By James Briggs A Milwaukee couple has made a $1.6 million donation toward a new science complex for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The gift from philanthropists Isabel and Alfred Bader will support construction of the $75 million Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research ...

Tagged with: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UW-Milwaukee

Robert Greenstreet, — professor, architect and dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee — can’t hide from his decades-long teaching career.

Tagged with: MilwaukeeFocus University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Tagged with: Creative Constructors Harnack University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UW-Milwaukee

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Has the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tapped out its deep-pocket donor base or can it raise money for a new arena on campus?

Tagged with: blog Hot Topics Rohde University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UWM

By Joe Lanane The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee must pay $5 million to Milwaukee County by Jan. 15 as down payment on land for the Innovation Park project despite lacking the full $13.55 million needed to close the deal. By waiving ...

Tagged with: Dave Gilbert Harold Mester Innovation Park Milwaukee County University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UWM

By Joe Lanane The real estate market could determine if Milwaukee County has an extra $8 million to spend on major projects in 2011. Nearly half of the county‘s proposed $17.2 million capital improvement budget relies on the county selling ...

Tagged with: Crystal Ridge Franklin Gerry Broderick Milwaukee Milwaukee County Courthouse Milwaukee County Grounds O'Donnell Park parking garage Public Policy Forum Rob Henken University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UW-Milwaukee

By Joe Lanane The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s request for a fourth extension in buying land for the Innovation Park project could force Wauwatosa to delay tax collections from the property. The city is backing a $12 million tax incremental finance ...

Tagged with: common council David Gilbert Innovation Park Nancy Welch tax-incremental finance district University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UW-Milwaukee UWM Real Estate Foundation Wauwatosa

By Joe Lanane Some Wisconsin homebuilders and developers support the recent suspension of some foreclosures, but a board member of the American Bankruptcy Institute says the move will only delay the arrival of the foreclosed properties on the market. Facing ...

Tagged with: Deschane foreclosure GMAC Mortgage Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors housing market University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UWM WBA Wisconsin Builders Association

By Marie Rohde The city of Milwaukee is ready to tear down the largest public housing project in the state and replace it with a neighborhood. “When you drive by Westlawn, there’s no mistaking that it’s a housing project,” said ...

Tagged with: Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Westlawn

Berghammer Construction Corp., Butler, and Uihlein Wilson Architects are in the design and development stage of the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley. Students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design worked together ...

Tagged with: Berghammer Construction Menomonee Valley University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Urban Ecology Center UWM