The proposal for a $50 million Marriott Hotel in downtown Milwaukee moved closer to reality Thursday when the Common Council’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee voted 3-2 to approve the project. Demolition of the five buildings at East Wisconsin Avenue ...

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By Marie Rohde The wrecking ball won’t stop after demolishing five historic buildings to make way for the proposed $50 million Marriott Hotel in Milwaukee, according to some city aldermen. The next target might be in the same block, said ...

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The $50 million Marriott Hotel proposal will be considered at a special meeting of the Zoning and Neighborhood Development Committee meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, said Alderman James Witkowiak, chairman of the committee. Monday, the Historic Preservation Commission conditionally approved ...

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By Marie Rohde The Milwaukee Common Council could vote as early as Jan. 19 on the proposed development of a $50 million Marriott Hotel, said Pat Curley, chief of staff for Mayor Tom Barrett. The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission on ...

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By Marie Rohde The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission’s delay of plans to build a Marriott Hotel downtown has prompted one alderman to call for a review of its authority and possible abolishment of the commission. Alderman Terry Witkowski said he ...

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By Marie Rohde The latest proposal, unveiled Thursday, for the controversial $50 million Marriott Hotel in Milwaukee calls for preserving and restoring the facades of two historic buildings on East Wisconsin Avenue. But three historic buildings on North Milwaukee Street, ...

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By Marie Rohde The developer of a proposed $50 million hotel in downtown Milwaukee is weighing an appeal of a city commission’s decision to require preservation of the facades of some buildings to be razed for the project. The developer, ...

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By Marie Rohde A political fight is erupting over the proposal to raze five historic downtown Milwaukee buildings to make way for a Marriott Hotel. Thomas DeMuth, a lawyer for the developer, Jackson Street Management LLC, has demanded Alderman Robert ...

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By Marie Rohde The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission put off until Dec. 13 a public hearing on a proposal to raze five buildings to make way for a full-service Marriott Hotel at East Wisconsin Avenue and Milwaukee Street. The delay ...

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