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But neighbors at the meeting brought up their concerns about the new development blocking views from their own residences; Prospect Avenue’s current congestion and lack of parking; New Land’s track record on previous developments, including its project on Downer Avenue; whether New Land would keep its promise to restore the Goll mansion; whether New Land and the city would take public input seriously, or if the project was already a done deal; whether Bauman was taking his con stituents’ concerns seriously; and whether the proposed development—which would serve 35 residents yet affect many more— was a good fit for the site and the neighbor hood. “There is another choice,” another audi ence member commented. “And that is no building. Sometimes developments just don’t fit… This doesn’t fit.” The meeting was also attended by Alderman Nik Kovac, whose district includes the west side of Prospect Avenue.
Kovac didn’t commit to honoring the cur rent zoning regulations for the Goll man sion. He did say that the public has an inter est in having the mansion restored.
The project will be debated next at a Sept. 15 Plan Commission hearing and by other committees before being voted on by the full Common Council.
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gym looking out onto Lake Michigan. The luxury condos would connect to the Goll mansion, where a concierge, ballroom and guest suites could be accessed by resi dents only, although the public may be invited in for occasional tours.
Proceeds from the condo development would be used to restore the historic English manor-style mansion, while a por tion of the residents’ condo fees would be designated to maintain the historic man sion. The Goll mansion was built in 1898 by the legendary local firm Ferry & Clas, the designers of the Milwaukee Public Library, the Pabst mansion and St. John’s cathedral tower, among other local landmarks.
The Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously in 2002 to place the mansion on the Milwaukee register of historic sites and it is part of the Prospect Avenue Mansions Historic District.
Gokhman bought the building in 2005, and it is currently being used as office space.
“This Doesn’t Fit”
New Land’s Kindness said the develop er had initially toyed with constructing a 60-unit building on the site. New Land then consulted with the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Wisconsin Historical Society, Preserve Our Parks, Milwaukee Department of City Development and the Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission to develop what it calls a “more sensitive” building.
But neighbors at the meeting brought up their concerns about the new development blocking views from their own residences; Prospect Avenue’s current congestion and lack of parking; New Land’s track record on previous developments, including its project on Downer Avenue; whether New Land would keep its promise to restore the Goll mansion; whether New Land and the city would take public input seriously, or if the project was already a done deal; whether Bauman was taking his con stituents’ concerns seriously; and whether the proposed development—which would serve 35 residents yet affect many more— was a good fit for the site and the neighbor hood. “There is another choice,” another audi ence member commented. “And that is no building. Sometimes developments just don’t fit… This doesn’t fit.” The meeting was also attended by Alderman Nik Kovac, whose district includes the west side of Prospect Avenue.
Kovac didn’t commit to honoring the cur rent zoning regulations for the Goll man sion. He did say that the public has an inter est in having the mansion restored.
The project will be debated next at a Sept. 15 Plan Commission hearing and by other committees before being voted on by the full Common Council.
What’s your take? Write: editor@shepex.com or comment on this story online at www.expressmilwaukee.com.
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