Story House Village is ready to break ground

The 240 acre development, Story House Village, will take another step forward as the team breaks ground on Aug. 31. 

Sean Higgins wears many hats, managing member of Story House Property Company, co-founder and executive board member of Veteran Village and CEO of Story House Pictures. 

Over the past few years, Higgins has built a team of ambitious and capable individuals to conceptualize and develop Story House Village, a community within a community and at its heart, a place for displaced veterans to call home.  

Higgins and Chief Creative Officer of Story House, James Brown III, appeared on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse to speak on the goals of Story House Village. 

Story House plans to roll substantial portions of profits from home purchases and rent in Story House Village to fund future phases of the development. Additionally, Story House plans to come alongside Veteran Village as a “Philanthropic Big-Brother,” taking on main infrastructure design costs and devoting a large portion of its philanthropy efforts back into the non-profit to help provide housing for veterans in need.

Veteran Village will encompass approximately 14 acres of the 240 acres included in the Story House development. The village will feature approximately 50 small homes for homeless veterans and veterans in need. According to Higgins, approximately 250 veterans live week to week in motels and hotels within the region. 

Story House has approached the Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority (SEEDA) to possibly develop a hi-tech business park within the Story House Village development. Higgins calls the possibility of SEEDA developing a hi-tech business park within Story House Village a “great opportunity.”

When it comes to the appearance of Story House Village, Brown said a great deal of care and consideration was taken to appreciate the Sheridan area and Cowboy culture of Wyoming. 

Phase 1, approximately 30 acres currently zoned B-2 (which defaults to R-3 for residential builds) has become available. Higgins said Story House Village is calling on local builders, particularly those interested in working towards attainable and workforce housing, such as townhomes and small single family homes.