Mortenson leads Madison project to second phase

MADISON, Wis. — A project to redevelop the 61-year-old State Street Campus Garage in Madison into a mixed-use housing development has reached its second phase.

The project is a public-private partnership between the city of Madison and Mortenson Development to replace the aging structure with a 410-stall parking garage, a bus terminal and 213 student apartments in a 12-story mixed-use building, city officials said. In January 2024, the city started demolition of the structure at 415 N Lake St. in Madison.

In November 2023, Stevens Construction won the low bid of $36.4 million to raze the old garage and build a new parking structure, according to city records. Over the next year, crews demolished the old garage, poured concrete slabs and brought the parking structure to substantial completion, officials added...