Isthmus growth continues; closing plans shortsighted

Development on the isthmus continues, according to two two stories in the news today, making the prospect of closing central-city schools rather shortsighted.

From a longer story by Mike Ivey in The Capital Times:

E. Dayton Apartments: In other action Monday night, a plan from developer Scott Lewis and architect John Sutton for a five-story, 48-unit apartment building at 22 E. Dayton St. was referred to the May 7 meeting of the commission.

A plan for the site was approved in August 2006 that included razing a former church building wing for expansion of the First United Methodist Church on East Johnson Street. Those plans also called for moving a seven-unit apartment building from 18 E. Dayton to 208 N. Pinckney St. and demolishing a two-family home at 24 E. Dayton -- all to allow construction of the 48-unit apartment building.

The new apartment building would feature 47 underground parking spaces and a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units.

From a story by Barry Adams in the Wisconsin State Journal:

Marling Lumber Co. will move from the 1800 block of East Washington Avenue near the Yahara River and has put the 3.8-acre property up for sale. Officials with the 103-year-old company, which has been at the location since 1920, say the move to T. Wall Properties' The Center for Industry & Commerce along Highway 51 will provide room for growth.

The sale will also likely mean new life for the East Washington Avenue site and help create a gateway to the central city.

"That's a very critical site especially when you factor in Fiore Plaza across the street," said Steve Steinhoff, Dane County's community development coordinator. "The two of those redevelopment projects together really have the potential to redefine that area."

I previously wrote that growth on the city's outskirts will likely slow as the world runs short of petroleum products and gasoline prices climb beyond where they've ever been before

Posted by Ed Blume at April 25, 2007 2:35 PM
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