Madison City Council approves $70 million low-cost housing project for the East Side


Madison City Council approves $70 million low-cost housing project for the East Side
In a big boost for needed housing, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a Madison nonprofit’s plan for a $70 million low-cost housing project to replace a sprawling, vacant former bakery property on the East Side. Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. is buying the 6.4-acre former Bimbo Bakeries USA property at 3401 E. Washington Ave. and will create 245 subsidized apartments in four buildings, commercial space, a small park and parking... ...more

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In a big boost for needed housing, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a Madison nonprofit’s plan for a $70 million low-cost housing project to replace a sprawling, vacant former bakery property on the East Side.

Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. is buying the 6.4-acre former Bimbo Bakeries USA property at 3401 E. Washington Ave. and will create 245 subsidized apartments in four buildings, commercial space, a small park and parking...

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