Convention Center Expansion Inches Forward
Wisconsin Center District hiring Morgan Stanley as banker.
The planned expansion of the Wisconsin Center is moving forward, at least a little. The Wisconsin Center District is proposing to hire investment bank Morgan Stanley as the lead bank on a bond offering to finance the $250 million expansion.
Proceeds from the bond sale would be used to expand the downtown convention center from 265,000 square feet up to 437,000 square feet, Tom Daykin reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The district will also soon look for an architecture firm to design the expansion.
Architectural Studio to Purchase Four Buildings in Menomonee Valley
Zimmerman Architectural Studios is proposing to purchase its Menomonee Valley home and three other nearby buildings.
The four buildings at 2122-2215 W. Mt Vernon Ave. form the City Lights complex originally built in 1895 for the Milwaukee Gas Light Company. Zimmerman would purchase it from its long-owners, the Giuffre brothers who are now embattled in a legal dispute over the sale of their assets.
Zimmerman is seeking support from the city-affiliated Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation for the $7.4 million purchase, Alex Zank reported in BizTimes.
The 82,000-square-foot complex is also home to City Lights Brewing and the Four Seasons Skatepark.
West Allis Office Building Could Be Demolished for Hotel
Milwaukee-based Catalyst Partners is seeking approval from the City of West Allis to demolish an office building and quickly build a Holiday Inn Express hotel in its place.
The mostly-vacant building at 10201 W. Lincoln Ave. is planned to hope as soon as summer 2020 in time for the Democratic National Convention. The hotel would rise four stories and contain 107 rooms, Sean Ryan reported in the Milwaukee Business Journal
In Other News:
- Lurie Still Planning Bay View Project
- Cheeseheads Maker Adding Event Space
- A Town Square for Downtown Milwaukee
- InterLace Boutique Apartments in the Historic Third Ward
If you think stories like this are important, become a member of Urban Milwaukee and help support real independent journalism. Plus you get some cool added benefits, all detailed here.
More about the Wisconsin Center expansion
- Baird Center Selects Artists, Works To Be Displayed - Sophie Bolich - Jan 22nd, 2024
- City Hall: Council Wants New Deal, Says Convention Center ‘Outsmarted’ City - Jeramey Jannene - Oct 16th, 2023
- ‘Polka Time!’ Escalator Gets Celebratory Sendoff - Sophie Bolich - Aug 18th, 2023
- Eyes on Milwaukee: Baird Center Reaches Highest Point - Jeramey Jannene - May 11th, 2023
- Wisconsin Center Makes Deal to Save Literary Artwork - Bruce Murphy - May 1st, 2023
- Wisconsin Center Pauses Art Removal - Jeramey Jannene - Apr 14th, 2023
- Eyes on Milwaukee: Expanded Convention Center Will Be Named For Financial Firm Baird - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 10th, 2023
- Friday Photos: Downtown’s $456 Million Construction Project - Jeramey Jannene - Nov 25th, 2022
- Friday Photos: Steel Rises on Wisconsin Center Expansion - Jeramey Jannene - Oct 7th, 2022
- Wisconsin Center Seeks Artists For Expansion - Jeramey Jannene - Aug 31st, 2022
Read more about Wisconsin Center expansion here
Plats and Parcels
-
Developers Selected For Early Childhood Educator Homes
Jul 2nd, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene -
Airport Train Station Expansion Underway
Jun 25th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene -
Two Blocks of Brewers Hill Slated For Development
Jun 18th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene