Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 21, 2006
Charting Pabst progress
I don't need to remind many people that the first Pabst proposal, known as "Pabst City," stirred up controversy and resulted in finger-pointing and name-calling around City Hal. Having been present for virtually every aspect of the deal, I can assure you that the reality show was much less interesting.
Tags: Zilber, Pabst, TIF

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 17, 2006
Zilber announces his big-picture plans for Pabst site
Joseph J. Zilber, founder and chairman of Zilber Ltd. Real estate company, announced Wednesday that he had completed the purchase of the former Pabst Brewery site -- the controversial 21 acres of currently unused space on the edge of Downtown.
Tags: Zilber, Pabst Brewery, PabstCity, Pabst, Towne, TIF, Bauman, Milwaukee, development, BID

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 25, 2006
Real Estate publication touts "Milwaukee's Momentum"
The January edition of Real Estate News, published in Chicago, highlights the Milwaukee economy in a story written by Charlie Vlahogiannis.
Tags: Milwaukee's Momentum, Real Estate News, downtown, development, Irgens, Pabst City, Zilber, growth

Marketplace - Dec. 9, 2005
Zilber solicits Milwaukeeans' ideas for Pabst site
When Joseph Zilber announced on Nov. 14 that he signed a purchase option for the former Pabst Brewery, he said his company would listen to suggestions from local residents and leaders as to what should be developed on the site. Now, he's making good on his promise.
Tags: Pabst, Zilber, PabstCity, Mervis, D'Amato, Bauman, downtown

Politics - Nov. 30, 2005
Bauman still backs development of Pabst site
First-term Downtown Alderman Bob Bauman was a strong supporter of converting the former Pabst Brewery complex into PabstCity. With PabstCity dead and Zilber on the scene, Bauman is again leading the charge.
Tags: Pabst, PabstCity, Alderman Bauman, Zilber, Towne, Riverside, Mo's

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 11, 2008
On Being Neighborly
I rent. I am happy about that. Ideally, I should be buying as the market plummets, but I am happy in my lower level of a two unit duplex on the west side and my one flat monthly fee.  My upstairs neighbor and his girlfriend have lived there five years already--the house has an appeal, obviou...
Tags: neighborhoods, crime, zilber, community, renters, race