Hawks Retail Center Becoming a Stein Gardens & Gifts
One of Wauwatosa's oldest businesses will lease its garden center to Stein Gardens & Gifts but will continue to own the property and operate its landscaping services.
After well over 100 years in business in Wauwatosa and 85 at the same location, Hawks Nursery, long a mainstay in local gardening and landscaping, is turning over its retail operation on Watertown Plank Road operations to Stein's Gardens & Gifts. Stein will lease the store and outdoor retail garden center space from Hawks, and Hawks will continue to operate only its landscaping services, according to documents filed with the city. Stein has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a Stein Gardens & Gifts at Hawks' address, 12217 Watertown Plank Road. The application comes before the Wauwatosa Plan Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. The application names Joseph Kresl, owner of Hawks, as a co-applicant. Hawks on Sunday published an …
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5:48 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Sad to see the 137 year run of the nursery will come to an end... good luck to both parties in the future. more ›