Mike_Shea: @erin_connolly I'm living with Rouse and Kabir, so around Fenway. Do you live with Sarah or are you in the North End?
about 13 hours ago
juliewbee: @shanaeats Oh, so so sad! Can't you race out for pasta in the North End? Or chowder at No Names? Or Durgin Park? Such a great food city!!
about 15 hours ago
ashley_slomo: @_sarah_darling_ haha! I remember that one :P And the water tower falls over or something? I was addicted to that show as a kid!
about 19 hours ago
KellieMerie: I love how his voice got all BOSTON talking about going to the North end or whateva?
about 1 day ago
keepyourhead: @Babbano lol yeah but what's cold to you? Walking down the street in Edinburgh when it's 40 or below isn't pleasant. Freezing rain, I say!
about 1 day ago
Follow us on Twitter ...
 |
An architect's rendering shows the historic water tower in its new location. |
 | By Bobby Tanzilo   Managing Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Bobby Tanzilo |
| Published July 16, 2008 at 8:47 a.m. |
|
Maybe it's my son's love of water towers or maybe it's because I enjoy a little small-scale spectacle every now and then, but if you're free this morning, I suggest you head over to The North End demolition site at the intersection of North Water and East Pleasant Streets at 9:30.
A crew will begin the first phase of moving the historic 44,000-pound Pfister & Vogel water tower to its permanent site in the mixed-use residential project, developed by the Mandel Group. In this step, the tower will be raised and secured to beams that will allow it to be transported.
In step two, slated to start around 11 a.m., the tower will actually be moved across the site and through the intersection to its new home on the northwest corner of Water and Pleasant, where it will anchor what will be one of the public squares in The North End project.
|
8 comments about this article. Post a comment / write a review. |
Recent Talkbacks ...
Posted by GoBrewers1985 on July 17, 2008 at 8:57 p.m. (report)
I'd trust in Barry Mandel before I listen to a mortgage broker who didn't point out the basics. The reason for phase one being apartments with ground floor retail is to get cash flow. Having lived at Trostel Square and talking to the 2 renting/sales associates they are receiving a lot of inquires for renting. Also Mandel offers renter an equity contract when renting. You can receive 12% of rent paid towards a down payment and also if you have committed to buy they will allow you to live in one of there many luxury condos until they are complete. As for over all the area is becoming one of Milwaukee's elite places to live with prices going through the roof even on the hard economy. Overall Mandel has enough back ground to sit on the project hence why it's being constructed over 7 years he's in no hurry. Just look at East Pointe everyone thought it would fail and it boasted him to the milwaukee power house he is.
| Rate this: |
Posted by mitchgat on July 17, 2008 at 4:06 p.m. (report)
I think although there will be condo's and apts, I think the apartments are being built first. Based on the info (and pictures) on the website for this project, it looks like the condos and apts will be SEPERATE. Also, if the market doesn't shift then I would guess that the condo's wouldn't be built right away.... I think the entire project, condos and apts, isn't slated to be completed for sometime anyway... which tells me he (Mandel) already took into account the possibility of a slower real estate market AND the need to at least reserve a certain amount before construction can begin.
| Rate this: |
Posted by diesel1976 on July 17, 2008 at 8:59 a.m. (report)
Actually I do know alot about the real estate market. Im a mortgage broker and sell real estate partime. Dispite what the other post said this complex will be both condos and apartments. The first phase is apts. Do your research before you spew out false info. Like i said before this isnt the best idea. The downtown are is already over saturated with condos already that are not selling.
| Rate this: |
Posted by ChateauDweller on July 17, 2008 at 6:54 a.m. (report)
Diesel, I'm sure you know more about the downtown real estate market than the Mandel Group. You should see if they are hiring.
| Rate this: |
Posted by GoBrewers1985 on July 16, 2008 at 3:24 p.m. (report)
Mandel seems to be doing just fine offering a mix of Condo's and Apt's....Trostel Square across the river is actually driven in rent due to the fact that the Condo association fees help maintain the landscape for all which includes an awesome square for dogs to play. Along with they often sell the condo's to past renter's who fall in love with the area. Overall I'm really excited for this development to add to my skyline view of the city as well as hoping that there will be some more quick food choice to the area so I can stop eating at panera and chipotle every day.
| Rate this: |
Show me the other 3 Talkbacks
Recent blogs/briefs by Bobby Tanzilo
|
Third-hand smoke finally getting some air time Thursday I guess I'm behind the times, because I first heard of third-hand smoke today. You know ... |
|
Creative ways to get customers out during the storm Tuesday I hate snow as much as the next guy -- maybe more than the next guy. I don't mind a dusting ... |
|
A gift a day: The Beatles Box of Vision Dec. 04, 2009 "Beatlemania Now" hit Milwaukee in mid-October, but Beatles fever was already in full ... |
|
Milwaukee's Pawelski earns second Grammy nod Dec. 03, 2009 Milwaukee ex-pat Cheryl Pawelski, long a producer of CD reissue projects in the Los Angeles ... |
|
BMW has stolen the Milwaukee Art Museum Dec. 02, 2009 Call out the architecture police, the building theft squad. Looking at the occasional ... |
| Top Clicks | Top Searches | Most Talkbacks |
|
|
