Signed.!! This is a great project and something that needs to happen for the good of the city.
GOLL MANSION DEVELOPMENT - 1550 PROSPECT AVE - UPDATE
Hello all
I'm new to this forum but it appears this development has been discussed here before. As a 20 year Milwaukee resident and small business owner I want to see this project move forward for the good our city. The tangible benefits are numerous.
To get more information on this project as well as to show your support please visit this website.
http://www.1550development.com
Thank you kindly for your support on moving this very important project forward!
I'm new to this forum but it appears this development has been discussed here before. As a 20 year Milwaukee resident and small business owner I want to see this project move forward for the good our city. The tangible benefits are numerous.
To get more information on this project as well as to show your support please visit this website.
http://www.1550development.com
Thank you kindly for your support on moving this very important project forward!
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Based on your comments on the other Goll Mansion thread, you seem to be heavily involved with the actual company that is developing the plan for the site. While that's totally fine and your insight to the project is great, please don't present yourself as a non-partial local resident who only has the good of the city in mind. It's disingenuous.
Thank you for this comment as clarity is needed. To be clear, I don't stand to gain anything financially from this project. I know some of the associates involved and I'm merely trying to support their efforts as I would like to see more projects like this gain approval. As someone who both works and lives here I am a big advocate for any project that improves the overall perception of Milwaukee within the US.Based on your comments on the other Goll Mansion thread, you seem to be heavily involved with the actual company that is developing the plan for the site. While that's totally fine and your insight to the project is great, please don't present yourself as a non-partial local resident who only has the good of the city in mind. It's disingenuous.
If anyone is looking to develop a project for the betterment of the city I would happily support that as well.
Screen shot capture from the Kahler Slater web site. Link is referenced below. Nice to have a visual of the project.
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http://www.1550development.com/
http://www.1550development.com/
As much as I want to see this project go through, we don't need two threads about the same tower. - organization nazi
No worries.. after this sucker gets approved I'll merge the two! :] just hoping to prove that local support works and can play a role on local development!
What time is the meeting today?
What time is the meeting today?
At least it was supposed to start at 1:30.
The CPC approved the Goll Mansion site plans 4-1 though the majority of the people speaking to the group in the room were opposed to the project and most were again residents of 1522 N. Prospect. One thing the CPC did mention to the audience is to have a neighborhood meeting before it goes to ZND and include more surrounding property owners, residents and the buildings in the area to be involved in the process and that was mentioned to all sides. From watching the video live today it has become a "slant in thinking" moment with the 1522 Prospect residents because no one from Harborside, Prospect Towers, Golda Meir House and the County Parks has been at the table. If Harborside residents which are next door to the north of the site and these other groups joined in with 1522 Prospect, the opposition would make sense. Because that has not happened yet at this point, its reads more as a slant than a true neighborhood opinion. So I hope they can solve this with a neighborhood meeting.
The CPC approved the Goll Mansion site plans 4-1 though the majority of the people speaking to the group in the room were opposed to the project and most were again residents of 1522 N. Prospect. One thing the CPC did mention to the audience is to have a neighborhood meeting before it goes to ZND and include more surrounding property owners, residents and the buildings in the area to be involved in the process and that was mentioned to all sides. From watching the video live today it has become a "slant in thinking" moment with the 1522 Prospect residents because no one from Harborside, Prospect Towers, Golda Meir House and the County Parks has been at the table. If Harborside residents which are next door to the north of the site and these other groups joined in with 1522 Prospect, the opposition would make sense. Because that has not happened yet at this point, its reads more as a slant than a true neighborhood opinion. So I hope they can solve this with a neighborhood meeting.
Two rich lawyers are threatening to sue if it passes and delay it for years (they don't say stop, so they know they're lawsuit is frivolous) but they and other residents need to be told to go pound sand, it's a dense area, not 76th and Blumound.
From this article: http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2017/08/14/eyes-on-milwaukee-commission-approves-27-story-tower/
One good piece of news for the developers is that most of the buildings in the area aside from 1522 are apartments, so those residents don't have as much of a vested interest in putting up a fight against the tower. But I still wouldn't be surprised to see this held up in court for awhile, as mentioned above.
This is quite surprising to me. Given that this will stick out a good ways on the edge of the bluff and will need significant anchoring, how is this possible?The building would also now be built without the need to drive piles, a process that is loud and disruptive to area residents.
One good piece of news for the developers is that most of the buildings in the area aside from 1522 are apartments, so those residents don't have as much of a vested interest in putting up a fight against the tower. But I still wouldn't be surprised to see this held up in court for awhile, as mentioned above.
Does anyone have any insight into how larger cities handle this? Surely these kind of objections and lawsuits must occur non-stop in a city like Chicago. I'm just curious if there are certain laws or stipulations in place to either prevent or speed up the dismissal of these kind of objections in dense neighborhoods, or if it is unavoidable and just needs to play out?Two rich lawyers are threatening to sue if it passes and delay it for years (they don't say stop, so they know they're lawsuit is frivolous) but they and other residents need to be told to go pound sand, it's a dense area, not 76th and Blumound.
Does anyone have any insight into how larger cities handle this? Surely these kind of objections and lawsuits must occur non-stop in a city like Chicago. I'm just curious if there are certain laws or stipulations in place to either prevent or speed up the dismissal of these kind of objections in dense neighborhoods, or if it is unavoidable and just needs to play out?
What will shoot them in the foot is that a view isn't guaranteed and that Kilbourn Tower and the UCT are 40 feet apart and they're some of the highest prices in the city!
That's a good point. If UCT got built over the objections of KT residents, this stands an even better chance.What will shoot them in the foot is that a view isn't guaranteed and that Kilbourn Tower and the UCT are 40 feet apart and they're some of the highest prices in the city!
Now if only we could get this building design to look as beautiful as UCT...
I honestly don't know what claim they'd have that is not frivolous. The one attorney said something about damaged foundation to the neighboring buildings. I don't see how that can be proven given taller buildings are built closer together down the street and there will be no pile driving.
The tower on the river was only not frivolous because of a contract. I think they know they'll lose in court but think they can kill it in litigation. Hopefully the developers stick it out.
Also, views have not been guaranteed for centuries in common law.
The tower on the river was only not frivolous because of a contract. I think they know they'll lose in court but think they can kill it in litigation. Hopefully the developers stick it out.
Also, views have not been guaranteed for centuries in common law.
Yeah, agreed. I reeeallly want this to be built but the coloring is truly atrocious. It looks like a weird mix of a rusted car and a Halloween theme.
I personally like the colors/design...a change from white or glass...
I like the coloring also, the city needs more or a pop of color instead of all these modern looking buildings that all look the same.
From this article: http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2017/08/14/eyes-on-milwaukee-commission-approves-27-story-tower/
This is quite surprising to me. Given that this will stick out a good ways on the edge of the bluff and will need significant anchoring, how is this possible?The building would also now be built without the need to drive piles, a process that is loud and disruptive to area residents.
perhaps they will drill caissons instead of driving piles. drilling caissons is a much less disruptive process, though often more expensive (depending on many variables).
because of chicago's terrible soil, caisson drilling is the default construction method for highrise building foundations down here.
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