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Students want 'historic' designation for Langdon Street

Students want 'historic' designation for Langdon Street

There's another new development planned for downtown, which has UW students coming together to protect their neighborhood, but some think their efforts are unnecessary.

 

Olbrich expansion project seeks public input

Olbrich expansion project seeks public input

Olbrich Gardens to host redevelopment meetings

Olbrich Botanical Gardens will host a series of meetings for public input on a development plan for new buildings.

Olbrich is working with HGA, an architectural firm, to evaluate building needs. Final recommendations may include additions and renovations, a news release said.

An upcoming meeting on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on pre-design planning is the second in a series of planning forums.

Three more meetings will be held through May 20.

The planning process will begin with a declaration of guiding principles. Schematic design input forums will follow.

Olbrich said it will maintain up-to-date information on meeting notes on its website.

Journalist uncovers secrets of Taliesin

Journalist uncovers secrets of Taliesin

 

A local journalist will uncover the secrets of Frank Lloyd Wright's home in Spring Green.

Ron McRea, well-known journalist and former city editor of The Capital Times, will discuss Taliesin I, the home built by Wright for himself and Mamah Bouton Borthwick 100 years ago.

In his book Building Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright's Home of Love and Loss, McRea explores the home that lasted only four summers before it was destroyed on August 15, 1914.  Seven people died during the fire at Taliesin.

The free event will take place at the Monona Terrace Lecture Hall on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit http://www.mononaterrace.com/community/all-programs.

 

Inland Companies kicks off new affiliation with Colliers International

Inland Companies kicks off new affiliation with Colliers International

Inland Companies is excited to announce that effective May 2012, its brokerage and property management teams are affiliating with Colliers International.

While its brokerage and property management teams remain locally owned and operated by Inland Companies, these divisions will now be doing business as Colliers International Wisconsin.

Over the course of the next 6 to 12 months the company's signage (both leasing and management) and property marketing materials will be switched.

Additionally, emails will change to reflect Colliers’ national standard, however,  inlandcompanies.com emails will remain active so as not to disrupt any immediate communications.

Joining the Colliers family wasn’t a decision that was made lightly, but officials said they felt it was one that would accelerate our ability to serve its clients in a variety of ways.

Madison Apartment Vacancy Hits Historic Low

Madison Apartment Vacancy Hits Historic Low

Madison's apartment vacancy rate hit its lowest level in at least 16 years, as economic challenges have forced thousands of Madison residents to seek affordable units.

Only 2.6 percent of the city's apartment units were available in the third quarter, according to Madison Gas and Electric data. Vacancies have dwindled nearly every year since 2005, when 6.4 percent of units didn't have occupants.

The high demand is causing rent prices to increase and allowing landlords to turn more potential tenants away, said Brenda Konkel, executive director at the Tenant Resource Center in Madison.

"It's probably the worst I've seen it," she said. "For people who have had problems with unemployment, who don't have steady income, for people who have any type of blemish on their rental record, it's become incredibly difficult."

Madison Listed Among Best College Towns For Renters

Madison Listed Among Best College Towns For Renters

Madison ranked No. 6 on the ApartmentRatings.com annual rankings of renter satisfaction for the 100 largest college towns and college cities in the country.

The College Town Renter Satisfaction Rankings were determined by tabulating overall satisfaction scores from thousands of user-submitted ratings provided in the full year of 2010 for apartment buildings.

In addition to overall satisfaction, users on ApartmentRatings.com can rate their rental experience on a number of specific factors including noise, safety and maintenance, as well as leave comments about their own experience living in the buildings.

Topping this year's list is Berkeley, Calif., home to the University of California-Berkeley, the oldest university in California's University of California system.