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Joe

Development News for the Weeks of: 8/30/2014 - 9/5/2014    

MAYOR PAUL SOGLIN PROPOSES $247.6 MILLION CAPITAL BUDGET 

 

Mayor's proposal brings new push on neighborhood centers.

-Wisconsin State Journal

GRAND VISION FOR JOHN NOLEN DRIVE GETS CITY BOOST

Mayor Paul Soglin's capital budget includes planning money for Olin Park improvements.
-The Cap Times

 

SOGLIN BUDGET DELAYS MONROE STREET REBUILD 

 

Construction will not begin until 2017.

-The Cap Times

 

HILLDALE DEMOLITION BEGINS BUT IT WON'T BE THE LAST 

 

Hilldale Shopping Center's $15 million redevelopment covers 53,000 square feet and is expected to revitalize the backside of the mall, which has been largely void of retailers and restaurants. 

-Wisconsin State Journal

LATEST HILLDALE MAKEOVER FINALLY UNDERWAY

Excitement and some trepidation mark the latest chapter in the changing west side shopping center.

-The Cap Times 
 

URBAN LEAGUE PROGRAM OFFERS TENANTS A PATH TO HOME OWNERSHIP 

 

At 53, Madison resident Sandra Mell is the first to own a home in her family.

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

FOCUS ON DANE COUNTY: MAJOR MIDDLETON REDEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN THIS MONTH

On Tuesday, Middleton City Council members gave the go-ahead for MIG Commercial Real Estate and Food Concepts Real Estate to build Parmenter Center, a 40,000-square-foot office building that will serve as the the first phase of multi-year, $40 million-plus overhaul of the former Highway 12 corridor.
-Wisconsin State Journal

 

 

Around the State and Points Elsewhere  
PARKS LEADERS TO RECOMMEND RAZING ESTABROOK DAM

It's the first time Milwaukee County Parks officials have telegraphed their preference for the aging Estabrook Dam
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
     
WITH ADDED PUBLIC SPACES, REVISED COUTURE PLAN GOES TO COUNTY

With a park and other public spaces, city financing help, and construction jobs set aside for local residents, the revised Couture apartment high-rise is finally undergoing a County Board review - two years after first surfacing.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel    

  


Fresh off its annual Parade of Homes, the Metropolitan Builders Association is hosting its first Parade of Remodeled Homes this weekend.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

OFFICE BUILDINGS COULD BUMP MOVIE THEATERS IN PARK EAST PLAN

A purchase option for a movie theater site in downtown Milwaukee's Park East strip would be transferred to a group hoping to develop office buildings, under a new proposal for a county-owned parcel.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

RADISSON OWNER, MENOMONEE FALLS SETTLE DISPUTE

A legal dispute between the Village of Menomonee Falls and an owner of the village-financed Radisson Hotel has been settled.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   

    

MSOE OPENS STUDENT HOUSING AT PLANNED STAYBRIDGE SUITES SITE

The Tower Apartments are bringing new life to what had long been a mostly empty, unfinished building at N. Water St. and E. Juneau Ave., a high-profile downtown corner. 
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 


FALLS MANUFACTURER PLANS TO SHIFT HEADQUARTERS TO GERMANTOWN

 

A Menomonee Falls-based manufacturer is planning to build its new headquarters in nearby Germantown. 

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 

Springfield College wants to open a Milwaukee branch at The Tannery business park, in the Walker's Point area.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

EWALD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE PLANS FRANKLIN EXPANSION

Ewald Chrysler Jeep Dodge LLC is planning to expand its Franklin car dealership by purchasing a neighboring lumber yard.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL TO EXPAND GLENDALE FACILITY

Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin plans to expand its Glendale facility by building a two-story medical office building, according to a proposal filed with city officials.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

VIDEO: TOM DAYKIN DISCUSSES SHOREWOOD'S CENTRAL DISTRICT MASTER PLAN

In this week's Land and Space video: Townhomes, a two-story office and retail building and several new mixed-use buildings are all part of a proposed update to Shorewood's central district master plan, which is is drawing concerns from some residents.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
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