Milwaukee Marriott Downtown

State Wants Feedback On Plans For I-794

Should elevated freeway between 6th St. and Hoan Bridge become a boulevard? Two public meetings to seek citizen comments.

WisDOT to host I-794 Lake Interchange Study public meetings

The Downtown Musical Chairs Game

More moves from one building to another. Plus: the week's nine real estate stories.

Johnson Financial Group Shows Off High-Rise Office

Racine company aims to make a statement in Milwaukee with Cathedral Place offices.

Hotels Fight City Hall, Win $500,000

Marriott and Springhill Suites win settlement. And council debates assessments.

Johnson Financial Group Moving To Top of Downtown Office Tower

The latest move in a downtown office space shuffle.

White Lodging Names Chuck Collins Market Vice President for Milwaukee

In his new role, Collins will oversee the Milwaukee Hotel Collection, which includes The Westin Milwaukee, Milwaukee Marriott Downtown and SpringHill Suites by Milwaukee Marriott Downtown.

More Views of Masonic Hotel

See the rooftop beer garden and how the new tower connects to the building.

The Masonic Hotel Moves Forward

14-story tower would be built atop historic three-story building. Will it be opposed?

The Westin Tops Off

New downtown project, the Westin Hotel, has reached its maximum height.

Westin Hotel Rising

It will add 220 high-end hotel rooms to complex anchored by state's tallest building.

Masonic Lodge Could Become Hotel

Plan would build addition atop historic building, but will preservation advocates block it?

Construction Starts on Westin Hotel

220-room hotel will be the closest hotel in the city to the lakefront.

New Downtown Hotel Makes Progress

Commerce building on 4th Street will become a 155-room SpringHill Suites Marriott hotel.

Third Ward’s New Hotel Near Completion

Nine-floor Kimpton Hotel is designed to blend in with the area's historic buildings.

Marriott-Starwood merger could mean higher prices for Milwaukee hotel rooms

SpringHill Suites Marriott Hotel

New 150-room downtown hotel will be connected to convention center.

Downtown Milwaukee SpringHill Suites set for spring 2016 opening

Developers buy downtown Milwaukee office for $17M hotel conversion

200-room Westin Hotel proposed for downtown

The Hotel That Isn’t There

The downtown Marriott made so many compromises in design there's barely any left.

Winners & Great Photos of 2014 Mayor’s Design Awards

From the new Pizza Man to Radio Milwaukee to Junior House Lofts, the winners span many styles and neighborhoods. Photo Galleries of every winning design.

Academy of Music, 1860s

Built where the new Marriott Hotel now stands, it was the city's most prestigious opera house.

Inside the Downtown Marriott

Urban Milwaukee was allowed a sneak peek inside the new hotel opening tomorrow and our photos tell the story.

Milwaukee Marriott Downtown to Officially Open its Doors Tomorrow

New Downtown hotel ready ahead of schedule to accommodate Summerfest visitors and other guests

Marriott Hotel Opens Next Week

And our photos capture what the new era will look like.

New Marriott Hotel Still Controversial?

The hotel got a lot of state WHEDA money that was supposed to target Milwaukee's central city job centers. Still, the hotel is a boost for downtown.

Pizza and the Park East

Pizza Man and The Couture win approvals and a Park East hotel is also likely to be okayed.

Room at the Inn

Two new hotels and hundreds of new rooms are coming to East Town.

Construction Continues

The downtown Marriott hotel is rising fast.

Marriott Hotel Begins to Rise

The controversial Marriott hotel begins to rise.

Are Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Laws Too Strong or Too Weak? Yes

Are Milwaukee's historic preservation laws too strong or too weak? Should the entire ordinance be re-written, or is just a revision in order? Alderman Witkowski's proposed overhaul to Milwaukee's historic preservation ordinance sparked these very questions.

A Year in Review

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.

Marriott Approved. Greenwich Park Apartments Approved

Two controversial development projects received key approvals at the January 19th, 2011 meeting of the Common Council.

Marriott Hotel Project Wins Appeal on 3-2 Vote at Zoning Committee

At yesterday's meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee Jackson Street Management LLC won an appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission's ruling regarding their request to demolish five buildings within the East Side Commercial Historic District to make way for a new Marriott Hotel.

What can Milwaukee look forward to in 2011?

Numerous signs point to a national economy that is recovering. Hiring has started to pick up, banks are starting to lend again, and locally 'failed' projects are slowly filling up. But everything isn't great just yet, as here in Wisconsin there is a 14 month supply of homes available on the market, and nationally unemployment sits at 9.4%.

A Possible Solution for the Marriott Proposal?

Last night the Historic Preservation Commission voted to allow Wave Development, LLC to demolish the historic structures located along Milwaukee St. and Wisconsin Ave. to build a new Marriott Hotel. Under the condition that the project would save and restore the buildings' facades as part of the new development.

A Room With A View for the New Preservationists

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Marriott Hotel proposed for downtown Milwaukee has received a lot of attention lately. It parlays questions going far beyond the buildings themselves.

Historic Preservation Commission sets December 13th Public Hearing for the Marriott Proposal

A large crowd turned out, at a commission meeting to speak about a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish buildings located at 319-327 East Wisconsin Ave., and 625-631 North Milwaukee St.

Marriott Proposal to Go Before Historic Preservation Commission on Monday (Renderings)

Wave Development, LLC is seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish the buildings located at 319-327 East Wisconsin Ave., and 625-631 North Milwaukee St. to construct a Marriott Hotel. This request will be taken up at the November 15th, 2010 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission.

Demolish Part of Downtown Milwaukee? No.

Recently, it was reported that Robert and Michael Levine are once again considering the demolition of historic buildings along Wisconsin Ave. and Broadway, with the hope of landing a hotel development.