February
25

Next Phase of West Allis Six Points Development

The next phase of the Six Points mixed-use development in West Allis will likely be a three-story, 50-unit apartment building. But plans for a grocery store on the former industrial site have been dropped. Mandel Group Inc. plans to develop the apartment building, which would include 10,000 square feet of street-level commercial space, south of […]

February
07

MKE Resident Car Sharing Service — Coming Soon!

Mandel Group is excited to announce that Impulse Care Share will soon launch a new car sharing service in Milwaukee, exclusively for residents of Mandel Group communities. The company’s Nissan Leaf cars will be initially be available at 5 properties – The North End, Gaslight/Corcoran Lofts, East Pointe Commons, Park Lafayette Towers and River’s Edge […]

February
01

Innovate94: Wisconsin’s bright ideas advancing Wisconsin technology

Talented people want to live and work where opportunities are bountiful and in regions where leaders are open to and invite innovation. And with talent in short supply across the country, highlighting innovation in Wisconsin to attract those professionals is of the upmost importance. This timely article in the Milwaukee Business Journal highlights initiatives that […]

January
31

Mandel may seek city help for lakefront apartments

Developer Mandel Group Inc. may seek city of Milwaukee financing to build an apartment high-rise overlooking Lake Michigan, setting up a potential standoff over whether the city should subsidize high-end housing. The developer is investigating financing sources for its Portfolio apartment building planned atop the lake bluff at 1350 N. Prospect Ave. That building could […]

October
01

Mandel Group buys second large Des Moines-area apartment community

Milwaukee developer Mandel Group Inc. bought a second large apartment community in the Des Moines, Iowa, area from Continental Properties, another local real estate firm. Mandel on Monday announced its acquisition of the 160-unit Springs at Jordan Creek apartment community in West Des Moines. It follows Mandel’s late 2017 purchase of the 260-unit Springs of […]

August
03

Should City Buy Third Ward Swing Bridge?

A new link is in the works between the Historic Third Ward and Walker’s Point. To make the connection happen and further extend the Milwaukee RiverWalk, a long-unused railroad swing bridge in the Milwaukee River would be repurposed as the central link in a new pedestrian bridge. Alderman Robert Bauman introduced the idea of the city acquiring the bridge at a […]

July
20

Mandel Acquires Riverfront Properties; Assembles 4.25 Acre Development Site

Milwaukee‐based Mandel Group, Inc. has purchased two riverfront properties in the Fifth Ward/Walker’s Point area, comprising 2.25 acres with nearly 700 feet of river frontage facing toward Milwaukee’s skyline. The properties, located at 318‐338 South Water Street, were historically used by Kurth Malthouse operations and its related grain elevators. The malt house complex was demolished years ago, while […]

July
20

Mandel plans $130 million mixed-use neighborhood in Walker’s Point

Mandel Group changed its proposal for an office-heavy riverside development in Walker’s Point, and its new $130 million vision has more apartments, some potentially with shared makerspace, and a hotel. The redevelopment covers more than 4 acres at South Water and East Florida streets. It’s a mostly industrial area, with a boat service yard and […]

June
20

Beláy Apartments Receives Prestigious American Architecture Award

Over 100 shortlisted buildings have won the prestigious 2018 American Architecture Awards® for the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States. Belay MKE is a mixed‐use development at the northern edge of downtown Milwaukee, a […]

April
23

Mandel buys last of available research park land for apartments, cafe

Mandel Group Inc. will soon start construction on an apartment building and renovate a historic powerhouse in the Milwaukee County Research Park. The developer over the past week bought properties for those projects from the nonprofit business that runs the research park. The land deals will advance a plan to build the four-story Crescent apartment […]

March
14

Mandel Group raises nearly $10 million in capital stock for Fox Point luxury apartments

Construction is underway for a 10-acre, 103-unit luxury apartment complex being developed in Fox Point by Milwaukee-based Mandel Group Inc. Mandel Group recently raised $9.92 million in equity for the project, according to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Chiswick at Dunwood, located at North Port Washington Road and West […]