The house, constructed in the late 1800s and most recently the home of Uno Pizzeria & Grill, will be used for community space and a fitness center for a 64-unit workforce housing development.
The project on the 800 block of Regent Street would bring housing, commercial space and parking, and an artistic nod to the history of the Greenbush neighborhood.
A special Madison committee has picked three finalists who've designed public spaces around the globe to move forward in a design competition to reshape the Lake Monona waterfront between Olin Park and Williamson Street.
The concept features grass, shade trees, landscaping, programmable water fountain, seating, walkways and space for public gathering for the final link of East Campus Mall between Regent Street and Lake Mendota.
The 245-unit project in four buildings will use special construction measures to insulate units in anticipation of the stationing of U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jets at nearby Truax Field starting in 2024 or 2025.
Proving Madison could "put two bricks together," the city in 1997 built Monona Terrace, a design started by Frank Lloyd Wright. In 25 years, nearly 8.9 million visitors have seen it.
The city hopes attracting med-tech companies and lab facilities to the undeveloped field to the south of Haight Farm Road and east of South Syene Road could build on its other successes with tax incremental financing.
