News & Notes

News and Notes for the Weeksof 1/10/26 -1/30/26

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EYED FOR DEMOLITION, MADISON'S DISTINCTIVE MASTER HALL DEEMED POTENTIAL LANDMARK

A Georgia developer is proposing to demolish the building and three others Downtown to make way for a 16-story student apartment building.

-Wisconsin State Journal

'HIGH VOLUME' OF COMMENTS ON BELTLINE PROJECT FORCES DOT TO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD

The comment period has been extended to Jan. 31 to allow for more feedback on the proposed changes on a 20-mile stretch of the Beltline from Middleton to Cottage Grove.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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6-STORY WINNEBAGO STREET PROPOSAL A NO-GO FOR NOW, DEVELOPER SAYS


The 162-unit building, which would straddle four existing properties, is bigger than city plans recommend for the East Side neighborhood.

-Wisconsin State Journal

8-STORY HOTEL APPROVED ON DOWNTOWN MADISON BLOCK THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR YEARS


Plans call for a 205-room Drury Plaza Hotel facing Wisconsin Avenue on the former Madison Area Technical College Downtown campus.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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QTS CONFIRMS:'NOW IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME' FOR DEFOREST DATA CENTER


The developer appeared to be pulling out after village staff said the nearly 1,600-acre data center campus was “not feasible in DeForest.”

-Wisconsin State Journal

'EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE' AS DANE COUNTY COLISEUM RENOVATION TALKS BEGIN


Dane County and Frank Productions must now agree on the scope of the renovation and how the venue will be managed when work is complete.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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