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.
Milwaukee continues streetcar extension plans despite new funding obstacles
The City of Milwaukee is moving forward with planning for four different streetcar extensions.
Although funding has become more complicated due to new state legislation,...
🔒 Franklin apartment complex sold for $43 million
An affiliate of Chicago-based Banner Real Estate Group has purchased an apartment complex in Franklin for $43.5 million, according to state real estate records.
The...
🔒 Milwaukee is the 6th most affordable large U.S. metro area...
Of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S., the Milwaukee area is the sixth most affordable for renters in the country, according to...
🔒 Neighbors divided on how to improve Brady Street safety
Twenty rows of pews in St. Hedwig Parish on Brady Street were filled Tuesday evening, but not for mass. Rather, dozens of neighbors gathered...
Northwestern Mutual details street-level plans for $500 million office building overhaul...
Northwestern Mutual wants to expand its "commons space" with a public conservatory, terraces and other streetscaping as it embarks on a $500 million office...
🔒 Nova apartment building to offer short-term leases for two years
As construction of the Nova apartment building nears completion in downtown Milwaukee, the nine-story residential building now has an additional permitted use: hotel space.
Jumping...
BID reveals four possibilities for a ‘pedestrian first’ Brady Street
The Brady Street Business Improvement District released four options Tuesday to make East Brady Street more pedestrian friendly, ranging from enhanced intersections to pedestrianizing...
🔒 Eagleknit building gets first major tenant
The Eagleknit building in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood, an adaptive reuse project, has gained its first significant tenant with the addition of Milwaukee-based marketing...
🔒 Business owners weigh in on Ivanhoe Place plaza
Last month, a plaza at Ivanhoe Place on Milwaukee’s East Side opened, closing a portion of the street to vehicles, providing more space for...
WisDOT releases redesign, removal concepts for I-794
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation released several different possible redesign or removal concepts for I-794 in downtown Milwaukee.
Concepts released publicly on Thursday show nine...
Greenfield buys mostly vacant Spring Mall property
The city of Greenfield purchased the mostly vacant Spring Mall property on Tuesday for redevelopment.
Located at 4200 S. 76th St., the 24-acre property consists...
🔒 State buys site on Milwaukee’s northwest side for new youth...
The state of Wisconsin's youth prison project in Milwaukee is moving forward with the purchase of site this week on the city's northwest side.
For...
