Published: March 29, 2010
Tags: Bondar, Christopherson, development, east side, East Village Association, guidelines, Kovac, law, Milwaukee, repeal
By Sean Ryan A proposal to wipe out a five-year-old development law in a Milwaukee neighborhood is reigniting an argument over the best way to govern growth. The city in 2005 limited development in a lower east side neighborhood in which most of the buildings are old houses. The law was intended to discourage construction [...]
Published: March 24, 2010
Tags: Chicago, Greenwich Village Association, Historic Water Tower Neighborhood Association Inc., Kovac, McCarthy, Mercy Housing Lakefront, Nik Kovac
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By Sean Ryan Mercy Housing Lakefront’s plan to build a nine-story affordable housing project will be pushed beyond 2010 after Milwaukee neighborhood associations raised concerns. “I feel like this needs a little more refinement,” said Alderman Nik Kovac, who represents the area. “It needs a lot more back and forth.” Mercy Housing, Chicago, this month [...]
Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: affordable housing, apartment, David Lyon, east side, Greenwich Village Neighborhood Association, Historic Water Tower Neighborhood, Kovac, Maierle, Mercy Housing Lakefront, Milwaukee, tax credit
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By Sean Ryan Irate neighbors on Milwaukee’s east side stand between Mercy Housing Lakefront’s $12.7 million apartment building and a March 26 project deadline. The Chicago-based developer needs preliminary city approval to buy a parking lot for the project. March 26 is the application deadline to receive state affordable-housing tax credits needed to pay for [...]