And he's been successful elsewhere in the meantime. Gorman's firm has been sought out by cities looking for developers willing to work in old factory districts or troubled inner-city neighborhoods.
A judge has ruled in favor of the Village of Menomonee Falls in its lawsuit against the owners of that community's Radisson Hotel, which was financed with a village loan.
Wauwatosa School District officials are unhappy about a proposed charter school at the Innovation Campus development--and that's creating opposition to Mandel Group Inc.'s request for city financing help at its planned apartment project there.
In this week's Land and Space video, business reporter Tom Daykin discusses Junior House Lofts, a new apartment building in Walker's Point that used to be home to JH Collectibles clothing business.