Corrinne Hess

After more than a decade of trying to get the owner to repair the decaying building, the city is taking him to court to make him fix it or pay for its demolition. [SLIDESHOW]

The former Dino’s Italian Restaurant on Howell Avenue near Mitchell International Airport will be sold in an online auction Dec. 2 with an opening bid of $165,000.

The city of Milwaukee has selected Pennsylvania-based Brookville Equipment Corp. to build the the first four street car vehicles for $18.6 million.

The former South Shore YMCA in Cudahy is back on the market after plans for an evangelical Christian church to purchase the property have been terminated.

The city of Wauwatosa has suspended its contract with Visit Milwaukee and will consider creating its own commission to oversee the money it spends on promoting local tourism.

The Cudahy Community Development Authority has approved a four-story, multi-use development in excess of $10 million on Layton Avenue.

The City of Mequon has chosen Shaffer Development to create a mixed-use development adjacent to the Mequon Town Center in exchange for 13.4 acres of prime real estate land for $1.

Ogden & Co. is planning to develop 216 upscale apartments and 10,000-square-feet of commercial development across from State Fair Park in West Allis beginning next Spring.

VJS Construction Services is proposing a hotel, brew pub and retail at Milwaukee County Research Park in Wauwatosa.

The Hampton Inn Milwaukee Airport Hotel on College Avenue has sold to an Illinois company for $6.6 million.

Leases and Sales from area brokers

Several new retail developments are planned on Highway 50 in the Village of Pleasant Prairie.