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Developers look beyond shopping to make malls thrive again
Plans to renovate the Shops of Grand Avenue mall in downtown Milwaukee call for replacing shops there with offices, apartments and a food hall, all in hopes of making the city's Westown district bustle again.
Design team comes together for Milwaukee’s Shops of Grand Avenue mall
The new owners of the Shops of Grand Avenue mall in downtown Milwaukee have assembled a team that will be charged with reviving interest in the struggling property.
Parking lot discussion leads to larger downtown Milwaukee debate
A new study recommends a wait-and-see approach for an underused lot in west downtown Milwaukee, while a City Council hearing explored strategies to revitalize the surrounding area.
Boston Store TIF sparks questions
Two Milwaukee aldermen want the city’s comptroller to vet a proposed tax incremental financing district extension that would keep Boston Store downtown until 2018.
Milwaukee’s Grand Avenue mall sells at foreclosure auction (UPDATE)
The Shops at Grand Avenue sold for $8.5 million Monday morning at a Milwaukee County foreclosure auction.
Historic city mall nears century mark
High hopes for retail along West Wisconsin Avenue started long before Grand Avenue Mall opened there in 1982.
Boston Store may be pulling out of Milwaukee mall
The future of Boston Store at The Shops of Grand Avenue in Milwaukee may be short-lived, according to a news release by Alderman Jim Bohl.
Grand Avenue ownership ready for auction
By Marie Rohde Milwaukee officials were caught by surprise by the notice of a public auction of all or part interest in the ownership group of the long-struggling Shops of […]
Once-crowded malls need to go shopping for a fix
By Joe Yovino
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The Grand Avenue Mall in downtown Milwaukee has fallen on tough times lately; anyone who walks hurriedly through the mall on the way to the food court can tell you that. It seems to be a common theme these days for[...]
Get back to ‘busy’ at the Grand Avenue Mall
By Keith Barber What is happening with the Grand Avenue Mall? Vacancies are up, and the drab appearance is taking its toll on visitors and shoppers. Despite a five-year-old, multi-million […]
Get back to ‘busy’ at the Grand Avenue Mall
By Keith Barber What is happening with the Grand Avenue Mall? Vacancies are up, and the drab appearance is taking its toll on visitors and shoppers. Despite a five-year-old, multi-million […]
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Project Profiles
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- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
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- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
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- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
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- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
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