Madison officials are hoping an 11.4 acre vacant property on the city’s east side will soon get a facelift and join the tax rolls.

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By James Briggs A McDonald’s franchise’s request to move is setting up a potential game of musical chairs on Madison’s east side. Poynette-based Missoula Mac Inc. is seeking permission to move its McDonald’s franchise a few blocks east to the ...

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By James Briggs Developers who want to build anything in Madison from a high-rise to a new sign soon will get to know Alderwoman Marsha Rummel. Rummel, who represents the city’s near east side, will be on all three of ...

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By James Briggs An expansive parcel of land on Madison’s east side might not be the perfect investment city officials said it was. Still, they insist, it’s a great buy. Madison in October agreed to buy a site on East ...

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By James Briggs Madison is expanding its real estate portfolio and willing to swing a deal with developers as long as they share the city’s vision for what should be built in its coveted Capitol East District. The city has ...

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By James Briggs The city of Madison is taking a hands-on approach to ensuring one of its busiest thoroughfares remains vibrant. A resolution to buy an 11.5-acre parcel of land on East Washington Avenue, called Union Corners, is briskly moving ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] The estimated $100 million Union Corners development proposed for Madison is dead, but Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said he wants to attract another developer to bring the long vacant site to life. “I’m confident that as we come ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison’s flirtation with property flipping to turn a profit is a financial risk better left untaken, according to critics who say the city has no business playing the land market. “How do we know what the economy’s ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Madison developers worry that favoritism and municipal profits will trump private business plans if the city tightens its grip on land use by buying up vacant property. “I worry when municipalities get involved in private development matters,” ...

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