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Article: Park East project gets tentative start time; Development would be first to get under way
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2007
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After several delays, the first project is about to move forward
on the desolate downtown Milwaukee lots created by the Park East
Freeway's demolition.
Chicago developer Richard Curto said Thursday he wants to begin
work in November on his newly revised plan to build 105 apartments,
two hotels totaling 228 rooms and about 6,900 square feet of retail
space in the Park East area. The $65 million development, known as
Park East Square, would be on 2 acres owned by Milwaukee County
bordered by N. Milwaukee, N. Jefferson and E. Lyon streets and E.
Ogden Ave.
Curto's firm, RSC & Associates Inc., is proceeding without
financial assistance from the city. RSC will finance the development
with equity ...