Easing the pane

Published: June 20, 2012
Tags: Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, Klein Dickert, Local 1204, The Moderne
Comments: 2

Jeff Paar (from left), Nathan Lovas and Frank Vassar, all with the Pewaukee office of Madison based Klein-Dickert Co. Inc. and all members of the Glaziers, Architectural Metal Workers & Glassworkers Union, Local 1204, set the final two windows on the 30th floor of The Moderne in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Findorff, Barrett meet EBE rules on Moderne project 

Published: May 14, 2012
Tags: Barrett Visionary Development, Community and Economic Development Committee, EBE, Emerging Business Enterprise, Findorff, J.H. Findorff & Son, Modern Continental Construction Co. Inc., Moderne, Resident Preference Program, RPP, The Moderne, The North End

Barrett Visionary Development and J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. met all Emerging Business Enterprise and Resident Preference Program set-asides on The Moderne in 2011, according to a Department of City Development report.


Reaching the top

Published: February 28, 2012
Tags: Findorff, J.H. Findorff & Son, John Beier, Moderne, The Moderne

John Beier guides a hopper loaded with cement into position Tuesday while pouring the mechanical penthouse over the 30th floor of the Moderne in Milwaukee.

Rise and fall

Published: January 27, 2012
Tags: Findorff, Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, The Moderne

The sun sets Tuesday over The Moderne under construction in Milwaukee.

Going up

Published: January 5, 2012
Tags: Best Erectors, Findorff, J.H. Findorff & Son, Steve Podevels, The Moderne

Steve Podevels of Best Erectors Inc., Milwaukee, makes final adjustments on recently installed doors on the 11th floor of the Moderne on Dec. 13 in Milwaukee.

Condo bill targets developers 

Published: November 30, 2011
Tags: Barrett Visionary Development Holdings, Commercial Real Estate Development Association, condominiums, Cory Mason, NAIOP, Rick Barrett, The Heartland Development, The Moderne, The Villas of Racine, Tom Larson, Wisconsin Realtors Association

A proposal to triple the length of condominium warranties is raising fears that a parade of frivolous repair claims will trample developers.

Ties that bind

Published: October 20, 2011
Tags: Chilstrom Erecting, Findorff, Findorff & Son, Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, The Moderne

Jerry Nelson of Chilstrom Erecting Corp., West Milwaukee, ties rebar while preparing for a pour that will make up the 18th level of The Moderne on Oct. 12 in Milwaukee.

Apartment market on the rise in Milwaukee 

Published: August 26, 2011
Tags: apartments, Barry Mandel, Breunig, Census Bureau, common council, Jackson Square Lofts, Joseph Property Development, Mandel Group, Milwaukee, Nathan Bernstein, North End, Park Lafayette Towers, Pritzlaff building, Riverview Lofts, Sunset Investors, The Moderne, Third Ward

When the Milwaukee Common Council in July approved a $4.6 million loan to help pay for the second phase of the North End apartments, city officials praised the complex as a cornerstone of the city’s riverfront redevelopment.

Pouring it on

Published: August 15, 2011
Tags: Chilstrom Erecting, Findorff, Harnack, Iron Workers Local 8, J.H. Findorff & Son, Kory Danielson, The Moderne

Concealed-carry could change face of commercial leases 

Published: July 11, 2011
Tags: Barnabas Building Properties, Compass Properties, Moderne, Rick Barrett, Scott Walker, The Moderne

By Jack Zemlicka Wisconsin’s legalization of carrying concealed weapons could lead to more businesses pulling the trigger on commercial leases. While developers and property owners are figuring out what the new law means for their properties, prospective tenants can use the law, which goes into effect in November, as a bargaining chip in lease negotiations, [...]