation
Conceptual master plan; subareas, uses, and unit counts subject to final engineering and approvals.
The Investor Angle
Multi-Family Investment
With 192 total planned multi-family units across Subareas C and E, including 144 garden-style apartments and 60 townhome/BTR units, Antwerp Square is a compelling solution to the region's significantly underbuilt rental market. Purpose-built, market-rate apartments are in short supply across rural Northwest Ohio, and direct workforce-housing demand from 400+ new Defiance jobs creates immediate absorption potential.
Senior Housing Designation
Dedicated space within the master plan captures the rapidly aging regional demographic. With Paulding County's senior population growing alongside rising demand for attainable assisted and independent living options, this represents a first-mover opportunity in a market with virtually no competing modern senior product.
Job Growth Driving Housing (~20 min away)
First Quality Tissue
Anchor$984M plant · 1.6M sq ft · 400+ new jobs
Largest investment in Defiance County history. Built on a 1,000-acre Mega Site with room for expansion.
A Packaging Group
$25M expansion · 85 new jobs
Packaging sector growth adding to the regional employment base.
Tessenderlo Kerley
New fertilizer manufacturing plant
Agricultural manufacturing serving the broader Midwest corridor.
Nearly $1 billion in new investment announced in the Defiance area. More on the way: additional First Quality phases and further corridor projects are planned.