In another dramatic twist, the Wisconsin Historical Society has a new site for a dynamic, $120 million standalone museum, returning to its original preference at the top of State Street on Capitol Square.
UW-Madison students on the west side of campus wanting a workout can head to the Bakke Center in a few years. The new fitness facility on the site of the former natatorium, 2000 Observatory Drive, will bear the name of the Bakke family, who are contributing $20 million to the $113.2 million project expected to open in 2023.
In a mutual decision, the city is moving from a tiny, Latino-owned grocery and seeking another grocer to be the anchor commercial tenant in a $42 million, six-story, mixed-use redevelopment on the South Side.
Madison’s complex, years-in-the-making Judge Doyle Square project continues to evolve as the city’s Finance Committee recommended Monday transferring development rights of part of the project to a new partner.
