What Bishops Bay is

Bishops Bay is a large master-planned community in the Middleton area, north toward Lake Mendota. Rather than a single subdivision, it's designed as a collection of distinct neighborhoods anchored by a walkable City Square and a deep bench of amenities. The vision is a connected, lifestyle-first community where you can live, play, and gather without leaving home.

The homes & new construction

This is one of the area's most active new-construction communities. Bishops Bay offers a wide range: single-family homes (including golf-course and waterfront-style settings), custom builds on available lots, and multi-family options. If you want to build new or buy a recently built home with modern finishes, this is a place where that's still very possible.

Because it spans several neighborhoods at different price points, Bishops Bay can suit a range of move-up and luxury buyers, though it skews newer and higher-amenity by design.

The amenities

Amenities are the headline here. The master plan weaves in an extensive network of parks and trails, plus features you won't find in most subdivisions:

• A working farm, community gardens, and orchards
• A lake and open prairie space
• A golf course and the country club (below)
• The planned Woodland Adventure Park, playgrounds, disc golf, hiking and mountain-bike trails, picnic areas, and a dog park

It's a genuinely outdoors-forward, do-something-every-weekend kind of community.

Bishops Bay Country Club

The marquee amenity is Bishops Bay Country Club, a member-owned private club on the shore of Lake Mendota offering golf, dining, tennis, and aquatics. The 18-hole championship course (a Bob Lohmann design dating to 1995) makes the most of the area's natural beauty. For buyers who want a country-club lifestyle close to home, it's a major draw, just note that club access is through membership, separate from buying a home.

Location & commute

Bishops Bay sits in the Middleton/Westport area on the northwest side of the Madison metro, near Lake Mendota. That puts you within easy reach of Middleton's downtown and Greenway Station, the west-side employer cluster, and a manageable drive to Madison and Epic in Verona. You get a tucked-away, amenity-rich setting without being far from everything.

Who Bishops Bay fits

• Buyers who want newer construction or to build custom
• Move-up and luxury buyers seeking an amenity-rich community
• Golfers and country-club-lifestyle households
• Anyone who values trails, parks, and outdoor amenities at their doorstep
• Buyers who want a planned, connected neighborhood feel near Lake Mendota

Prices and what's available

Because Bishops Bay spans multiple neighborhoods, builders, and home types, pricing varies widely and shifts as new phases come online, so current figures beat any general number.

Frequently asked questions

About Reward Our Heroes™

Reward Our Heroes is Integrity Homes' program serving those who serve us: veterans, first responders, teachers, and healthcare workers. Through the Reward Our Heroes Foundation (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit), we're committed to making homeownership more accessible for community heroes across Dane County. Learn more at rewardourheroes.com.

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