State plans to convert US 18/151 to limited-access freeway in Iowa, Dane counties
While the first shovel of dirt won't be turned for years, the Department of Transportation will be taking public comment on the conversion of a 28-mile stretch of U.S. 18/151 from an at-grade expressway to a limited access freeway with interchanges.
44-STORY LAKEFRONT TOWER PROPOSED | THE COUTURE, WITH A $120 MILLION PRICE TAG, WOULD REPLACE THE DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER
A 44-story tower overlooking Lake Michigan that features high-end apartments and a hotel would replace the underused Downtown Transit Center under a proposal being recommended by County Executive Chris Abele.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
COUNTY BOARD DELAY SLOWS PROGRESS ON HIGH RISE PROPOSAL
Work on an apartment and hotel high-rise proposal to replace the Downtown Transit Center can't proceed until the County Board authorizes negotiations to sell the county-owned site. But that first step may be delayed for a couple of months because of a county policy dispute.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
PLAN COMMISSION OKS EAST SIDE APARTMENTS
A five-story apartment building proposed for Milwaukee's east side was recommended for approval by the city Plan Commission on Monday after the developers added more parking spaces.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NEIGHBORS DECRY PLANS FOR MEMORY-CARE HOUSING IN BROOKFIELD | WHILE PURPOSE SUPPORTED, LOCATION DRAWS WORRIES
When it comes to a new memory care facility in Brookfield, Silverado Senior Living developers and members of the community don't agree on much. The disagreement came to a head when at least 100 residents jammed the council chambers Monday for a public hearing.
-Brookfield NOW
RESIDENTS WORRY WISCONSIN LUTHERAN INTRUDING INTO NEIGHBORHOOD
Wisconsin Lutheran College wants to rezone 15 homes it bought in Wauwatosa so it can change one for use as office space and allow more students to move into the others.
-Wauwautosa NOW
HOME CONSTRUCTION PERMITS UP 13.1% IN STATE METRO AREAS
Permits to construct new homes increased 13.1% in the first half of 2012 in Wisconsin's most populated metro areas. Permits to construct new homes increased 13.1% in the first half of 2012 in Wisconsin's most populated metro areas.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
OCONOMOWOC ROCKWELL PROJECT IN WORKS, MAYOR SAYS
Mayor Jim Daley has often referred to his city as a sleeping giant. Located between Madison and Milwaukee, Oconomowoc has many prime opportunities for development, notwithstanding the regional mall in Pabst Farms.
-Living Lake Country
US 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATE DROPS TO RECORDS 3.56 PCT
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell again to record lows, giving would-be buyers more incentive to brave the housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year loan fell to 3.56 percent.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
PUB OWNER'S REBUILDING PLANS MEET WITH RESISTANCE
Whether there will be a new DJs Pub & Grill after the current establishment is demolished as part of a road-widening project is still in question. The owner of the business that has stood alongside Janesville Road for 90 years wants to rebuild.
-Muskego NOW
A conflicted Oshkosh Common Council cleared the path Tuesday for CVS Pharmacy to build on the northeast corner of West Ninth Avenue and South Koeller Street, nearly two years after developers first pitched the controversial plan for the drug store.
-Milwaukee Business News
Demand for multi-family housing continues to grow, especially from young professionals and empty-nesters. Major apartment developments will be completed in downtown Milwaukee, on the East Side, in Shorewood and in Wauwatosa by the end of 2012.
-Milwaukee Business News
Milwaukee-based Zilber Property Group plans to build a speculative industrial building at state Highway 31 and 99th Street in Pleasant Prairie.
-Milwaukee Business News
The Forest County Potawatomi tribe will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on July 12 to celebrate the start of construction of a 20-story, 382-room hotel next to its Potawatomi Bingo Casino in the Menomonee Valley in Milwaukee.
-Milwaukee Business News
With a low class A office space vacancy rate in downtown Milwaukee of about 8 percent, several developers are again marketing proposed office building developments to potential tenants.
-Milwaukee Business News
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