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A 27- story apartment tower planned behind the Goll Mansion on Milwaukee’s East Side received the endorsement of the city’s Plan Commission Monday , despite neighbors’ continued objections. This slideshow requires JavaScript . The controversial $55 million project by Chris Houden, the Madison-based developer and the owner of the property, to move the 118-year-old mansion at 1150 N. Prospect Ave. toward the street to make room for the residential tower has been in the works for more than a year. “We are thankful for the commission’s review and the broad support we’ve received from the community,” Houden said after the meeting. “We share their perspective that the proposed development will be a great addition to the East Side neighborhood , and the city of Milwaukee.” The Plan Commission deadlocked with a 3-3 vote on the project in 2016. However, the project was praised by the panel Monday for its design and green features. After more than an hour of testimony, plan commission member...

The Stillwater City Council this week unanimously approved a special use permit, planned unit development and preliminary plat for the city’s first senior living project . The Lakes at Stillwater, a $72 million project, will be built on a 57- acre site overlooking the northern end of Long Lake near Rutherford Elementary School . The project is a collaboration between a Minneapolis-based nonprofit called Intergenerational Living & Health Care Inc. (ILHC), which focuses on interactive programming that brings children and seniors together. ILHC will function as owner and operator, but it will work with the Goodman Group, which will be the developer and manager. The Goodman Group is a senior living and health care management company based in Chaska. The Northland Real Estate Group , a Twin Cities- based commercial real estate investment and development company , will serve as co-developer. Construction is expected to start this fall and is due to be completed at the end of 2018. ...

The Montclair Planning Board finished hearing one application and punted two more into September at its August 14 meeting .  But the application that wrapped up and was subsequently approved was a big leap in the board’s efforts at getting larger projects resolved , as it was local developer Steven Plofker ’s application for a five-story, 11- unit apartment building along North Willow Street that will incorporate the former Diva Lounge on Bloomfield Avenue as modest retail space .  The property is a lot merged several years ago. Holding up a rendering of developer Steven Plofker ’s proposed apartment/retail project for the corner of North Willow Street and Bloomfield Avenue at the August 14 Montclair Planning Board meeting , board member Martin Schwartz asks about possible changes to the details of the design. Professional planner Christine Nazzaro Cafone of the Red Bank- based Cafone Consulting Group testified on behalf of the relevance of the variances being requested, especia...

ANDERSON – The developers of the Delaware Court Apartments in downtown Anderson are on track to open the facility, built in 1926, by the end of the year. The developers told the Anderson Historical & Cultural Preservation Commission on Monday that there will be a request later to install central heating and air conditioning in the building. Developer Cory Mendez said installing a centralized air conditioning system will eliminate the need for window air conditioners . He said the commission will also be asked to approve the placement of the condensers, which will include wrought iron fencing . Mendez said the developers are awaiting the final plans for the replacement of the electrical and plumbing systems. The original plans for the staircase railings and posts at the main entrance have been provided to a local millwright to make them appear as originally designed. Developer Phil Rush said the building sat vacant for seven years but was in good shape because of its origina...

In a story Aug. 21 about apartments planned in Muncie, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city where Wisconsin- based Commonwealth Development Corp . is based. It's Fond du Lac, not Fon du Lac. A corrected version of the story is below: Apartments planned for 2 ex- auto factory sites in Muncie A developer is working on plans to construct apartments at the sites of two former auto industry plants in Muncie MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A developer is working on plans to construct apartments at the sites of two former auto industry plants in Muncie. The proposal from Commonwealth Development Corp . would convert a two- story brick factory dating to 1912 into a 36- unit apartment building southwest of the city's downtown. The developer also plans a 35- unit townhouse apartment building on a portion of a vacant site that was once a General Motors transmission factory a few blocks away. The (Muncie) Star Press reports the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin- based developer has obtai...

Reliable Sports owner Ken Vos sold to a different buyer. By Sydney.Smith@hollandsentinel.com (616) 546-4219 Reliable Sports isn ’t going anywhere. After Holland City Council approved an affordable housing development earlier this year, developer General Capital could not secure funding through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority , and Reliable Sports owner Ken Vos sold to another buyer who wants to keep the business open. Vos confirmed that the building is under contract to be sold in a sale that will be finalized at the end of September. The building located at 254 S. River Ave. was sold in July. Vos declined to share who the new owner will be, but said they "are a prominent figure in downtown Holland ." He still plans to retire, and a retirement sale is underway at the store. Since the business will remain open, that means the planned 54- unit affordable housing building Centennial Apartments will not happen — unless the new buyer decides to work with...