Sep
04

Mandel Group and Cottonwood Communities, Inc. Announce Strategic Merger

MILWAUKEE – Mandel Group, Inc. (“Mandel”) has agreed to merge a portion of its multifamilyportfolio with Cottonwood Communities, Inc. (“Cottonwood”), a Salt Lake City-based,multifamily sector-focused, real estate investment trust. Specifically, 13 Mandel-owned andoperated properties, valued at over $600 million will be merged with Cottonwood’s portfolio inexchange for units in the Cottonwood operating partnership and cash. […]

Dec
19

Sauna, hot tub and cold plunge to join SoNa Lofts amenity lineup

By Linda Spice – Reporter, Milwaukee Business Journal Dec 19, 2025 A clubhouse with a sauna, hot tub and cold plunge could join the amenity lineup at an apartment development across from the West Allis Farmers Market. Those amenities are planned as Milwaukee-based Mandel Group looks toward the start of construction on the next phase of the SoNa […]

May
22

The Corners of Brookfield announces expansion and makeover plans with new apartments, retail

By Hunter Turpin – Milwaukee BizTimes A major expansion and makeover is planned for the The Corners of Brookfield, which will include the addition of more apartments and retail space to the west of the complex, and a “reimagining” of Market Street on the eastern portion of the complex, which will include the closure and repurposing […]

Apr
18

Milwaukee developer builds legacy in bricks and mortar: Cornerstone Award

By Teddy Nykiel – Contributing writer Barry Mandel isn’t one to spend a lot of time thinking about legacy. Thinking about the details of a project? Sure. About how a deal needs to come together? Absolutely. About how a development will serve residents, how it will spur nearby growth, how it will stand out from its peers? […]

Apr
02

Who Runs This Town?

The Mayor, naturally. CEOs, sure. Giannis, yes! But influence has many other forms, and we’re fascinated by the way these 47 people are reshaping Milwaukee and Beyond. Written by Archer Parquette – Milwaukee Magazine Barry Mandel Creating Better Places When Mandel talks about the projects he’s developed, he’s not just talking about the buildings. He […]

Apr
02

A former shopping center’s planned redevelopment into 257 apartments is taking a step forward

By Tom Daykin – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A former Greenfield shopping center’s planned redevelopment into roughly 250 apartments is taking a step forward with the project site’s sale. The largely vacant Spring Mall, 4200 S. 76th St., was sold for $4 million by the City of Greenfield to a Mandel Group Inc. affiliate: Cold Spring Crossing Apartments […]

Mar
20

Here is the MBJ’s first Cornerstone Award honoree

By Timothy Gibbons AT A GLANCE Forty years ago, the Milwaukee Business Journal was writing about an up-and-coming player in the local real estate industry. The subject: Barry Mandel, who was working on a residential project in Hales Corners, a first project for the attorney-turned-developer. The first of many. In the years since, Mandel — a […]

Dec
16

BizTimes Media Presents Wisconsin 275: The State’s Most Influential Business Leaders 2024

Barry Mandel Chairman and CEOMandel Group | Milwaukee Barry Mandel serves as chief executive officer of Mandel Group, a Milwaukee-based real estate services firm he founded in 1991. Mandel Group’s focus is urban in-fill and suburban/urban node luxury multifamily rental communities and mixed-use developments. Mandel is credited with helping draw suburbanites to Milwaukee in the 1990s and […]

Jan
26

Student-driven real estate deals

Students are leading all aspects of real estate investment — investing in actual properties — through Marquette’s Real Estate Asset Program, the first and only undergraduate program of its kind. By Shannon Shelton Miller For close to a year, Jessica Alber and her team worked toward closing a real estate investment deal. In seeking both […]

Nov
06

West Allis Plan Commission gives thumbs up to Mandel Group’s 51-unit apartment proposal

Article courtesy of the Daily Reporter Ethan Duran West Allis officials on Wednesday approved Milwaukee-based Mandel Group’s plans for a 51-unit, four-story apartment building at South 66th and West Mitchell Streets. Mandel is proposing a total of 27 studio units, 24 one-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units at market rate. The developer wants to start construction […]

Oct
04

Mandel Group starts work on apartments, water main extension at former SSND campus in Elm Grove

Article courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bridget Fogarty Construction has begun on the Caroline Heights Apartments, an Elm Grove redevelopment that will bring 237 apartment units and 21 single-family homes to the former School Sisters of Notre Dame campus. Ground broke in early September, more than three years after developer Mandel Group Inc. announced […]

Sep
13

Three-bank deal means construction can begin for 237 Elm Grove apartments by Mandel Group

Article courtesy of the Milwaukee Business Journal Sean Ryan It’s testament to both the size of the development and current real estate lending environment that Mandel Group Inc. needed loans from three banks to launch construction of 237 apartments at the former School Sisters of Notre Dame campus in Elm Grove. That project will renovate […]

Sep
12

Urban spelunking: Last look inside Elm Grove convent before apartment project

Article courtesy of OnMilwaukee Bobby Tanzilo Passing through Elm Grove on Watertown Plank Road, you can’t miss the dramatic Notre Dame Hall designed by architect Eugene Liebert in 1898 for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, 13105 W. Watertown Plank Rd. The cream city brick gem is topped with a striking stepped gable, a feature […]

Feb
11

Mandel Group’s latest 116-unit apartment project adds to the slew of new apartments being built throughout Waukesha

Article courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jim Riccioli WAUKESHA – At a place where the tracks once brought countless travelers, an emerging apartment complex will attract people who plan to stay awhile. Mandel Group’s 116-unit BridgeWalk Apartments, which broke ground in January along St. Paul Avenue west of Madison Street, adds to a landscape […]

Feb
02

Mandel Group breaks ground on $30 million apartment building in Waukesha

Article published January 31 2022 in Milwaukee Business Journal by Teddy Nykiel. Mandel Group Inc. broke ground on its BridgeWalk Apartments along the Fox River in downtown Waukesha earlier this month, according to a Monday announcement. Completion is expected in early 2023. Located at 205 W. St. Paul Ave., the 116-unit development will include studio, one-bedroom, […]

Dec
03

Mandel Group Announces New Leadership

Barry Mandel and Bob Monnat, longtime heads of major Milwaukee developer Mandel Group Inc., are making room for executives Ian Martin and Phillip Aiello to become the next generation of company leadership. Martin is taking over Mandel’s title as president, and Aiello assumes Monnat’s mantle as chief operating officer. Those changes cement the second generation of top leaders for Mandel Group, […]

Dec
03

Mandel Group hires new president of property management

Mandel Group Inc. hired experienced Illinois real estate executive Carly Stevenson as president of its property management company that oversees a portfolio of 6,240 apartments. Stevenson comes to Mandel and Milwaukee from the Chicago market. She most recently was senior vice president with McCaffery Interests, a Chicago real estate firm that has properties in its home market, […]

Jun
11

Mandel Updates Mask Policy June 2021

We have come a long way since the start of the pandemic and want to thank you for working in partnership with us as we adhered to shelter in place orders, mask mandates, and various other requirements set forth by the CDC. We recognize how challenging this year has been for all, causing hardship and […]

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