Published: November 2, 2010
Tags: Brookfield, Brookstone Homes, La Crosse, Mastercraft Homes, Oconomowoc, Onalaska, Pewaukee, Point Real Estate, Victoria Station, WBA, Wisconsin Builders Association
By Joe Lanane Success stories in Wisconsin’s residential construction industry have been few and far between lately, but Oconomowoc-based Brookstone Homes Inc. has two examples in a Pewaukee subdivision. Brookstone is building a pair of homes in the Victoria Station development, where lot prices have gone low enough to turn the once-vacant neighborhood into a [...]
Published: October 26, 2010
Tags: Brookstone Homes, DeCleene, Kevin O’Toole, Metropolitan Builders Association, storms
By Joe Lanane High winds Tuesday are catching the attention of construction crews across southern Wisconsin, but for the most part it’s been business as usual. Many contractors have taken a precautionary approach, said Rick Hodges, executive director of the Metropolitan Builders Association. He said companies are only delaying work if securing workers proves too [...]
Published: April 30, 2010
Tags: Bliffert, Bliffert Lumber and Fuel, Brookstone Homes, lumber prices, oriented strand board, OSB, Random Lengths Publications, Thistle, Tim O'Brien Homes
By Sean Ryan The price of lumber products has doubled in Wisconsin over the past two months, pushing against builders’ efforts to rein in housing prices. “I don’t like it,” said Scott Thistle, president of Brookstone Homes Inc., Oconomowoc. “It definitely forces the price of a house to go up. There’s no doubt about it. [...]
Published: April 30, 2010
Tags: Brookstone Homes, Camosy Construction, Carthage College Student Center, Communication Arts building, Grandview Meadows, Health and Emergency Responder Occupations Center, Indian Trail High School, J.H. Findorff & Son, LakeView RecPlex, Miron Construction, Riley Construction, Scherrer Construction, Somerset Home Planning, St. Catherine’s Medical Center, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, UW-Parkside
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Communication Arts building reconstruction Owner: UW-Parkside, Kenosha Lead contractor: Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah Lead architect/engineer: Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc., Minneapolis Completion date: fall 2011 Cost: $34 million Location: UW-Parkside campus, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha Project challenge: The project ran into problems facing any such construction job: aligning the wish list [...]
