Construction begins on public housing redevelopment in downtown Madison


Construction begins on public housing redevelopment in downtown Madison
MADISON, Wis. — Construction has started on a project to replace aging public housing in downtown Madison. Over the next ten years, eight new apartment buildings will be built on what’s known as the Triangle. It’s a neighborhood bordered by Regent Street on the North, South Park Street on the West and West Washington Avenue on the Southeast. What You Need To Know Over the next ten years, eight new apartment buildings will be built on what’s known as the Triangle CDA owns and manages the low-income apartment buildings. The plan is to tear them down and build them new. The 10-story Brittingham Apartments will be the first to go Dan Johns said they’re making sure the people who currently live there will not be displaced during construction. They’ll be given a new apartment to move into before the old buildings are demolished Many more people will be able to move in, as the 340 affordable apartments that currently exist on the Triangle be multiplied into 1,200 units of affordable housing by 2035 “It’s right downtown, right between parks, the downtown health care,” said Dan Johns, redevelopment project manager with the Community Development Authority (CDA). “It really is everything that you’d want in a downtown site. It’s been public housing now for about 60 years.”.... ...more Leo’s notes: Madison’s Triangle redevelopment is more than a housing project—it’s a chance to repair past harms while setting a new standard for inclusive growth. By replacing 340 aging apartments with 1,200 modern, affordable units, the city and CDA are directly addressing today’s housing crunch while honoring the legacy of Greenbush families displaced decades ago. With amenities like a library, food pantry, and community space, this project reflects a forward-looking model: affordable housing as infrastructure for dignity, stability, and neighborhood vitality.
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MADISON, Wis. — Construction has started on a project to replace aging public housing in downtown Madison.

Over the next ten years, eight new apartment buildings will be built on what’s known as the Triangle. It’s a neighborhood bordered by Regent Street on the North, South Park Street on the West and West Washington Avenue on the Southeast.

What You Need To Know

Over the next ten years, eight new apartment buildings will be built on what’s known as the Triangle

CDA owns and manages the low-income apartment buildings. The plan is to tear them down and build them new. The 10-story Brittingham Apartments will be the first to go

Dan Johns said they’re making sure the people who currently live there will not be displaced during construction. They’ll be given a new apartment to move into before the old buildings are demolished

Many more people will be able to move in, as the 340 affordable apartments that currently exist on the Triangle be multiplied into 1,200 units of affordable housing by 2035

“It’s right downtown, right between parks, the downtown health care,” said Dan Johns, redevelopment project manager with the Community Development Authority (CDA). “It really is everything that you’d want in a downtown site. It’s been public housing now for about 60 years.”....

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Leo’s notes: Madison’s Triangle redevelopment is more than a housing project—it’s a chance to repair past harms while setting a new standard for inclusive growth. By replacing 340 aging apartments with 1,200 modern, affordable units, the city and CDA are directly addressing today’s housing crunch while honoring the legacy of Greenbush families displaced decades ago. With amenities like a library, food pantry, and community space, this project reflects a forward-looking model: affordable housing as infrastructure for dignity, stability, and neighborhood vitality.

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