2009
10 great places to stream through cities
Rivers and canals helped great cities grow — and many are spurring waterfront
redevelopment with cruises and tours.
The Milwaukee
River is one of the ten in this
USATODAY article.
Wisconsin Public Radio moves to Reuss building
Madison-based Wisconsin Public Radio recently moved its Milwaukee office and
studio to a new location in downtown Milwaukee.
Small Business
Times
2008
Park
East project quietly begins work; site preparation underway for $27 million
Aloft Hotel
Progress in the redevelopment of the Park East Corridor continues this week with
the beginning excavation on the future site of a 5-story Aloft Hotel, located
along the Milwaukee River and just north of East Juneau Ave.
City receives $50 million in New Market Tax Credits
Mayor Barrett said the City will expand investments in small businesses and
development projects in low-income neighborhoods, thanks to the $50 million in
New Markets Tax Credits allocated today to the Milwaukee Economic Development
Corporation.
New York Times features Milwaukee
The New York Times recently featured Milwaukee in its popular 36 Hours column.
This travel section read offers a weekend-long itinerary for a different city
each week.
Remarking that Milwaukee is no longer defined by a rust belt past, the article
lauded the city's "95 miles of bike lanes, lush parks lacing the shores of Lake
Michigan and a revitalized riverfront where sophisticated shops coexist within
sight of the city's industrial past."
New York
Times
First Park East ribbon-cutting
Mayor Tom Barrett and Alderman Michael D’Amato led a ribbon-cutting ceremony to
celebrate completion of the first building to rise in the Park East corridor on
lands sold by local government.
2007
Park East: New Manpower HQ to make an impact downtown
The relocation of the Manpower Inc. corporate headquarters from Glendale to
downtown Milwaukee will be the biggest commercial real estate development in
southeastern Wisconsin during the second half of 2007. Manpower’s move will
provide a significant boost to downtown Milwaukee and the Park East corridor.
Small
Business Times
Downtown Market Study
Earlier this spring, Mayor Barrett asked the Department of City Development to
undertake an analysis of the existing retail, residential, hotel and office
markets in the downtown and near downtown areas.
One more hotel is proposed; Park East plan calls for long-term lodging, condos
Another upscale hotel project has surfaced in downtown Milwaukee, but this one
is close to securing financing and is not seeking cash from City Hall, the
developer said Monday. The $73 million, 30-story development - dubbed The
Moderne - is planned for the southwest corner of W. Juneau Ave. and N. Old World
3rd St. It would feature a 120-room Element Hotel, 80 condominiums and 16,000
square feet of retail space, developer Rick Barrett said. JSOnline
Momentum suddenly builds in the Park East
Construction in and around Milwaukee’s Park East Freeway corridor, which has
been a mostly dormant area since the freeway spur was torn down, should pick up
dramatically this year. Juneau Avenue is set to become a new hotel district, as
three hotels are in various stages of development along a four-block stretch of
the street.
Small Business
Times
Milwaukee saw slight dip in home building in 2006, but boom in downtown
construction should help job growth
The city of Milwaukee's torrid home-building pace slackened in 2006 but not as
dramatically as that of its outstate neighbors, city construction figures show.
Milwaukee added 540 homes to its housing stock last year - 184 single-family and
356 multifamily units, the Milwaukee Department of City Development reported
Friday. That volume is 22% below that of 2005, but it beats the 36% plunge in
statewide home building reported through September by the Wisconsin Builders
Association. More importantly, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said, 2006 culminated
a seven-year, $830.9 million downtown residential construction boom that sets
the stage for job growth.
JSOnline
2005
Manpower to grow downtown; City to assist in relocation, expansion
Mayor Barrett announced that Manpower, Inc. will move and grow its world
headquarters in downtown Milwaukee.
Dynamic gateway proposed for Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s downtown Amtrak station is to become a dynamic transportation
gateway and a catalyst for additional development under a $15.2 million plan
announced by Mayor Barrett and Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Frank
Busalacchi.
City selects Park East proposal
Mayor Barrett announced DCD’s recommended pick among six proposals for the
city’s parcel in the Park East Corridor at the corner of Jefferson, Pleasant and
Water Streets. The selected proposal was submitted by Legacy Real Estate
Partners and features a triangular gateway building.
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