Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tom Daykin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee, WI, United States

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Past articles by Tom:

Milwaukee's $30 million plan to help Northwestern Mutual do $500 million downtown office project wins key vote.

The zoning committee endorsed a tax incremental financing district for the $500 million project. It includes relocating 2,000 employees from Franklin. → Read More

Marcus planned a downtown Milwaukee mixed-use project. The company is listing the site for sale.

The development site's includes a 1.2-acre riverfront parking lot at 1301 N. Edison St., which a Marcus affiliate bought in 2015 for $3.1 million. → Read More

Funding for downtown's Vel Phillips Plaza was proposed in 2019. A new plan could jump start that project.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson wants to spend $16 million to build the plaza near the expanding Wisconsin Center and Fiserv Inc.'s future headquarters. → Read More

A new business group is supporting American Family Field funding. It features a well-known conservative.

The Home Crew Coalition is chaired by Omar Shaikh, a Milwaukee restaurateur. The group also features Mike Grebe, former state Republican Party chair. → Read More

New affordable apartments are coming to Milwaukee's suburbs. Here are 4 things to know.

The new affordable apartments are planned for South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and Brown Deer. Their financing included ARPA funds through Milwaukee County. → Read More

Brady Street hotel wins first city approval with developer addressing parking issue.

The developers plan to build a parking structure on the east side of North Farwell Avenue, between East Royall Place and Zaffiro's Pizza and Bar. → Read More

A downtown parking ramp for Fiserv's future headquarters has been sold. It's getting a makeover.

The parking ramp was sold for $6.25 to an affiliate of Chicago-based North Wells Capital. It operates HUB640, where Fiserv is moving from Brookfield. → Read More

MSOE buys downtown building housing federal immigration agency. It will have an academic use.

The building was sold to MSOE for $1.1 million. It now houses U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). → Read More

Baker Tilly, a major downtown office tenant, is moving to BMO Tower from U.S. Bank Center.

Baker Tilly will set up shop this summer at BMO Tower, downtown Milwaukee's newest office high-rise. The accounting firm is leaving U.S. Bank Center → Read More

See the moment when a parking garage partially collapses at Bayshore mall

A video released by Bayshore mall shows the moment a parking garage partially collapses on Feb. 23. → Read More

A $290 million plan for American Family Field is before the Legislature. Here's 5 things to know.

The costs and benefits tied to taxpayer cash for Milwaukee's American Family Field, as well as proposed ballpark changes, will all be on the table. → Read More

Tosa tower is dead, with a car wash coming instead. Developer says delays played a role.

John Vassallo said the Wauwatosa project's economic feasibility was affected by the big increase in lending interest rates over the past year or so. → Read More

Milwaukee's former Air Force Reserve base would be redeveloped as air cargo hub under new plan

The 288,000-square-foot building would be developed on a site formerly used by the 440th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve, which moved in 2007. → Read More

A city plan to spend $30 million on Northwestern Mutual's downtown campus wins its first OK.

The Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority board on Thursday endorsed the new tax incremental financing district for the $500 million project. → Read More

Cudahy Tower Apartments sells for $16.5 million--nearly one year after Michael Cudahy's death.

Cudahy Tower, 925 E. Wells St., was sold by the Cudahy Foundation to the Crichton family, who operate Shoreline Real Estate, for $16.5 million. → Read More

American Family Field needs $448 million in long-term work. Here's how that breaks down.

Two reports, one paid for by the Milwaukee Brewers and another by a state consultant, provide more information about how that money would be spent. → Read More

Milwaukee's historic Ambassador Hotel adds Wyndham brand. It's a first for the 95-year-old hotel.

That new agreement taps the 132-room Ambassador into Wyndham's global reservation system. The hotel also is updating its guest rooms. → Read More

Here are 5 key numbers from Gov. Evers' $290 million plan to fund American Family Field renovations.

Gov. Evers' plan to fund renovations at the Brewers' American Family Field will need approval from the Republican-controlled Legislature. → Read More

Menard's storage business near Northridge wins city approval. That reverses an earlier ruling.

Menard will operate the self-storage business on the parking lot of a former Pick 'n Save store. That comes after a city zoning board changed course. → Read More

'It's all gone,' Asian market owner says about her ruined business. A court remedy looms.

Milwaukee Phongsavan Asian Market owner Pai Yang has won a court order that could help her collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. → Read More