| Wisconsin Workforce Housing News | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 7/20/2026 5:14:26 PM | ||
| Controversial Bay View Affordable Housing Sails Though Council | ||
Leo's notes: Austin Commons illustrates the balancing act many Wisconsin communities face as they work to expand affordable housing. Neighborhood concerns about scale, parking, and design are important parts of the public process, but the project's approval reflects a broader recognition that addressing housing shortages requires difficult decisions and long-term investment. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 30 Date: 7/20/2026 3:48:11 PM | ||
| LIBRE Initiative pushing for loosened restrictions on housing development in WI | ||
Ken Notes: Leo and I have been talking about a more local (Wisconsin) based housing advocacy group representing the dozens of groups now advocating for Wisconsin Housing. With the new State statues allowing for TIF and requiring housing density to be addressed in comp plans it seems to make sense to help communities navigate the waters ahead. If this makes sense to you give us a call... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 30 Date: 7/20/2026 5:11:49 PM | ||
| 'A great thing for the neighborhood': Inside plans to redevelop The Grand | ||
Leo's notes: Combining workforce housing with essential community services creates a stronger mixed-use destination that supports both residents and local businesses. As construction costs and financing challenges continue to reshape development across Wisconsin, phased redevelopment and adaptive reuse are proving to be practical strategies that preserve historic assets, expand housing opportunities, and strengthen neighborhood commercial corridors without requiring large-scale greenfield development. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 30 Date: 7/20/2026 3:52:25 PM | ||
| Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee appoints new chief operations officer | ||
Leo’s notes: The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) has appointed Zena Farah as its new Chief Operations Officer, further strengthening the agency's executive leadership during a period of organizational transition. Bringing experienced operational leadership into organizations like HACM can improve project delivery, strengthen resident outcomes, and build public confidence in affordable housing investments... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 30 Date: 7/20/2026 4:01:44 PM | ||
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| Nate Notes: to be included as a Workforce Housing resource email us a link and a brief note to: wwhnews.com@gmail.com... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 4/6/2026 9:26:43 PM | ||
| Priority Capital Advisory Arranges $11.5M Refinancing of Former Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin | ||
Leo's notes: Converting vacant hotels, offices, and other commercial properties into housing can often deliver new homes faster and at a lower cost than traditional construction while revitalizing underused real estate. This financing illustrates that preservation and conversion are not simply temporary solutions—they are viable long-term investments that help communities respond to housing shortages. As Wisconsin continues to face affordability challenges, successful projects like Vivo Madison demonstrate that creative redevelopment, supported by flexible financing, can complement new construction and provide another practical pathway toward increasing housing opportunities across the state. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 30 Date: 7/20/2026 3:49:57 PM | ||
| Acts Housing Earns Important Federal Certification | ||
Leo's notes: Acts Housing's CDFI certification demonstrates how mission-driven financial institutions can bridge the gap for families who may be creditworthy but underserved by traditional lenders. Access to additional federal capital will allow the organization to finance more home purchases, rehabilitate aging housing stock, and create wealth-building opportunities for first-time homeowners. Strengthening organizations that combine lending, education, and neighborhood revitalization is an investment not only in housing, but also in long-term community stability and economic mobility. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 30 Date: 7/20/2026 4:33:55 PM | ||
| Gorman & Company: Gorman & Company Fordham Place Groundbreaking & Corson Square Revitalization Ceremony | ||
Leo's notes: This project exemplifies one of the strongest models for addressing Wisconsin's housing shortage: pairing preservation with new construction. Too often, communities focus exclusively on building new units or maintaining existing ones, when the greatest impact comes from pursuing both simultaneously. By modernizing Corson Square while adding Fordham Place, Baraboo is protecting an existing community asset and creating additional housing for working families without waiting for future redevelopment opportunities. The project also reinforces an important lesson seen across Wisconsin—successful affordable housing increasingly depends on broad public-private partnerships that leverage state, local, and nonprofit resources... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 30 Date: 7/20/2026 3:57:17 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 3/23/2026 9:49:04 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 11 - Wk: 125 Date: 9/2/2025 7:30:59 PM |