By Paul Snyder A developer is killing a downtown Madison housing proposal, freeing up a property in a historic district with a reputation for challenging developers. Tom Sather, president of Silverstone Partners Inc., said he will not proceed with a ...

Tagged with: Binkowski Curt Brink Landmarks Commission Madison Mansion Hill Historic District Sather Silverstone Partners Urban Land Interests WHEDA Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

By Paul Snyder The ongoing Edgewater Hotel debate could lead Madison to clip its Landmarks Commission’s authority over project approvals. That might be the best approach as long as the cut in power is within reason, said Dan Stephans, commission ...

Tagged with: Cieslewicz Cnare common council Edgewater Hammes Co. Landmarks Commission Levitan Madison Schumacher Silverstone Partners

By Paul Snyder Madison can’t loan money for brownfield cleanup projects, so city leaders want to try giving the money away. But strings will be attached, including a financing match requirement from developers and a guarantee of one full-time job ...

Tagged with: brownfields common council Common Wealth Development grant loan Mark Clear Sather Silverstone Partners

By Paul Snyder A developer’s downtown Madison housing proposal is on hold, and could be dead, as the Catholic Diocese of Madison begins its master planning. But Tom Sather, president of Middleton-based Silverstone Partners Inc., insisted the company’s plan to ...

Tagged with: Sather Silverstone Partners Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

By Paul Snyder Faith, developers are learning, costs more now than it did before the recession. “We’re making loans,” said Mark Meloy, president and CEO of Madison’s First Business Bank. “But the dynamic that’s changed is that developers are being ...

Tagged with: Bruer development Madison Park Street Sather Silverstone Partners