Article: Funds pushed for Park East; City money sought for project

A hotel, retail and apartment development proposed for Milwaukee's Park East area is getting a new push for city financing, with an alderman introducing legislation that would force the Department of City Development to analyze the proposal.

The legislation, if approved by the Common Council, would require the department to conduct a feasibility study for providing $9.5 million for the Park East Square project. Ald. Mike D'Amato, chairman of the council's Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee, said he will introduce the legislation today.

D'Amato and other project supporters say Park East Square's first phase - with 129 apartments, 81,400 square feet of commercial space and a ...

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