Council Approves Proposed Deer District Hotel
Moxy Hotel was caught in crossfire over fight about The Trade hotel.
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Yes, I would have liked to see a larger hotel proposed for the site too, but we must consider the rising cost of development in this scenario. Seven stories in this situation seems acceptable. I would like to see further development around the area, specifically the surface lot just to the east of the trade hotel.
Agree with @Henry B. There are plenty of empty lots and surface parking to go around, and not all development should or needs to be vertical. And the hotel market now—not in an imaginary future—is not especially strong.
Frankly, I don’t regard the Moxy site as particularly prominent. It’s in between the backsides of the UWM Panther Arena and new FPC Live project. Perfect for infill. Come back to me about Bauman’s lack of vocal concern for developing more prominent sites at Vel Phillips & Wisconsin and Plankinton & Kilbourn, both of which have been surface parking for two generaripns. Apparently his take on “highest and best use” is circumstantial at best…