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Vel Phillips Plaza Opens To Great Fanfare
Downtown's new "front door" honors civil rights pioneer, trailblazer.
Jun 28th, 2024 by Jeramey JanneneWalker’s Point Will Get New Plaza, Protected Bike Lanes
And upgraded skate park. City plans 11 projects to improve south-side area.
May 20th, 2024 by Jeramey JanneneEitel Cancels Plans For Vel Phillips Plaza Cafe After Council Questions, Public Opposition
After Milwaukee Turners "pilloried" Eitel on Tuesday, things appear to have snowballed behind the scenes.
Feb 2nd, 2024 by Jeramey JannenePlan Would Improve Red Arrow Park, Overhaul Two Downtown Streets
And use downtown property taxes to bail out Century City TIF district.
Jan 19th, 2024 by Jeramey JanneneIKON Hotel Dropped In Favor of ‘Sears Market’ Concept
New proposal to redevelop former Sears department store at Fond du Lac and North.
Aug 17th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneNorthwestern Mutual Wins Key Vote To Close Cass Street
But not without derision, and the suggestion to create an open-air passageway for the public.
Jun 29th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneCommittee Recommends $16 Million For New Downtown Park
To be called Vel R. Phillips Plaza. Plus $6 million for other projects.
Apr 12th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneNew Design For Vel R. Phillips Plaza Revealed
Redevelopment Authority endorses $16.5 million financing plan.
Mar 16th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneCouncil Strongly Supports Northwestern Mutual Deal
City would provide $30 million subsidy for $500 million tower redevelopment.
Mar 14th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneCity Board Endorses $30 Million For NM’s $500 Million Tower Project
Subsidy also includes $10 million for bike, park and street improvements.
Feb 16th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneCity Approves Funding For Pedestrian Plaza, Protected Bike Lane
Tax revenue from three apartment buildings will be tied to East Side pedestrian and bicycle improvements.
Dec 16th, 2022 by Jeramey JanneneFiserv’s Move Downtown Is About Attracting ‘Young, Diverse’ Workers
Council committee endorses complicated subsidy for Brookfield company's relocation.
Dec 6th, 2022 by Jeramey JanneneNew East Side Pedestrian Plaza Planned
Tax revenue from new apartment buildings would pay for Ivanhoe Pl. plaza and area safety improvements
Nov 21st, 2022 by Jeramey JanneneComplicated Fiserv Subsidy Earns First Approval
Complicated deal includes $7 million for financial company, $4.6 million for neighborhood improvements.
Nov 17th, 2022 by Jeramey JanneneVan Buren Could Receive Protected Bike Lane
City of Milwaukee considering three options.
Feb 24th, 2022 by Jeramey JanneneCould City Become Magnet For Remote Workers?
Department of City Development studies ways to lure remote workers to live here.
Feb 23rd, 2022 by Jeramey JanneneGrowing ThriveOn King Gets Extension
And adds food hall, child care center. First floor designed to accommodate neighbors' desires.
Nov 24th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneIKON Hotel Gets Loan Extension
No interest period on city loan being extended one year.
Aug 19th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneStreetcar Study Draws Controversy
Study of Walker’s Point extension moves forward.
Jul 27th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneSouthside Streetcar Study, Street Improvements Approved
Walker's Point would be targeted for expansion.
Jul 20th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneCouncil Committee Amends Milwaukee Tool Deal
Reporting requirements on employee race, gender, residency and wages added.
Apr 27th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneMilwaukee Tool Deal Gets First Approval
But labor leaders call for community benefits agreement for service sector workers.
Apr 15th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneFormer Gimbels Will Be “ThriveOn King”
$84.5 million MLK Drive project to have 77 apartments and offices for medical college and Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneRoyal Capital Purchases Former Gimbels Complex
ThriveOn Collaboration construction will begin in February.
Dec 15th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneBuy A Brick at Pompeii Square
Downtown plaza that honors demolished church being redeveloped.
Aug 20th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene$1 Million For ‘Really Unique Project’
Headline: Journal Sentinel building from 1960s would become housing for MATC students.
Jul 21st, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneCity Funds Get First Approval for Journal Square Lofts
Affordable housing development is focused on non-traditional MATC students.
Jul 16th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneDowntown TIF Will Bail Out Three Districts
City increasingly using downtown revenue to support ailing neighborhoods.
May 19th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneWhat To Do About Century City?
Bailout needed; what's the impact of losing Strauss or trying to start a hemp farm?
Feb 25th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneCathedral Square Improvements, Century City Bailout Get First Approval
$16 million plan would repay debt, improve park, rebuild streets.
Feb 20th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneCity Using Downtown TIFs to Bail Out Century City
Overperforming downtown development districts will repay debt used to create Century City business park.
Feb 13th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneCommittee Okays Reed Street Yards Fix
Sewer being relocated to accommodate development. But by which company?
Dec 11th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneThe “Little Pink Church” is Back
New version of long-gone church part of Lower East Side senior housing complex.
Dec 6th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneJournal Square Will Be Hundreds of Apartments
Plus: Packed week of affordable housing news, and Cheesehead expansion.
Nov 24th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneRACM Okays $3.4 Million Reed Street Yards Fix
New sewers being built to help attract future tenants, possibly Rite-Hite HQ.
Nov 21st, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneCity Subsidy for Schuster’s Project Okayed
$85 million redevelopment of old department store will have prestige tenants.
Nov 19th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneNew Apartments Near Streetcar Line
Plus: Where does the Strauss deal stand? State office building moving forward.
Oct 20th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneRACM Approves Deal for Schuster’s
City TIF payment, up to $15 million, to help finance project to redevelop old department store.
Oct 17th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneCommittee Approves $60 Million Century City Deal
City would give the Strauss Brands up to $4.5 million if it creates 500 jobs.
Oct 8th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneCommittee Okays $5 Million More for Ikon Hotel
But only after a debate as to whether a project in the city's black community is "risky."
Sep 17th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneAbout Those Missing Streetcar Bike Lanes
Promised lanes not there: north-south lanes removed and east-west route often blocked.
Jul 24th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneCommittee Okays $3 Million for Symphony
City will help MSO move old theater's wall and rebuild street for new music hall.
Jul 23rd, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneBucks Vetting Bids For New Hotels
Plus: Foxconn plans another building and Northridge battle cleared for court challenge
Jul 21st, 2019 by Jeramey JannenePlan Revitalizes Pompeii Square
City allocating $100,000 to revamp memorial to historic Italian church.
Jul 18th, 2019 by Jeramey JannenePlan Connects Third Ward, Downtown
RACM board approves $3.8 million to connect two neighborhoods via Broadway.
Jul 18th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneMarcoux Warns Not Acting Could Jeopardize Streetcar Extension
DCD officials tell council delaying project approval would cost $8.1 million annually.
Jun 24th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneCity Confident Couture Won’t Block Streetcar
Federal grant at risk if lakefront extension to The Couture isn't running by end of 2020.
Jun 5th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneBreaking Down the Streetcar Financing Plan
How would the city fund the $160 million, three-mile route?
May 16th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneWhatever Became of Boston Store Subsidy?
City gave company $1.9 million for renovations before it went bankrupt. Where did it go?
Apr 10th, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneCommittee Questions Grand Avenue Deal
Deal approved after hard questions on city subsidy for $92 million mall redevelopment.
Apr 9th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene$9 Million for Grand Avenue Replacement
Redevelopment Authority approves TIF district to support The Avenue's public areas.
Mar 21st, 2019 by Jeramey JanneneKomatsu Deal Includes Commuter Rail Station
City would have option to buy site for Walker's Point station for a KRM line.
Dec 4th, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneAmerica’s Largest Urban Manufacturing Proposal?
City Plan Commission approves land sale for $285 million deal with Komatsu company.
Dec 3rd, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneMilwaukee Streetcar Insider Tour
Get an up close look at The Hop and ask questions of the experts leading the project.
Aug 8th, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneSymphony’s Grand Theatre Plan Moves Forward
Council, Plan Commission okay separate parts of development transforming W. Wisconsin Ave.
May 8th, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneCommittee Okays Symphony Plan for Grand Theatre
Musical chairs-style land swap will clear way for movie theater's expansion for MSO.
May 1st, 2018 by Jeramey JanneneDowntown Boston Store to be Cut in Half
Its corporate owner Bon-Ton will downsize store, but could be good news for city.
Oct 27th, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneCity Approves Funds for Sherman Park Project
New market will open in former bank.
Sep 27th, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneSherman Phoenix Continues to Rise
Committee approves financing support for Sherman Park market.
Sep 19th, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneSherman Park Project Moves Forward
Sherman Phoenix project will rise from ashes of old bank with small city grant.
Aug 17th, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneCouncil Okays Couture Sewer Subsidy
But this won't be a precedent for future deals, a city official says.
May 31st, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneCouture’s Surprise Sewer Being Moved
Previously unknown sewer will cost city $2 million to move
May 23rd, 2017 by Jeramey JanneneCity Panel Okays Big Westown Upgrades
Re-doing Grand Theatre for MSO, new Bon Ton contract, major street upgrades.
Feb 1st, 2017 by Graham KilmerPostman Square, City’s Newest Park
But it does have a long history. The park's roots trace back to 1889.
Jul 12th, 2016 by Jeramey JanneneWill Bucks’ Plaza Be Public or Private?
Team wants 4th Street closed, but will this create a town square or just team profits?
Jan 26th, 2016 by Virginia SmallRedevelopment Authority board approves plan
Oct 15th, 2015 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Tom DaykinFunds endorsed for $2.3M Fifth Street rebuild in Walker’s Point
Aug 21st, 2015 - The Milwaukee Business Journal - Sean RyanCity panel approves financial help for RiverWalk at The North End
Jun 16th, 2015 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Tom DaykinPresenting the Posner Building Apartments
Huge, almost entirely vacant building transforming into 105 apartments on key downtown corner
May 15th, 2015 by Jeramey JannenePosner Building To Become Apartments
Highly visible, mostly vacant building in Westown being restored.
May 29th, 2014 by Jeramey JanneneBike Share Launching in 2014
Phase I of bike share program will have at least 28 stations and 250 bikes, thanks to a federal grant.
Dec 4th, 2013 by Jeramey JanneneGround Breaking Day in the Park East
A flock of public officials turned out to celebrate the Avenir, a $20.7 million, 104-unit mixed-use building that begins construction.
Nov 10th, 2013 by Dave ReidInside the Global Water Center
Our photos capture a beautiful facility focused on beefing up the city's research and innovation.
Sep 25th, 2013 by Dave ReidStreetcar Social
Gathering of notables tracks the route of proposed streetcar. And HGTV comes to town to film a straw-bale home.
Sep 12th, 2013 by Michael HorneBike Sharing and Permeable Pavement
City committee approves spending $100,000 on bike sharing in Walker’s Point, and the MMSD will experiment with permeable pavement.
Jun 21st, 2013 by Dave ReidThe Story of Fund Milwaukee
A remarkable group of small fry investors have raised $300,000 to fund start-up businesses in the city.
Feb 13th, 2013 by Harrison TurnerThe Chicago Challenge
Economic cooperation with our massive neighbor could help Milwaukee. But Gov.Scott Walker stands in the way.
Jul 18th, 2012 by Bruce MurphyFree Bus Rides, Moneyball and Renderings, Crime on Buses Way Down, and More
Welcome to the fourth installment of Eyes on Milwaukee. This week we take a look at free bus rides for St. Patrick's Day, the idea of applying Moneyball principles to project renderings, how Police Chief Flynn has apparently managed to cut in half the service calls originated from MCTS buses, the notion of a new union for UWM, and more.
Mar 14th, 2012 by Jeramey JanneneThe Reed Street Yards is Worth the Investment
"It has been vacant for decades," said Dan Casanova, of the Department of City Development. The 17-acre property known as the Reed Street Yards is located between South 6th Street and South 3rd Street just across from the Harley-Davidson Museum in Walker's Point. This property has been targeted by the City of Milwaukee as the potential epicenter of Milwaukee's water industry. The property itself, despite being centrally located, has sat vacant for years, and currently has no infrastructure, such as roads and sewers that are necessary to support future development.
Sep 17th, 2009 by Dave ReidCity Moves Forward With Water Initiative
Planning for the future of Milwaukee as the Fresh Coast appears to be moving ahead.
Mar 21st, 2009 by Dave Reid