Real Estate

Olbrich expansion project seeks public input

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, February 15th, 8:28 pm

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.

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Inland Companies kicks off new affiliation with Colliers International

Submitted by Susie Taylor on Thursday, May 31st, 2:45 pm

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.

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Madison Apartment Vacancy Hits Historic Low

Submitted by Adam Malecek on Tuesday, November 29th, 10:39 pm

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."

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South Madison Homes Among 16 Included In Project Home Paint-A-Thon

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010, 2:48pm

Five homes on Madison's South Side are among the 16 homes that Project Home volunteers are giving a makeover this summer. The homes are on Fisher Street, Dane Street, Magnolia Circle, Sequoia Trail and Golden Gate Way.

The 22nd annual Paint-A-Thon will paint the homes of low-income homeowners on Saturday, Aug. 14. Organizers said the homes are owned by low-income residents, most of whom are elderly and frail. The homes will receive greatly needed exterior painting through the help of 210 volunteers. Over the last 21 years, Paint-a-thon has painted 465 homes of neighbors in need.