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While some Milwaukee projects take off, others hit roadblocks
Milwaukee's development landscape is mixed as some projects such as The Couture take off while others remain vacant.
Union trades celebrate use of AFL-CIO HIT to get Couture off the ground
Housing Investment Trust officials said they were looking for another Milwaukee project with up to a billion on the table.
(VIDEO) The Hop L-Line fully opens to the public
The new route is two miles long and stops in the ground floor of Wisconsin's tallest residential building.
Milwaukee streetcar extension will fully open April 11
Expanding service to the streetcar extension signals incoming completion of the Couture.
Couture looks to lease to residents as construction ends
The 44-story Couture will lease most most of its stories in April as J.H. Findorff & Son crews race to the end of tower construction.
PHOTOS: Couture reaches its peak, starts leasing apartments
The Couture expects to lease apartments in April. The rest of the building, including a terrace and transit hub, will be done in the summer.
Rising Couture represents Milwaukee on the upswing
National construction union representatives got to see the new tower firsthand.
The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
New line will connect to Milwaukee lakefront and run on Sundays to avoid heavy construction at the Couture site.
BUILDING BLOCKS: The Hop Milwaukee streetcar track expansion
Kiewit Corporation, HNTB and raSmith are all taking part in the streetcar expansion project.
Pushing for city expansion, Mayor says Milwaukee is ripe for development
Milwaukee has rapidly transformed over the recent years. Mayor Cavalier Johnson said “getting to yes” with business was key.
Six projects that changed Milwaukee’s skyline in 2022
Despite inflation, supply chain issues and a tightly squeezed labor pool, building continues along Milwaukee’s waterfront to alter the city’s landscape.
Couture tower begins to rise (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Drone photos are out as crews get ready to pour foundational concrete and construct the building core of the long-awaited Couture.
Today’s News
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
- Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked (UPDATED)
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
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)