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The North End Phase II to Break Ground in February

Jan 30th, 2012 | By | Category: Feature, The North End

Mandel Group will be moving forward with the second phase of the North End development project in February.



Jackson Street Apartment Proposal Held at Comitteee

Jan 10th, 2012 | By | Category: 1601 N. Jackson, Feature, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee

Dermond Property Investments’ request for a change in zoning for the properties 1601 N. Jackson and 522 E. Pleasant St. from Local Business (LB2) to a Detailed Planned Development (DPD) was held at today’s Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee.



Three predictions for three projects in 2012

Jan 4th, 2012 | By | Category: Feature, Milwaukee Streetcar, Park East

We kickoff 2012 with three predictions about how three projects, which have the potential to change Milwaukee’s landscape, will unfold in 2012. The projects? The reconfiguration of the Lake Interchange, the Milwaukee Streetcar, and Kohl’s potential re-location to downtown Milwaukee.



Five-Story Apartment Building Proposed on Jackson Street

Jan 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: 1601 N. Jackson, City Plan Commission, Feature

Dermond Property Investments’ request for a change in zoning for the properties 1601 N. Jackson and 522 E. Pleasant from Local Business (LB2) to a Detailed Planned Development (DPD) will go before the City Plan Commission on January 9th, 2012.



A Spectacular Green Neighborhood is Brewing in Milwaukee

Sep 30th, 2011 | By | Category: Blue Ribbon Hall, Boiler House LLC, Feature, The Brewery, The Brewery Project LLC

Milwaukee’s newest trendy neighborhood is likely to become one of its best, and almost certainly its greenest. The Brewery, an environmentally sensitive restoration and adaptation of historic structures among the decaying wreckage of the former Pabst Brewing Company, is already home to striking residential lofts, a great beer hall, a range of offices, Cardinal Stritch University City Center, and a small urban park.



City Loan for the North End Phase II Recommended for Approval at Committee

Jul 20th, 2011 | By | Category: Feature, The North End

At yesterday’s meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee meeting Mandel Group’s efforts to acquire financing for the next phase of The North End were recommended for approval.



MSOE Parking Garage Proposal Needs Work

Jun 14th, 2011 | By | Category: City of Milwaukee, Feature, Milwaukee County, Nik Kovac, Park East

Talks between M&I, MSOE, and Milwaukee County regarding MSOE’s proposed parking garage in the Park East have dragged on for months, and it is likely because of a new detail that makes a marginal project into a bad project.



Target in Downtown Milwaukee

Feb 21st, 2011 | By | Category: Chicago, Feature, Minneapolis, Park East, Seattle, St. Louis, Westown

With the announcement that Target is opening a CityTarget store on State Street in Chicago’s The Loop Neighborhood, the idea of a downtown Milwaukee Target has been generating a considerable amount of buzz in the past few weeks. Unfortunately for those wishing to shop at a downtown Target, none of that buzz has come from Target. Assuming Target was interested though, what location and store format would best match the desires of Target-loving shoppers with the needs of the city to continue to develop a healthy urban core in and around downtown? Let’s explore.



2010 Not the Year of the Park East… Even Worse

Dec 30th, 2010 | By | Category: Amtrak, Feature, Park East, Scott Walker

Our belief that 2010 could have been the Year of the Park East, came up a bit short, and unfortunately it wasn’t the only project that was derailed in 2010.



Mandel Group Receives $24 million of WHEDA financing for The North End Phase II (Renderings)

Dec 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: Feature, The North End

The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) announced today that Mandel Group Inc. will receive a $24.1 in financing to support the development of the second phase of The North End, in Milwaukee’s Park East Corridor. This phase will include two five-story apartment buildings with a total of 155 units, 31 of which will be dedicated workforce housing.