By James Briggs Developers who want to build anything in Madison from a high-rise to a new sign soon will get to know Alderwoman Marsha Rummel. Rummel, who represents the city’s near east side, will be on all three of ...

Tagged with: Adam Plotkin Capitol Neighborhoods Landmarks Commission Lauren Cnare Madison Marsha Rummel Paul Soglin Plan Commission Union Corners Urban Design Commission

By James Briggs A downtown Madison church is nearing an agreement to remove a historic house to make way for a 150,000-square-foot church and community center, according to the church’s attorney. Bethel Lutheran Church, which is about three blocks northeast ...

Tagged with: Alexander Co. Bill White Capitol Neighborhoods Julia Kerr Madison religious facilities

By James Briggs After more than a year of debate surrounding the $98 million redevelopment of Madison‘s Edgewater Hotel, the last municipal hurdle for developer Hammes Co. came down to a mythical tent. Madison has approved an operating agreement, which ...

Tagged with: Amy Supple Capitol Neighborhoods common council Edgewater Edgewater Hotel Fred Mohs Hammes Co. hotel Julia Kerr Lake Mendota lawsuit Madison tax-incremental financing district TIF

By James Briggs A Madison neighborhood group fears the city is irrevocably turning its back on the past, disregarding historic neighborhoods and structures. And, Fred Mohs, one of the fiercest protectors of Madison’s past, acknowledges the battle might be slipping ...

Tagged with: Capitol Neighborhoods Cieslewicz Edgewater Fred Mohs Mansion Hill Historic District preservation Verveer

By James Briggs A downtown Madison church wants to build an expansive community center but first must find a new home for a 114-year-old house on the property. The Steensland House, a registered historic landmark, has hamstrung Bethel Lutheran Church ...

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By James Briggs A $16 million Madison commitment to the Edgewater Hotel project should buy free, continuous access to the property’s lakefront terrace, the leaders of a neighborhood group argue. But those project neighbors say they suspect they won’t get ...

Tagged with: Amy Supple Capitol Neighborhoods common council Edgewater Edgewater Hotel Hammes Co. Verveer Zellers Zellhoefer

By Paul Snyder A Madison alderwoman says she wants a proposed downtown apartment building to be an example of a smooth city approval process. But the proposed site is in a historic district known as tough turf for developers. Madison-based ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison developers and residents cannot agree on a predictable way to approve projects even though that is what the city’s mayor is demanding. Curt Brink, a Madison developer, said developers need to know they can propose a ...

Tagged with: Capitol Neighborhoods Cieslewicz Curt Brink developer Edgewater Hotel Fred Mohs Hammes Co. Madison Michael Schumacher

By Paul Snyder A Middleton development group is proposing a 12-story hotel and student apartment building for downtown Madison. Raymond Management Co. Inc.‘s proposal for the corner of Johnson and Bassett streets is the third attempt to get a project ...

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