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2011 Milwaukee: A Year in Review

Dec 15th, 2011 | By | Category: Bay View, Bicycling, East Side, East Town, Feature, MCTS, Milwaukee Streetcar, Walker's Point

As the US economy continued it slow recovery from the Great Recession, Milwaukee was left with a couple of failed development projects to complete or redefine, a changing real estate market, the opportunity to make small infrastructure changes, and questions about the future of transit.



Introducing the Bayshore – Airport Express Bus Service

Oct 27th, 2011 | By | Category: Bay View, Bayshore Town Center, Feature, General Mitchell International Airport, MCTS, UWM

Due in large part to a reduction in state aid starting in 2012, the Milwaukee County Transit System had planned for a massive reduction in service. Thanks to some last minute creative planning by those at MCTS, the vast majority of those cuts are on track to be avoided thanks to the use of CMAQ funds. The CMAQ funds, allocated out of a competitive bidding process, will provide funding to institute “express service” for two years along a number of key corridors which will replace segments of a number of routes. A public meeting, hosted by Supervisors Marina Dimitrijevic, Jason Haas, and Patricia Jursik, on the proposed Bayshore – Airport Express service was recently held to present the service to the community and answer any questions on the upcoming questions.



Apartment Proposal on Kinnickinnic is Recommended for Approval by City Plan Commission

Dec 7th, 2010 | By | Category: Bay View, City Plan Commission, Feature

HKS Holdings LLC. proposal for a $12 million mixed-use apartment building in Bay View was recommend for approval at the December 6th, 2010 City Plan Commission meeting.



Milwaukee Apartment Update

Nov 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Feature, Harambee, Hide House, South Water Works, The Moderne, The North End

What apartment projects are currently proposed, under construction, or have recently opened in Milwaukee? A little over a year ago we did a similar exercise, so it will be good to take a look and see what has changed in the past year.



$12 Million Mixed-Use Building Proposed in Bay View

Nov 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Bay View, Feature

HKS Holdings, LLC is proposing a $12 million 5-story mixed-use building, which would be located on the southeast corner of Kinnickinnic Ave. and Conway St. in Bay View.



Alterra opts for new construction in Bay View project (Renderings)

Nov 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Bay View, City of Milwaukee, Feature

Alterra Coffee Roasters Inc. recently dropped plans to retrofit the Maritime Bank building, located between Kinnickinnic Ave. and Howell Ave., in Bay View, opting for new construction.



Alterra Going International

Apr 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Bay View

Alterra Coffee, through a partnership with Mars Drinks, will now be available worldwide for the Mars FLAVIA single-serve system. Mars purchased the global rights to the Alterra brand and will market and produce the single-serve coffee. Alterra will remain a local, independent company that Milwaukeeans have come to know and love and plans to continue to expand in Wisconsin and Illinois.



Tony Zielinski to Run for Lieutenant Governor

Aug 20th, 2009 | By | Category: Bay View, Neighborhoods, Tony Zielinski

Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski will announce his candidacy for the position of Lieutenant Governor on Friday. Zielinski had been rumored to be interested in the Attorney General position, but appears to have loftier goals with the announcement that Jim Doyle will not run again.



$100 Million Worth of Development Approved by the Common Council

Jul 29th, 2009 | By | Category: Hide House, Rivianna, Villard Square

The $11 million Hide House project was the most hotly debated development project at the July 28th meeting of the Common Council, though the most significant action in terms of dollars was the approval of the Rivianna. Additionally, the $10 million mixed-use Villard Square project, which will include space for 47 rental units and the Villard Avenue library, was approved for construction.



Hide House Developer Wins Partial Appeal of Historic Designation

Jul 24th, 2009 | By | Category: Hide House, Tony Zielinski

At the Thursday July 23rd meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee the appeal of he interim historic designation of the Hide House complex in Bay View was heard. The Hide House complex is made up of a series of buildings constructed over decades with the earliest buildings dating to 1898. At earlier meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission Alderman Zielinski’s nomination of the complex for interim historic designation was approved