At the third annual In Business Madison Real Estate & Construction Symposium on April 16, Madison development leaders shared sharp, often candid insights on everything from municipal approval frustrations to post-pandemic office trends and the intensifying pressure on industrial and lab infrastructure.
In a wide-ranging evening featuring an intimate keynote conversation with developers as well as a discussion among a panel of experts, three themes stood out: the need for local leadership in shaping growth, the demand for flexibility and community engagement, and the increasing complexity of delivering housing and innovation-ready space in a changing economy.
Local developers, local values
During the keynote session, sisters Anne Neujahr Morrison and Sarah Neujahr, both principals of New Year Investments, discussed their development philosophy, shaped by deep roots in Madison and a shared legacy at Urban Land Interests. Their company developed the Ella on East Washington Avenue — a vibrant mixed-use building with 135 income-restricted apartments and several locally owned Black- and women-owned businesses — on the site of the former Ella’s Deli.
Their approach, they explained, is grounded in long-term investment, neighborhood engagement, and design that reflects the city’s character....
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RSK: Mostly the basics that are problems in CRE. The city approval bottleneck is one of the more important ones. A more complete synopsis will be in the May InBusiness Edition...
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