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Milwaukee County executive to present plans for transit center
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is backing a combined hotel and apartment building proposed by developer Rick Barrett for the Downtown Transit Center site at 909 E. Michigan Ave., Milwaukee.
Mandel Group takes over Waukesha apartment complex
The Mandel Group Inc. on Thursday announced the acquisition of Rivers Edge Apartments from Rivers Edge of Waukesha LP, Rivers Edge II LLC and Rivers Edge III LLC.
Developer offers solution to small Milwaukee lot
Chicago developer Elan Peltz wants to cram a stylish, yet no-frills, 14-unit apartment building into a double lot on Jackson Street in Milwaukee.
Controversial Madison apartment project nearing approval
By James Briggs A four-story apartment building is headed for final approval in Madison despite strong objections from neighboring University of Wisconsin students and the alderman supporting their cause. Madison-based […]
Madison strays from apartment density rule
By James Briggs Madison has approved a housing and retail development that more than doubles the city’s guideline for maximum density. Madison-based Mullins Group LLC will build a 130-unit apartment […]
Angry neighbors want access to Mercy Housing project
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 […]
Rental developments face increased scrutiny
By Paul Snyder Developers riding a market shift toward rental properties are crashing into communities wary of projects that lack on-site owners. “It’s the natural cycle,” said Chris Laurent, vice […]
Unions rally for shot at Moderne
Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee native Robert Baker, wearing a hard hat with union stickers from four states, went to City Hall on Tuesday to lobby for a job on the […]
Wright house hamstrings Madison development
Paul Snyder [email protected] A Madison development firm is willing to design a house-sized pocket in the middle of a new apartment building to preserve a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on […]
Today’s News
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)