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Article: City help urged for Park East; project; Community group cites jobs, tax base
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2007
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A community organization says the City of Milwaukee should
provide financial assistance for a housing, hotel and retail
development proposed for the Park East area.
The Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods Coalition said Thursday
that city funds, to be repaid through the development's property
taxes, are needed to help Chicago-based RSC & Associates build Park
East Square. The coalition is funded by labor unions, churches and
other groups, and it supports Park East developments that create
family-supporting jobs.
Park East Square's $77 million first phase would include 126
luxury apartments, a 148-room hotel and 80,000 square feet of retail
and office space. It would be built on 2 acres, ...