October 2011
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The Neighborhood is Growing!!! →
We’re thrilled to announce that Ravenna has broken ground across the street and more terrific retailers are joining the community. YoMama, Indulgence Chocolatier, Elements East and Performance Running Outfitters fill out one of the best retail streets in Milwaukee. We think it’s the best spot in town!
April 2011
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Officially an Award-Winning Development!! →
We’re thrilled to announce The Cornerstone was recognized by The Business Journal as the Best Public/Private Partnership in 2010!! Many thanks to Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, our lender, our retailers, our residents and our contractors for helping us realize our vision. This really is a great place.
March 2011
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More News about the Neighborhood. This is getting... →
Shorewood business district gets makeover
Gary Porter
Developer Blair Williams plans to begin building the four-story Ravenna building this spring. The building will include street-level retail and 22 apartments, at the southwest corner of Oakland and Glendale avenues.
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By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
March 13, 2011 9:25 p.m. |(1) Comments
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February 2011
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The Neighborhood is Growing!!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Mixed-use project in Shorewood moves forward
Milwaukee-based WiRED Properties has received a preliminary financing commitment to build Ravenna, a mixed-use development the firm has planned for years on Oakland Avenue in Shorewood. Construction could begin in three months, said WiRED Properties president Blair Williams.
The building, called Ravenna, will be built...
May 2010
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Shorewood OKs grants for retail developments
By Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: May 18, 2010 |(8) Comments
Shorewood - The Village Board has approved more than $526,000 in grants to help retailers at two developments.
More than $400,000 will fund improvements in the retail portion of the Cornerstone development, which is on the site of a former gas station at 4514 N. Oakland Ave.
The Cornerstone stores and...
April 2010
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The Cornerstone lands bistro as tenant
By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
Jan. 8, 2010 |(33) Comments
North Star American Bistro, 4515 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood, plans to move across the avenue to The Cornerstone, an apartment and retail building that’s under construction.
My colleague, Tom Kertscher, reports that the Community Development Authority is considering a $102,500 loan help finance the relocation. The...
March 2010
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Williams plans to develop Shorewood property
The Business Journal of Milwaukee - by Pete Millard
The villages of Shorewood and Whitefish Bay are discussing ways to redevelop a 31,000-square-foot parcel that’s split evenly between the two municipalities.
The developer of the property, WiRED Properties LLC, Milwaukee, expects Shorewood officials to place an emphasis on apartments, and Whitefish Bay to push for retail on its half.
“The goal...
Apartments proposed for Oakland Ave. in Shorewood,...
By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
Aug. 6, 2009 |(6) Comments
Developer Blair Williams’ plan to build upscale apartments at the northeast corner of N. Oakland Ave. and E. Kensington Blvd. got an initial review this week from the Whitefish Bay Village Board, according to sister publication Whitefish Bay Now.
The site, where a gas station was recently demolished, straddles the Whitefish...
Shorewood apartment/retail project will include...
By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
Oct. 21, 2009 |(30) Comments
Construction will begin within the next month on a 25-unit apartment building at 4514 N. Oakland Ave. in Shorewood, at the site of a former Mobil gas station, developer Blair Williams, of Wired Properties said today.
The $7.5 million project will also include 11,000 square feet of first floor retail space, including...
Shorewood apartment/retail project has...
By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
Dec. 4, 2009 |(5) Comments
The Cornerstone, a four-story building with 25 apartments and 11,000 square feet of street-level retail space, will have a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oakland Ave. and Kensington Blvd., in Shorewood.
The retail space is anchored by Alterra Coffee, and includes a bar/restaurant, wine retailer/wine bar and a woman’s...
Shorewood panel backs loan for bistro
By Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Jan. 8, 2010
Shorewood - Shorewood’s Community Development Authority on Friday recommended the village give a $102,500 loan to help North Star American Bistro move to a larger location.
The loan would have to be approved by the Village Board, which will consider it Jan. 19.
The bistro has been run by Michael Stoner and Dan (Duffy)...
Shorewood lures retailers to Cornerstone
Mark Hoffman
Construction work continues Friday at the Cornerstone commercial development at the corner of Oakland Ave. and Kensington Blvd. in Shorewood.
By Doris Hajewski of the Journal Sentinel
Shorewood’s incentives toward retail businesses have helped lure two local boutiques - P. Sue’s and Boutique B’Lou - to a new retail and residential complex at N. Oakland Ave. and E....