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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Greenfield officials approve new hotel in 84 South shopping center
What is currently a vacant plot in the 84 South shopping center in Greenfield is slated to become a 36,800-square-foot hotel. Greenfield Common Council approved plans during its Sept. 15 meeting for a new Cobblestone Hotel and Suites to be built between the Aurora Medical Building and Steinhafels furniture store. The proposed four-story, 62-room hotel at 8900 Sura Lane would include support spaces, a pool, a continental breakfast room, a fitness area and a beer and wine bar. It would also come with 44 new parking spots and an outdoor patio area. Jeremy Griesbach, co-owner and president of development of BriMark Builders , told the Plan Commission on Sept. 8 the average daily rate for a room would be around $150, but prices could range between $109 and $300. Griesbach said on Sept. 8 he wanted construction to start this year. He added, ideally, the hotel would open at the end of 2027, but noted that was an ambitious target. A Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Waukesha opened in June , almost three years after city officials approved a final site plan for the hotel in November 2023. The Greenfield hotel will be the Neenah-based company's 33rd location in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee landlord Highgrove seeks bankruptcy in ongoing legal fight
Embattled Milwaukee landlord David Tomblin, whose rental company is facing several lawsuits over debts and nuisance business practices, has filed for bankruptcy, recent court records show. Tomblin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for Highgrove Holdings Management LLC, a management company that oversees the rentals of Tomblin's properties owned under about four separate real estate LLC's, according to the bankruptcy filing. Among the lawsuits Tomblin is facing is a filing by the Milwaukee City Attorney's Office looking to take dozens of his properties out of his control and place them into a receivership − a legal action where a judge appoints a third party to manage the properties and make needed improvements. Many of Tomblin's properties have been left vacant and dilapidated, possibly as far back as 2020, according to previous Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporting . "From the beginning our goal has been to see these properties restored and cared for and will continue to pursue these ends in whatever courtroom the case is heard," Milwaukee City Attorney Evan Goyke said in a statement. What does Chapter 11 bankruptcy mean? Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding that pauses debt payments while the filer tries to get into a position for repayment by
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The House That Otto Built: The Story of Milwaukee’s Beloved Borchert Field
Borchert Field during an evening game (1930). In February 1888, a group of investors built Athletic Park, a modern ballpark block at Seventh and Eighth Streets between Burleigh and Chambers for the city’s minor league Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. A 4,100-seat covered grandstand and two sets of 1,500-seat bleachers plus standing room areas accommodated about 18,000 spectators. By spent spending the equivalent of $2.5 million in today’s currency to create a stadium, the owners demonstrated a firm commitment to professional baseball games in a city where the sport stumbled like a drunken sailor as far back as 1879.
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Racine Common Council designates D.P. Wigley Building as local landmark 2026
RACINE — The Racine Common Council approved a rezoning request on Sept. 1 designating the building at 234 Wisconsin Ave. — known today as the D.P. Wigley Building — as a local landmark, according to a news release from the project sponsor. The six-story Cream City brick...
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Where Black-Owned Lending Doesn’t Reach: Mapping the (Primary) Mortgage Gap
“How do we think about buying the home, but not who is supplying the mortgage? The capital, the very thing we constantly say needs to circulate more we give no thought too. We give no thought to who owns the mortgage company, title company, the real estate brokerage company our agent works for. All we know is – we are buying a house and unfortunately we think that is enough and we could not be more wrong.” – William A. Foster, IV.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Long-awaited Fishbone Social restaurant opens in Midtown
A long-awaited all-day restaurant, cafe and social lounge has opened in Milwaukee’s Midtown neighborhood and is set to celebrate with a grand opening party. Fishbone Social , 2501 W. North Ave., will host its grand opening from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13. Hosted by Milwaukee radio personalities Homer Blow and Earl Stokes, the celebration will kick off with a ribbon-cutting and will feature live music by jazz, hip-hop and R&B band Cigarette Break, DJ Nustylez and DJ Kaos on the patio. It'll also air the Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings game, which starts at 3:25 p.m. Food specials featuring Fishbone Social’s menu of Southern and seafood fare will be available all day. It'll be a celebration long in the making, as the restaurant originally hoped to open in summer 2025. But plans for the restaurant and its building go back more than seven years. Through her nonprofit, UniteWI, owner Bria Grant bought the 112-year-old building from the City of Milwaukee in 2019 in a dilapidated state. After presenting a building plan to the city as part of her capstone study in an associate degree program in commercial real estate, the city granted her exclusive rights to
Jim DeLillo
The Owners Are No Longer a Mystery. What Replaces The Cheel Still Is
THIENSVILLE, Wis. — Two weeks ago, there were names missing from the story of the former Cheel. Thiensville officials said prospective restaurateurs were interested in the prominent Main Street building, but would not identify them.
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The Overlooked Wisconsin Town Where Rent Stays Under $800 And Living Feels Like A Dream
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you’ve been paying triple the rent somewhere else for half the life. Tucked at the southern tip of Lake Winnebago, this city of about 43,000 people has quietly been doing everything right while the rest of the world wasn’t paying attention.
Jim DeLillo
This South 27th Street Diner Could Be Bulldozed for a Very Different Kind of Business
MILWAUKEE, WI — Drivers heading down South 27th Street have passed Omega Restaurant for decades, the kind of big neighborhood diner where breakfast could arrive at almost any hour and Greek dishes shared menu space with American standards.
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Historic 1890s Milwaukee building being demolished after collapse
A partially collapsed, seven-story historic building in Milwaukee is being demolished under a city raze order. Structural experts suspect long-term water degradation and gravity caused the 19th-century brick-and-wood structure to fail. Dating back to at least 1894, the building originally operated as a brewing malthouse before spending decades repurposed as...
Daily Reporter
Downtown Milwaukee sees surge in residents and investment
Downtown Milwaukee attracts $5.4 billion in investments since 2015. Population growth of 21.2% in greater downtown area since 2010. 100 East tower converting to 373 apartments with tax financing. Milwaukee Tool and Northwestern Mutual expand downtown campuses. By Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect. Downtown...
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New academy to explore housing growth, barriers in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — A new seven-week Community Housing Academy is launching in Milwaukee to bring residents, real estate professionals, builders, developers, policymakers and others together to examine the region’s housing challenges and potential solutions. The academy is being put on through Housing Onward Wisconsin, which is part of the...
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Continental Properties breaks ground on 326-unit apartment complex in Bristol
Construction has started on more than 300 apartments in Kenosha County. Continental Properties, a firm that develops apartment communities in multiple states, on Thursday announced it broke ground on Springs at Bristol, a 326-unit development southwest of Highway 50 and Interstate 94 in Bristol. Menomonee Falls-based Moore Construction Services and...
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Developing Stories: Commercial real estate news from August
Have you ever looked at a construction site and said ‘I wonder what’s being built there?’ Maybe you’ve looked at an office tower and thought ‘What is actually in that building?’. Developing Stories - our new monthly series covering commercial real estate in southeastern Wisconsin...