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and glad to see a Milwaukee poster on the board... even with all the new development, we've been lacking updates from locals.

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great news about the court victory for this project!
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here's an update article talking about a possible appeal to the ruling from PoP:

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Battle to build The Couture could be nearing end
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Nearly three years after plans for The Couture development were first announced, the project recently won a major legal victory that brings it closer to finally breaking ground.

Opponents of the project could try to continue to stall it with a lengthy legal appeals process. But supporters are hoping any appeal is handled as quickly as possible, perhaps by having it advanced straight to the state Supreme Court.

“I’m confident that a resolution is coming sooner rather than later,” said Rick Barrett, the developer for The Couture.

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Foley recently granted Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee’s request for summary judgement to dismiss parks advocacy group Preserve Our Parks’ legal argument that private development is forbidden on the proposed site for The Couture.
full article: http://www.biztimes.com/article/2015...92/0/FRONTPAGE
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from the Couture's facebook page:

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^ Wow, Milwaukee and Chicago truly are bro cities. Park preservationalist meat-heads just keep wanting to fight progress so that green lawns can remain windswept and boring
Hadn't paid any attention to this, finally decided to look into it. This case is truly ridiculous and has nothing to do with trying to preserve current parkland. This site isn't a park, it's fully developed. It looks like a park at first from the aerials, but that's because the eastern half has a green roof. From street level it's just a building, built out right to the sidewalk. No current parkland is being developed.

They're arguing that the site was the historic Lake Michigan shoreline, and therefore can't be developed. But today it's across a 4 lane road from the lakefront parks. I haven't seen anyone in Chicago claiming that Streeterville can't be developed because it used to be in the lake.

So I'd say the Milwaukee courts made the right decision, but I wouldn't extrapolate this result to what's been discussed in Chicago.

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Hadn't paid any attention to this, finally decided to look into it. This case is truly ridiculous and has nothing to do with trying to preserve current parkland. This site isn't a park, it's fully developed. It looks like a park at first from the aerials, but that's because the eastern half has a green roof. From street level it's just a building, built out right to the sidewalk. No current parkland is being developed.

They're arguing that the site was the historic Lake Michigan shoreline, and therefore can't be developed. But today it's across a 4 lane road from the lakefront parks. I haven't seen anyone in Chicago claiming that Streeterville can't be developed because it used to be in the lake.

So I'd say the Milwaukee courts made the right decision, but I wouldn't extrapolate this result to what's been discussed in Chicago.
Well it comes down to the Wisconsin Public Trust Doctrine. I'm not sure if Illinois has a similar document in it's constitution. Personally I think the doctrine is being abused in this situation and I'm glad that Judge Foley understands the significance of it as it pertains to navigation, not land that's been out of the water and used continuously for over a hundred years, mainly be a railroad that was a private business.
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WOO-HOO!!!

the "preserve our parks" whackos have finally relented and are not going to appeal the ruling against their lawsuit aiming to stop this development from going forward.

the couture can finally rise. "full speed ahead now"!

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Preserve Our Parks gives up its fight against The Couture

Parks advocacy group Preserve Our Parks announced today that it will not appeal a circuit court judge's ruling that allows private development at the site of the Downtown Transit Center near the lakefront in downtown Milwaukee.

The group’s decision to give up its years-long fight over the issue clears the way for Barrett Lo Visionary Development to move forward with its plans for The Couture, a 44-story luxury apartment tower with retail space.

“Preserve Our Parks will not appeal Judge (Christopher Foley’s) decision allowing The Couture development at the Transit Center site,” Preserve Our Parks president John Lunz said in an email.

The Downtown Transit Center site is currently owned by Milwaukee County and is used for bus storage and bus transfers. There is public park space on top of the building. County officials felt the property, located southwest of Lincoln Memorial Drive and Michigan Street, was underutilized and wanted to sell it for private development.

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The decision by Preserve Our Parks to end its fight against The Couture means the project is “full speed ahead now,” Barrett said today.

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full article: http://www.biztimes.com/article/2015...NEWS/150819826
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WOO-HOO!!!

the "preserve our parks" whackos have finally relented and are not going to appeal the ruling against their lawsuit aiming to stop this development from going forward.

the couture can finally rise. "full speed ahead now"!


full article: http://www.biztimes.com/article/2015...NEWS/150819826
Holy shit, that's awesome news - now if only that judge was in Illinois, and able to rule against Friends of the Park
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HUGE win for Milwaukee. Absolutely huge. Add another signature tower going up in Brew City. On a roll now. Can we get the Couture, Arena, and Streetcar all to break ground in the same month? October/November could be milestone months for the city.
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great news! here's to Beer City:

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HUGE win for Milwaukee. Absolutely huge. Add another signature tower going up in Brew City. On a roll now. Can we get the Couture, Arena, and Streetcar all to break ground in the same month? October/November could be milestone months for the city.
it's mind-boggling how all of these amazing projects for milwaukee's downtown all seem to be coming together at once. now JCI just needs to get in on the downtown action too.
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it looks like we'll have a little wait until things actually get rolling, but all good news none-the-less.


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Construction work for The Couture could begin in 2016

Now that the legal battle over the Downtown Transit Center site is over, construction work for The Couture could begin in 2016, said developer Rick Barrett, the owner of Barrett Lo Visionary Development.

Demolition work on the Downtown Transit Center could begin next year and Barrett said he hopes to complete that work by the start of Summerfest 2016. Construction for the 44-story luxury apartment building could also begin in 2016, he said.

Barrett said he hopes to complete the purchase of the site and obtain free and clear title for the property within 60 to 90 days.
full article: http://www.biztimes.com/article/2015...RS06/150819814
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it's mind-boggling how all of these amazing projects for milwaukee's downtown all seem to be coming together at once. now JCI just needs to get in on the downtown action too.
If you asked me a year ago if the arena, Couture, and streetcar would all pan out, I would have said absolutely not. What a year for Milwaukee. Best part? Still awaiting news on the Westin, NML, JCI, and Mandel. Even though I'm not expecting a signature building from the Westin, all 4 of those could realistically be game changers on their own. Especially if JCI makes noise with a new tallest. US Bank is about to get lost in the skyline after dominating it for decades.



I do wonder if the Couture will have any effect on Mandel's plans though but heck, I really don't care at this point.
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If you asked me a year ago if the arena, Couture, and streetcar would all pan out, I would have said absolutely not. What a year for Milwaukee. Best part? Still awaiting news on the Westin, NML, JCI, and Mandel. Even though I'm not expecting a signature building from the Westin, all 4 of those could realistically be game changers on their own. Especially if JCI makes noise with a new tallest. US Bank is about to get lost in the skyline after dominating it for decades.



I do wonder if the Couture will have any effect on Mandel's plans though but heck, I really don't care at this point.
USBank still owns the block directly to the west of the parking garage/Westin block. Twenty years ago they meant to build a new tallest tower there. So long as the economy doesn't tank again, anything is possible.

NML of course owns the block north of that right on Wisconsin. JCI owns the block west of the empty USBank block with their original HQ.

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update from JS:

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Couture site sale delayed until early 2016; groundbreaking still set for next year
By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel

Developer Rick Barrett won't complete his firm's planned purchase of the Couture high-rise development site by the end of the year, according to a Milwaukee County official.

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The sale of the county-owned property is now expected to occur by the end of March, said Teig Whaley-Smith, county administration director.

The sale has been delayed in part because the county is seeking a final agreement from federal officials to avoid paying the difference between the property's appraised value and its discounted sale price. That agreement is tied to a 1988 Federal Transit Administration grant that helped financed the underused transit center.

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Rick Barrett hopes to finish razing the transit center by spring before Summerfest and other events begin at nearby Maier Festival Park. He wants to begin construction by fall on the 44-story apartment tower, which would take three years to complete.

"We're pleased with the progress," Barrett said in a statement, "and optimistic that we can remain on schedule for groundbreaking before the end of 2016."
source: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/363647311.html
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looks like there will be a slight delay:

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The Couture, a $122 million mixed-use tower that will include 302 high-end apartments, a streetcar stop, and retail, faces another delay. Teig Whaley-Smith, county administration director, told Daykin of the Journal Sentinel that the Downtown Transit Center, 909 E. Michigan St., won’t be sold to Developer Rick Barrett until the end of March due to negotiations with the Federal Transit Administration.
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http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2016/01/07...h-for-in-2016/
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One delay after another for this beautiful tower. I wonder how long to get permits once the sale finalizes in march?
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hopefully the developer and city are motivated to break ground soon after this recent delay. i'm sure they are.

in the meantime, they should update this rendering to include the finished NWM tower, too:



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It appears as if this project hit another delay...

Inside 833 East

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The Couture, a 44-story residential high-rise by Barrett Lo Visionary Development, is planning to break ground in the next two years.
Meanwhile, work began this week on NML's 33-story apartment tower, joining NML's 550 foot, 32 story office HQ already well under construction. Work should also begin in the next week or so on the new Westin planned for the same neighborhood and the 833 office tower mentioned in the above article is about a month away from opening. Our new arena should begin my mid-April and the utility relocation for the new streetcar, Milwaukee's first rail transit line, has already begun.

Big things happening in Milwaukee.
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It appears as if this project hit another delay...

no worries, from subsequent posts over on SSC, it turns out that was just an editing error.
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