Published: December 14, 2010
Tags: common council, Evan Zeppos, Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors, Hagopian, Historic Preservation Commission, Jackson Street Management, Marriott, Marriott Hotel, Owczarski, Robert Bauman, Ruzicka
By Marie Rohde The developer of a proposed $50 million hotel in downtown Milwaukee is weighing an appeal of a city commission’s decision to require preservation of the facades of some buildings to be razed for the project. The developer, Jackson Street Management LLC, wants to raze five buildings at East Wisconsin Avenue and Milwaukee [...]
Published: December 10, 2010
Tags: Alyssa Macy, C.D. Smith Construction, Fond du Lac, Gary Smith, Grant Langley, Hagopian, Nora Friend, Peg Schmitt, Ray LaHood, Ruben Anthony Jr., Talgo, U.S. Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
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By Marie Rohde Federal money to upgrade Milwaukee’s downtown Intermodal Station may be unavailable even though some improvements are needed to comply with federal and state laws requiring access for people with disabilities. C.D. Smith Construction Inc., Fond du Lac, was awarded an $18 million contract Nov. 1 to do work required under federal law. [...]
Published: December 6, 2010
Tags: DeMuth, Hagopian, Jackson Street Management, Marriott, Marriott Hotel, Robert Baumann, Tom Barrett, Willie Hines, Zeppos
By Marie Rohde A political fight is erupting over the proposal to raze five historic downtown Milwaukee buildings to make way for a Marriott Hotel. Thomas DeMuth, a lawyer for the developer, Jackson Street Management LLC, has demanded Alderman Robert Bauman not participate when the city’s Historic Preservation Commission considers the proposal, the first hurdle [...]
Published: November 29, 2010
Tags: Gregory West, Hagopian, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Supreme Court, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2874, VFW
By Marie Rohde The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2874 was ordered Monday to turn over all of its money to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee to satisfy a judgment over the city’s condemnation of the post’s former headquarters. “They took every penny we own,” said Gregory West, the post quartermaster. “They [...]
Published: November 24, 2010
Tags: Gregory West, Hagopian, Hilton Hotel, Holiday Inn, Hugh Braun, Lamelas, Landmark Credit Union, Maharishi Vedic University, Marquette University, Towne Metropolitan, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2874, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Witkowiak
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By Marie Rohde The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2874 faces bankruptcy if the city of Milwaukee collects on a $609,000 judgment over condemnation of the group’s former headquarters. “We have $258,000 in a CD,” said Gregory West, the post’s quartermaster, referring to the maximum the post can afford to pay the city. The judgment [...]
Published: May 18, 2010
Tags: City of Milwaukee Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2874, eminent domain, Gideon Kanner Manatt, Hagopian, Maharishi Vedic University, Phelps & Phillips, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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By Sean Ryan National organizations that focus on eminent domain law are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a lawsuit over the vacant property at 27th Street and Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee acquired the property in 2001 from Maharishi Vedic University Inc. by declaring the [...]
