Apartments proposed in downtown Waukesha

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Dec. 05, 2013
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By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel

Dec. 05, 2013 0

A development firm is proposing a 56-unit apartment building in downtown Waukesha.

Oregon, Wis.-based Gorman & Co. wants to develop the four-story building on a vacant parcel near the corner of E. Main St. and N. Hartwell Ave., said Ted Matkom, the firm's Wisconsin market president. That site is adjacent to the Canadian National railroad tracks.

The apartments would be financed in part with federal affordable housing tax credits. Developers compete for those credits in annual competitions, the results of which are usually announced in April.

Developers typically sell the credits to raise equity financing. In return, they must provide apartments at below-market rents to people earning no more than 60% of the area's median income.

If Gorman receives tax credits, the firm would develop 47 apartments with below-market rents, and nine apartments with market rents, Matkom said.

The firm wants the city to modify its Central City Master Plan and approve the preliminary plans for the development, known as the Main Depot Apartments.

The Waukesha Plan Commission is scheduled to review the proposal at its Wednesday meeting.

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The Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin offers information on commercial realtors and real estate.

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The Wisconsin chapter of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association aims to serve developers and owners of commercial real estate.

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