Wauwatosa-based David Lepak & Associates LLC was hired to provide assistance for the condominium and hotel development in Milwaukee’s Fifth Ward planned by The Rivianna Group LLC. The 500,000-square-foot, $100 million Rivianna project, announced recently by developer Bob Schultz, will include up to 220 condominiums, an 80-room boutique hotel and more than 10,00 square feet of retail space. The development would consist of three, 11-story towers built on top of a four-story base building at 236 S. Water St., along the Milwaukee River in the Fifth Ward. "We’re delighted to be involved in this exciting project," Lepak said. "Rivianna will change the landscape of Milwaukee’s south side." David Lepak & Associates is a freelance development firm established in 2003 that provides project management and financial analysis consulting for real estate and economic development projects.
The Local Initiatives Support Corp. recently announced the winners of its 8th annual Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDIs). Madison-based Gorman & Company and the Milwaukee Urban League won the State Farm Insurance "Building Blocks Award" Large Project for the Dr. Wesley L. Scott Senior Living Community. A $12.5 million redevelopment, the former Milwaukee Urban League headquarters building was transformed into 80 senior apartments, 74 of which are targeted to households below 60 percent of the area median income. The State Farm Insurance "Building Blocks Award" Small Project was for the Toussaint Square development by the North Avenue Community Development Corporation. Built at 35th Street and North Avenue, Touissaint Square has four three-bedroom apartments and 19 two-bedroom apartments, with rents ranging from $500 to $650 a month and targeted for families with annual incomes between $20,400 and $43,560. The building also has 15,000 square feet of retail space. Lo Neng Kyatoukaysy, executive director of the Hmong American Friendship Association, won the navigator award. Foley & Lardner LLP, whose attorneys have done pro bono work for redevelopment efforts in Milwaukee’s central city, won the vision award. The Housing Trust Fund Coalition received the trailblazer award. Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. received the cornerstone award.
Wauwatosa-based Zimmerman Design Group has changed its name to Zimmerman Architectural Studios. The company also recently unveiled a new corporate logo, designed by Pewaukee-based Aurum Design. "We believe that our new identity more accurately reflects the character and organization of our company, as well as the multiple aspects of architecture, design and engineering in which we are involved," said Dave Stroik, president of Zimmerman Architectural Studios. "At the same time, we felt it was important to maintain the Zimmerman name because of the recognition, brand equity and goodwill that has been built over the years." Zimmerman Architectural Studios was founded in 1906 by architect Peter Brust.
