Hunter Turpin
Hunter covers commercial and residential real estate for BizTimes. He previously wrote for the Waukesha Freeman and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. A graduate of UW-Milwaukee, with a degree in journalism and urban studies, he was news editor of the UWM Post. He has received awards from the Milwaukee Press Club and Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Hunter likes cooking, gardening and 2000s girly pop.
🔒 Developer purchases land for 320 apartments in Waukesha
Developers are moving forward with a 320-unit apartment project in Waukesha, with the purchase of the 63-acre project site for $4 million.
Menomonee Falls-based Continental...
🔒 Downtown Milwaukee Hampton Inn gets new operator
The shuttered Hampton Inn hotel in downtown Milwaukee could be reopening with a new operator — its fourth operator in four years.
Lisle, Illinois-based E.M.A....
Northwestern Mutual breaks ground on $500 million ‘skyline-defining’ upgrade of HQ
Complete with a drumline performance and pyrotechnics, Northwestern Mutual kicked off construction of the company's $500 million transformation of its North Office Building in...
🔒 Ugly Building: 1111 E. Ogden Ave., Milwaukee
To the east of this industrial-looking brick building on Milwaukee’s East Side is Burns Commons, a mid-rise apartment building lies across the street to...
🔒 Breaking Ground: Pabst Farms mixed-use project
Illinois-based Wingspan Development Group is planning a significant development on nearly 60 acres of the Pabst Farms area in Oconomowoc.
The plans include a 320,000-square-foot...
🔒 Real Estate Spotlight: Cudahy Farms development to provide more than...
Milwaukee-based Royal Capital Group is planning one of the largest housing developments the city has seen in decades.
Located on Milwaukee’s far northwest side, the...
🔒 Global Water Center gains two new international tenants in coworking...
The Oasis Coworking Community at the Global Water Center, which offers a “soft landing” for overseas companies looking to grow in the U.S., has...
$450 million battery storage system proposed on Milwaukee’s northwest side
A Texas company is proposing to build a $450 million battery storage system on Milwaukee's northwest side.
Black Mountain Energy Storage, based in Austin, wants...
🔒 Amazon considered facility at Spring Mall site in Greenfield
Approximately two years ago, Seattle-based Amazon presented Greenfield officials with plans to build a distribution facility at the mostly mostly vacant Spring Mall property...
🔒 Construction start set for lakefront St. Francis apartment development
Construction at one of the last developable lakefront properties in St. Francis is set to begin in November, on a project expected to deliver...
Building height limit proposed again in Wauwatosa
As real estate developers have pursued taller projects in Wauwatosa, the city is again pursuing a new height limit on some new developments.
The new...
🔒 Greenfield seeks mixed-use redevelopment of former Spring Mall
The city of Greenfield is seeking a mixed-use redevelopment of the mostly vacant Spring Mall, according to a request for proposals the city issued...
