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CBC McGuire Mears Announces New Build-to-Suit Project
Janesville, WI– Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates is pleased to announce that local developer Badger Property Investments (BPI) will be breaking ground this month on a 162,000 square foot build-to-suit manufacturing and packaging facility on Janesville’s south side. Construction is expected...
Council Discussion Suggests Openness Toward Residential TIF Deals
By Jim Dayton, Janesville Gazette While Janesville City Council members wanted more details on the use of tax increment financing for development of multifamily housing, they were all open to the idea during their meeting Monday night. The council took no action but discussed modifying city policy to give more...
ShopKo Plaza Acquired by Texas Firm
By Austin Montgomery, Stateline Business Journal   BELOIT — ShopKo Plaza in Beloit has been sold and the new owner has partnered with a West Allis real estate firm to determine what’s next for the financially challenged shopping center.   The 10.9-acre property was acquired by Stafford, Texas-based Key Star...
Survey of Council Members Suggests City is Open to Residential TIF Deals
By Jim Dayton, Janesville Gazette If a project helps address Janesville’s housing shortage, and if the financial details make sense, city council members said they’re open to using tax increment financing to subsidize residential development. They stressed the council must unravel those ifs before approving any...
TIF Money Could Fix Janesville's Housing Shortage, Developers Say
By Jim Dayton, Janesville Gazette JANESVILLE To solve Janesville’s housing shortage, two real estate developers encouraged the city to consider using tax increment financing to spark new residential activity. That suggestion was one of the biggest takeaways from Wednesday’s community housing and development forum....
City of Janesville Receives $250,000 State Grant to Support Development of Downtown Project
The City of Janesville is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help finance the construction of a new downtown hotel.   The Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will support the new construction of a Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, a 53-room, four-story...
Janesville Mall's Buyer Gives Dose of Optimism, Realism on Mall's Future
By Neil Johnson, Janesville Gazette JANESVILLE The leader of an investment group that plans to buy Janesville Mall offered local business leaders an equal dose of optimism and realism about the retail center’s future Wednesday.   Anthony Weiner, president of RockStep Capital Real Estate Investments, the Texas firm...
Commercial Development Company Inc Begins Demolition at Former Janesville Assembly Plant
Janesville, WI — Commercial Development Company Inc. (CDC}, a leading North American commercial real estate and brownfield redevelopment company has officially started demolition activities at the Janesville Assembly Plant. CDC purchased the retired automotive manufacturing facility from General Motors in...
CBL & Associates Properties to Sell Janesville Mall at Steep Discount
CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has struck a deal to sell the Janesville Mall at a steep discount to CBL’s purchase price of 20 years ago.   RockStep Capital, of Houston, Texas, has contracted to buy the 600,000-square-foot enclosed shopping center for $18 million, CBL said last week as it announced its latest...
CBC McGuire Mears Connects Local Developer with SSI Technologies to Provide Growth Solution
Janesville, WI– Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates is pleased to announce that Badger Property Investments plans to build a 60,000 square foot industrial building near the intersection of E County Rd M and State Highway 59 in Milton’s Crossroads Business Park to meet the growing needs of...