Golf courses · Wisconsin

Glenway Golf Course

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedReinhabitedRetrofit builtMadison, WI

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

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County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 3,922 units, Dane County census-bps · all sites with this

Strategy

Regreened

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Reinhabited

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New use

Civic and government

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Education

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	Regreened · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	civic, education, entertainment, healthcare, parkWikipedia no source
Redeveloper	Madison Parks Foundationnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Dane County (WI), 2024	3,922 units in 5+ unit buildings, 147 in 2–4, 1,408 single-family; 2023: 3,480 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	4 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: East Towne Mall (0.0 km); Villager Mall (3.8 km); Hilldale Shopping Center (5.6 km); Westgate Mall (7.5 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	29,294 jobs in 1,548 establishments; average annual pay $39,772; employment location quotient 0.82; employment -2.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	13,039 jobs; 136 in retail trade, 997 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 55025001704)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43th income percentile as adults; 11.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (26 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 20.7%; median family income $117,857; 159 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Madison Metropolitan School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Lapham Elementary; 4K PK Off Site; Metro School; Innovative and Alternative MiddleNCES EDGE
Elevation	924 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	365 county-logged events: 195 hail, 117 thunderstorm wind, 14 flash flood, 12 tornado; $44,626,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 53703, 2026-09	median list price $499,900 (+28.6% on the year); 44 active listings; median 66 days on market; 29% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,620 establishments (-4%); 32,787 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $467,783 (+3% 1 yr, +29% 5 yr); typical rent $1,792/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	24,686 vehicles a day on E Washington Ave (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,282 trucks; 27 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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retrofit already built
county grew 6.6% 2018–23

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History and original facts

County	Dane County
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Draft from madisonparksfoundation.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Glenway Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin was transformed into Glen Golf Park, a community hub offering golf alongside yoga, movie nights, and events, with the Glen House opening in July 2022.

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Timeline

2022 Grand opening of Glen House and Glen Golf Park after nearly two years of transformation

Sources

A Golf Course Reimagined - Madison Parks Foundation
2 quoted sentences
Glenway Golf Course
As the July 10th grand opening approached, crews worked around the clock to finish the transformation. The new space will be called the Glen House.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Glenway Golf Course, Madison, WI." Record n-91b8c4b6cd, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/wi/madison-glenway-golf-course/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_madisonglenwaygolfcourse,
  title = {Glenway Golf Course, Madison, WI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/wi/madison-glenway-golf-course/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-91b8c4b6cd, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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