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Gard Pecor
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CRE Analyst & Storyteller at CoStar Group. Urbanist & Proud Milwaukeean. Working toward a better and more equitable MKE. Views are my own. ☘️🇮🇪
Marcus is planning on not renovating the 175-room Hilton west tower in Milwaukee & will remove that from available inventory. Not sure what their plans are, but great opportunity to get more affordable housing here. 99-unit aff. development at Iron District leased up in 1.5 months!

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https://biztimes.com/40-million-renovation-planned-for-downtown-hilton-milwaukee-hotel/
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December 5, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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“Our cities are full"

(Both circles are the same area)
December 4, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Some compelling numbers from a UWM professor & urban planner arguing for the removal of I-794 through Downtown... onmilwaukee.com/articles/eco...
New study says I-794 removal could create almost $500 million in property taxes
Advocacy group Rethink 794 has released estimates that suggest that removing I-794 through Downtown could, over the course of three decades, generate $475 million in property taxes, $3 billion in Down...
onmilwaukee.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Converting I-794 To Boulevard Could Yield 3,000 Housing Units, $1.1 Billion in Development

"Not only can we avoid spending $300m in taxpayer dollars rebuilding this small section of I-794, we can enable development there, generating 3,000 housing units..."

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November 22, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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A recent study shows that removing Milwaukee's 794 freeway and replacing it with housing could generate $17M in property taxes yearly, add 3,000 homes, and contribute $2M in sales tax. OR we could rebuild the freeway for $300M...

(Rethink 794, Photos by Xu Zhang)
November 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM