DEVELOPER WON'T MAKE CHANGES TO PURSUE APPROVAL OF MANSION HILL REDEVELOPMENT 

Steve Brown Apartments calls for review of Landmarks Ordinance, and others support "community conversation" about law.

-Wisconsin State Journal

MADISON CITY COUNCIL UPHOLDS LANDMARKS COMMISSION DENIAL OF PROJECT IN HISTORIC DISTRICT 

City Council hears support, opposition to controversial project in Mansion Hill Historic District but decides denial didn't create hardship. 

-Wisconsin State Journal  

SNUBBED DEVELOPER: WE'RE DONE UNTIL MADISON CHANGES RULES ON HISTORIC DISTRICTS 

Steve Brown Apartments says the city is missing out on opportunities after the City Council upholds the Landmarks Commission's denial of a project on West Gilman Street.

-The Cap Times

SHOULD MONROE STREET MOVE TOWARD FEWER CARS? 

The busy corridor is due for a complete overhaul in 2015-2016 and some want to make it less car-friendly.

-The Cap Times  

SINGLE FAMILY HOMES PLANNED NEAR ST. JAMES CHURCH

The near west side project would convert rear-yard parking lots into two-story rental houses.

-The Cap Times

BARGAIN HUNTERS HAVING TOUGHER TIME AS DANE COUNTY FORECLOSURES FALL TO LOWEST LEVEL IN 9 YEARS

From January through March, foreclosures were down nearly 36 percent compared to the first quarter of 2013. March's tally alone was the lowest since 2005.

-Wisconsin State Journal 

FOCUS ON DANE COUNTY: MONONA EYES REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT ALONG YAHARA RIVER

The city of Monona purchased two properties and has control over three others for planned redevelopment along the Yahara River.

-Wisconsin State Journal  

ORPHEUM FACADE IMPROVEMENTS GAIN LANDMARKS APPROVAL

The Madison Landmarks Commission followed a city staff recommendation and unanimously approved a proposal from owners Gus and Mary Paras to remove the theater's brick facade and replace it with granite, which would have a color similar to the original marble facade that was removed in the 1960s.

-Wisconsin State Journal