Apartments Being Planned Next to Sendik's Towne Centre

Aside from the luxury apartments being planned for The Corners of Brookfield, the Mandel group is also planning another project next to Sendik's Towne Centre.

Two high-end apartment buildings are being planned next to Sendik's Towne Centre, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The developers, Mandel Group Inc., plan to submit proposals for the two developments that would be at the southwest corner of Thomson Drive and Brookfield Road, the other at the northeast corner of Thomson Drive and Richfield Parkway. The Marcus Corporation and the Mandel Group are also teaming up to develop 150 luxury apartments within The Corners of Brookfield. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

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150 Apartments Planned for 'The Corners of Brookfield'

The apartments will be part of a building complex that will also feature national specialty and fashion retail, which includes Von Maur.

The Marcus Corporation and the Mandel Group are teaming up to develop 150 luxury apartments within The Corners of Brookfield. The apartments will be built above the retail shops in the open-air, town-center-style fashion development in the Town of Brookfield, according to a press release. The residential apartments, which will include a broad range of sizes and floorplans, will be constructed on upper-floor levels overlooking a central park space that is a focal point of the development. Amenities will include balconies, concierge services, a social media center for residents, and a health and fitness center.  Mandel Group will serve as a consultant overseeing residential design, development and apartment leasing. Once the project is …

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Vote on Von Maur Tax District May Be Delayed

A vote expected in November may now be in December on whether the Town of Brookfield should approve a public tax financing district to facilitate a major redevelopment anchored by Von Maur.

Town Incorporation Hearing Blocked as Waukesha Rips Brookfield

An Oct. 23 public hearing on whether the Town of Brookfield should be allowed to become a village is now off, as the Town of Waukesha appeals issues and rips its neighbor for what it calls a "shameful" land grab.

The Town of Brookfield's request to become a village is on hold as a judge allows the Town of Waukesha to appeal issues before the incorporation bid proceeds. Waukesha County Circuit Judge James Kieffer on Monday granted the Town of Waukesha's request to stay the incorporation proceedings until the District IV Court of Appeals rules on Town of Waukesha appeals. Kieffer's ruling effectively cancels an Oct. 23 public hearing at Brookfield Town Hall, in which the state Department of Administration had planned to seek public input on the incorporation request to aid in its decision-making. Town of Waukesha Chairwoman Angie Van Scyoc minced no words Tuesday as she blasted the Town of Brookfield's proposal to include 288 acres of Town of …

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Public Hearing for Town's Incorporation Bid Set

The public is invited to provide input Oct. 23 at Brookfield Town Hall on the town's request to become a village.

Should the Town of Brookfield be allowed to incorporate as a village? Can it incorporate using lands from the Town of Waukesha over that town's objection? A state agency will take public input on the Town of Brookfield's incorporation request at a hearing from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Brookfield Town Hall, 645 Janacek Rd. The state's Incorporation Review Board and Department of Administration will not issue a decision Oct. 23. The state has up to six months to rule on whether the town has met standards to seek voter approval to incorporate. Written comments may be submitted before and after the public hearing by mailing them to Erich Schmidtke, Division of Intergovernmental Relations, Wisconsin Department of Administration, P.O. Box…

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Scott Berg

10:50 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012

The only desperation comes from Town Officials worrying that the town residents will catch on to just how ill conceived and risky the whole proposal is and put an end to it. At least the judge agrees that studying the various claims made by the Town of Waukesha deserve to be heard.   more ›

The Corners Financing Plan Praised, Panned by Residents

At a packed public hearing at Brookfield Town Hall Wednesday, residents expressed mixed views on The Corners / Von Maur project and public financing. The Marcus Corp. said it was offering more guarantees against project default.

A proposed $39.5 million Town of Brookfield public financing plan — with greater guarantees from the Marcus Corp. against town default — won mixed reviews from town residents at a packed public hearing Wednesday night. Some called the project a refreshing, needed upgrade of the "eyesore" of the shuttered and relocated Menards store and Marcus theater, and a way to boost the town's tax base for the future. Others said it was "obscenely" large, would create too much traffic and environmental pollution, and could leave the town on the hook if the project doesn't develop as planned and repay town debt for public improvements. Marcus wants to raze the buildings in question on Bluemound Road east of Barker Road at the high-profile I-94 exit and …

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Randy1949

1:04 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012

@Scott Berg -- As Tom pointed out, we already have a failed and shuttered building, mostly because the existing structure makes poor use of the site and the strip mall lost its anchor(s). But you're suggesting we should hand this potentially disastrous white elephant off to you good folks at the City, who know how to treat 'nice things'? Please pull the other one -- it has bells on.   more ›

Mediation Fails, Town of Brookfield Incorporation Moves to State Review

The Town of Brookfield's request to incorporate as a village will proceed for state review and action because mediation has failed between the town and its neighboring cities.

(Updated with reaction from city, town officials) Mediation has failed between the Town of Brookfield and adjacent municipalities, sending the Town's request to incorporate as a village back to a state agency for review and decision. Waukesha County Circuit Judge James Kieffer on Thursday lifted a six-month stay on the state's review of the town's incorporation. Another circuit judge had imposed the delay last spring after leaders of the Town, Cities of Brookfield and Waukesha and Village of Sussex sought time to try to mediate common issues surrounding border agreements, consolidation and annexations. The four communities agreed to meet with retired Waukesha County Circuit Judge Patrick Snyder to determine if there are solutions short of …

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Randy1949

11:16 am on Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Life in the Town has worked pretty well for me for sixty years, your perceived inefficiency or not. I agree that a failed TIF would not be a good thing, but other interests seem to be so desperate to prevent it happening that it makes me wonder if they'd be willing to make the same concessions if the development were to be in their area.   more ›

Questions Raised About Viability of Town Financing Plan for The Corners Project

County and school officials concerned about whether major retail-office-housing project at the I-94/Barker Road exit could repay $37 million in debt — plus interest — in a required 16-year deadline. If not, taxpayers could be on the hook.

A review panel Tuesday raised concerns about the viability of a proposed $37 million Town of Brookfield public financing plan intended to help spur a major retail-office-housing redevelopment. Representatives of Waukesha County, the Waukesha School District and Waukesha County Technical College questioned whether the ambitious project, which would include Wisconsin's first Von Maur store, could generate enough tax revenue to pay $37 million in town debt by a 2028 deadline. The five-member panel has to sign off on the creation of the taxing district, which is a key part of the plans for the project. Norm Cummings, Waukesha County's director of administration, said he wanted to support a town incremental financing district for the project, …

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quiteconcerned

4:49 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012

Randy, the reason I bring up the incorporation connected to this development is because it is. The media have covered public records that showed discussions of the incorporation as a means of gaining access to 27 year TIF payback period allowed for cities and villages vs. the 16 year allowed for Towns. The conclusion is that the numbers don't work for the Town at 16 years, which is what they are …   more ›

Town Proposes $37 Million Financing Plan for The Corners / Von Maur Project

The plan, to be reviewed Tuesday and set for public hearing Sept. 26, calls for the town to borrow $37.18 million for public improvements and a parking structure, and to repay the debt with new tax revenue in 16 years.

The Town of Brookfield would provide a $37 million public financing district to help spur The Corners redevelopment anchored by the state's first Von Maur department store, under a project plan released Thursday. Public reviews of the plan will begin Tuesday, amid the emergence of an anonymous website, "Follow the Money Brookfield," that purports to oppose the financing and seek petition-signers against it. Emails seeking comment sent to the only contact listed on the website (an email address) were not returned. A Joint Review Board, comprised of representatives from the town, Waukesha County, Waukesha County Technical College and school district, will review the plan at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 645 Janacek Rd. And a public hearing…

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Randy1949

7:56 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012

I'm as concerned about the taxpayers taking on the debt and subsidizing business as much as you are. But when someone tries very hard to talk me out of doing something and has shown other views that are against the long-term welfare of the Town (the incorporation, referring to it as 'stealing' land from the Town of Waukesha) it makes me very suspicious. Is someone perhaps hoping that the …   more ›

Concerns Over Public Financing Delayed The Corners Project

Plans to open new retail development — including a Von Maur store — pushed back more than a year because of worries about how long it would take to repay town's investment, newspaper reports.

When plans to open a shopping center in the Town of Brookfield that would house Wisconsin's first Von Maur department store were unveiled in March 2011, developers had hoped to start construction that summer — and to be open for business by the 2012 holiday season. Seventeen months later, however, construction on The Corners has yet to begin and officials now say the development, located at Blue Mound Road near Barker Road, probably won't open until November 2014. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sunday that the much of the delay is due to concerns about how many years it would take the development's property taxes to pay off the town's debt. The Town Board earlier this month approved a timeline for the creation of a  financing …

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quiteconcerned

4:27 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Town claims to have a public meeting scheduled for Sept. 26...Let's get this notice out so we all can hear from the horses' mouths. TOWN OF BROOKFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board and the Plan Commission of the Town of Brookfield will hold a Joint Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 immediately following the TID Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. in the…   more ›