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we're finally almost at site prep/demo for this project!

The Couture is Finally Happening
County to move bus routes off site at end of month, demolition of building imminent.
By Jeramey Jannene - Aug 11th, 2016 05:03 pm


A 44-story apartment tower planned for a prime site along the lakefront is finally happening. Milwaukee County is expected to close on the sale of the Downtown Transit Center to Barrett-Lo Visionary Development at the end of the month to clear the way for The Couture.

To accommodate the sale, the Milwaukee County Transit System is re-configuring a number of bus routes that currently terminate at the center. The Milwaukee County Historical Society has also been on-site this week removing a transit history exhibit on the building’s second floor. Demolition of the building itself will begin in the coming weeks.

The 44-floor The Couture is expected to cost $122 million to complete. Anchored by a planned 302 apartments on the building’s upper floors, a number of other uses will incorporated into the building’s lower levels. A substantial commercial component, including restaurant and retail space, will be accessible via a public concourse on the lowest floors. Plans for a hotel, originally included when the project was first announced in 2012, were dropped as the tower went through final design. An approximately 800-car parking garage will be built at the base of the building.

full article: http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2016/08/11...lly-happening/