VJS sues LightHorse Apartments owner

August 18, 2014 3:41 pm Leave a comment

The recently-completed LightHorse 4041 apartments is shown June 30 over North Oakland Avenue in Shorewood. Another firm is suing the project owner, a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Mandel Group Inc. So far, there have been more than $2.1 million in construction liens filed by contractors and former contractor employees against the project owner. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

VJS Construction Services Inc. is suing the owner of the LightHorse 4041 Apartments mixed-use development in Shorewood, bringing the tally to six lawsuits connected to the project.

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LightHorse owner denies wrongdoing, seeks consolidation of cases

August 14, 2014 1:31 pm Leave a comment

Traffic on North Oakland Avenue passes Monday in front of the LightHorse 4041 in Shorewood. More than $2 million in construction liens have been filed by contractors and former contractor employees against the project owner, a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Mandel Group Inc. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

The Milwaukee developer that owns the LightHorse 4041 Apartments in Shorewood is attempting to push the burden of allegedly unpaid bills onto the project’s general contractor.

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HALL MONITOR BLOG: Doodling with construction liens

July 29, 2014 3:42 pm Leave a comment

I spent Tuesday working on a story so convoluted, I drew a diagram to help myself keep all the details straight.

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Drywall sub sues LightHorse owner

July 29, 2014 3:22 pm Leave a comment

A Milwaukee drywall subcontractor has further snarled a tangle of lawsuits tied to a Shorewood mixed-use development by suing the project’s owner.

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Mandel subsidiary facing more than $2M in liens

June 30, 2014 3:54 pm Leave a comment

A drywalling subcontractor’s difficulties paying employees during construction of the LightHorse 4041 Apartments in Shorewood has rippled outward, delaying payments to other contractors and prompting the filing of more than $2 million in liens.

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Changing channels

July 31, 2013 11:35 am Leave a comment

Wenger Construction Inc.'s Ken Ratajczyk prepares a “J” channel for installation on the façade of the LightHorse 4041 on July 17 in Shorewood.

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Laundry list

July 18, 2013 2:07 pm Leave a comment

Quality Heating & Sheet Metal Co. Inc.'s Mike Ehrlich installs a dryer vent Wednesday at LightHorse 4041 in Shorewood.

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Around the block

February 18, 2013 11:12 am Leave a comment

Ryan Niegocki of VJS Construction Services Inc., Pewaukee, secures wooden blocks to metal studs Jan. 28 at the LightHorse 4041 in Shorewood.

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When walls align

February 13, 2013 2:52 pm Leave a comment

Brian Froemming, an employee of VJS Construction Services Inc., Pewaukee, checks the alignment of a wall on the third floor while at the LightHorse 4041 on Jan. 28 in Shorewood. The mixed-used apartment complex will feature 84 apartments, an 18,000-square-foot Walgreens pharmacy and more than 200 public and private parking stalls. VJS Construction is the general contractor on the project, which is being built for the Mandel Group Inc., Milwaukee, and is expected to be complete in summer. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Brian Froemming of VJS Construction Services Inc., Pewaukee, checks the alignment of a wall on the third floor while at the LightHorse 4041 on Jan. 28 in Shorewood.

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