Real Wisconsin

18/09/2013

"There's a shortage....The Moderne tower at West Juneau Avenue and Old World Third Street has already sold half of its condo units."

According to the Multiple Listing Service, there were 294 condos for sale in five Downtown ZIP codes in early July, including 74 with accepted offers, leaving 220 available to would-be buyers. “In 2010, there were probably 1,300 condos for sale, but people were afraid to purchase at the time,” says…

18/09/2013

Beginning this fall, Milwaukee leaders will benseizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to add high-rises to the city’snskyline, improve access to the lakefront and develop under-used space

07/08/2013

For all the Madisonians, check out what will be happening on State Street in the next year and a half. Slated to open its doors in fall 2015 is The Hub, bringing additional student and young professional housing along with multiple new retail centers.

Say goodbye to that bland parking lot of nothing surrounding the University Inn!

And to see what other student metropolises this company has created, check out their website at www.corecamp.us.

The Urban Design Commission gave final approval with some conditions Wednesday for the

09/07/2013

Another awesome Fifth Ward redevelopment!

Starting as a dilapidated Walker's Point building, the Junior House Lofts incorporate the Brooklyn Style into Milwaukee's Fifth Ward district. With the use of federal and state historic tax credits...

09/07/2013

And Real Wisconsin is back! After a 2 month academic induced hiatus, the blog is back up and running. Check out this "quaint" bachelor-pad-esque home on North Lake!

Designed by Bruce Jackson of Milwaukee, this 4,400 square foot home sits on 100 feet of North Lake's southeast shore. This house is all modern with its 60 foot steel staircase and simplistic, strea...

27/04/2013

A nationally recognized urban revitalization firm in Madison, Wisconsin: The Alexander Company.

My passion for real estate lies within redevelopment. When I see an old warehouse or vacant historic buildings, I see a opportunity to revive and reuse the architecture we already have. The Alexand...

11/04/2013

If you liked the Iron Horse Hotel, then you will like this redevelopment of one of the historic Pabst Brewery buildings as well.

The 90-room Brewhouse Inn & Suites is set to open later this month in the former...

04/04/2013

There is no other property like it. Make sure to check it out!

Every piece of real estate is unique, but this Oconomowoc Lake property takes that characteristic to an entirely new level. The aspect that originally pulled me in was the channel connecting the mu...

27/03/2013

Check out this listing in the Beerline B neighborhood!

Vetter Denk was featured in a previous post for its Beerline development on the north end of the Milwaukee River. This currently listed Park Terrace Bluff condo is within the up-and-coming neighbor...

15/03/2013

Suburban empty nesters are heading back to the urban lifestyle in the Third Ward, leaving the area with a more balanced real estate market through low vacancies and high turnover rates.

They downsized. Sort of. In 2006, they bought a 2,000-square-foot condo on the Milwaukee River, one of the units at Harbor Front Condos on East Erie Street in the Third Ward. Like other Lake Country boat owners who have since moved Downtown, these trendsetters happily immersed themselves in city liv...

09/03/2013

The Iron Horse Hotel conversion in Milwaukee's Fifth Ward.

If you have not seen this hotel, then you have not seen one of the coolest developments in Milwaukee. The Iron Horse Hotel sits within a Warehouse dating back to 1907. Berger Bedding Company called...

09/03/2013

91 restored homes to rehabilitate some of Milwaukee's most distressed neighborhoods.

"It's important....to invest for the long term and invest in neighborhoods in which economic progress has stalled."

As the ravages of the foreclosure crisis continue to eat away at some Milwaukee neighborhoods, there is the risk of losing homes that are not so easily replaced. The Tudor-style brick bungalow duplex at N. 4th and W. Meinecke streets fits that category perfectly.