BizTimes Milwaukee recently surveyed the members of the Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin (CARW), asking them which development projects should be the top priorities and would provide the best return on investment for the region. Each survey respondent was allowed to pick three projects. The following list ranks the projects by the percentage of CARW members’ votes they attracted.
1. Park East corridor, 32.7 percent
2. Shops of Grand Avenue, 32.7 percent
3. Kohl’s corporate headquarters, 25.5 percent
4. UWM Innovation Park, 23.6 percent
5. Bradley Center replacement, 20 percent
6. Menomonee Valley, 20 percent
7. Aerotroplis development near airport, 18.2 percent
8. Northwestern Mutual office building, 16.4 percent
9. UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, 16.4 percent
10. Oak Creek Delphi site, 14.5 percent
11. O’Donnell Park area redevelopment, 14.5 percent
12. Pabst brewery project, 12.7 percent
13. Pabst Farms, 7.3 percent
14. 30th Street Industrial Corridor, 7.3 percent
15. The Corners, 5.5 percent
16. Washington Square, 5.5 percent
17. Reed Street Yards business park, 5.5 percent
18. Kenosha casino, 5.5 percent
19. Potawatomi hotel, 3.6 percent
20. Cousins Center, 3.6 percent
21. Schlitz Park renovation, 1.8 percent
22. Italian Community Center/Coachworks property, 1.8 percent
23. Oak Creek lakefront, 1.8 percent
24. Sendik’s Town Centre, 1.8 percent
25. South 27th Street Corridor, 1.8 percent
26. MacArthur Square redevelopment, 0 percent
27. Harmony Initiative, 0 percent
28. UWM on-campus sports arena, 0 percent
29. Sheboygan South Pier District, 0 percent
