Towering Isthmus: Another student housing high-rise at West Johnson and North Bassett in Madison WI (October 2025 construction site visit)

 

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The 3-story brick apartment building is a 'relic' from 1973.

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Rendering and aerial view:  Madison Plan Commission

Other Towering Isthmus posts:

2025

Student housing on West Gorham.  (10/5)

The question remains, "What's up next for the former Madison Central/MATC site?".  (9/19)

One 90 East Wilson.  (9/18)

Bus terminal and student housing on Lake Street.  (7/30)

Student housing on West Gorham.  (7/29)

Student housing high-rise at West Johnson and North Bassett.  (7/29)

Empty block next to GEF 1 in downtown Madison is next isthmus redevelopment target. (7/11)

One 09 East Wilson.  (6/15)

Bus terminal and student housing on Lake Street in Madison WI.  (5/26)

One 09 East Wilson, (5/7)

Student housing high-rise at West Johnson and North Bassett.  (5/6)

Student housing on West Gorham.  (5/6)

Verve.  (5/6)

oliv.  (3/12)

Student housing high-rise at West Johnson and North Bassett.  (1/8)

Student housing on West Gorham.  (3/9)

Student housing on West Gorham.  (1/31)

One 09 East Wilson.  (1/26)

One 09 East Wilson.  (1/9)

Student housing high-rise at West Johnson and North Bassett.  (1/8)

Bus terminal and student housing under construction on Lake Street.  (1/8)

2024

East Wilson Street luxury housing development.  (8/29)

Bus terminal and student housing under construction on Lake Street.  (9/28)

The Verve August construction site visit.  (8/23)

Cluster of 4 connected buildings to rise at West Johnson and North Bassett. (8/23)

Atmosphere Apartments.  (August 2024 construction site visit).  8/21)

Atmosphere Apartments. (June 2024 construction site visit),  (6/17)

East Wilson Street luxury housing development (June 2024 construction site visit)

Adria mixed-use development as seen from Monona Terrace.  (6/1)

Oliv looms over State Street in Madison WI. (6/1)

Bus terminal and student housing under construction on Lake Street in Madison WI (May 2024 site visit).  (5/31)

Views of Hilton Garden Inn and Atmosphere Madison from top of nearby parking ramp.  (5/13)

Chapter at Madison apartments from above street level.  (5/13)

Embassy Suites at Judge Doyle Square.  (5/5)

Oliv.  (5/3)

The Verve.  (5/1)

Chapter at Madison.  (4/13)

Say goodbye to the Lake Street side of the State Street Campus Garage: March 2024 construction site visit.  (3/10)

12-story apartment building going up behind Kohl Center .  (4/12)

The Verve housing project on Broom Street.  (2/1)

oliv on State Street in Madison WI is heading toward the finish line.  (2/1)

15-story apartment complex to replace demolished Paisan's building on West Wilson Street.  (2/1/2024)

Like another brick in the wall:  2-story State of Wisconsin Investment Board building makes way for 14-story luxury housing development.  (1/31)

12-story apartment building going up behind Kohl Center site visits. (1/31)

10-story mixed-use development at Park and Regent site visits.  (1/30)

Embassy Suites by Hilton nears completion.  (1/30)

12-story apartment building going up behind Kohl Center.  (1/26)

2023

Towering Isthmus:  Cluster of 4 connected buildings to rise at West Johnson and North Bassett.  (11/23)

What's up next for the former Madison Central/MATC site.  (6/19)

The Verve housing project on Broom Street.  (4/29)

Judge Doyle Square hotel project.  (2/9)

145 West Wilson Street.  (2/9)
oliv on State Street.  (2/9)

Verve Living. (1/10)

2022

Developer to transform the Library Mall end of State Street in Madison WI.  (3/27)

2020

Downtown Madison MATC campus proposal.  (2/13)

2019

AC Hotel Madison is open for business.  (11/12)

Keeping tabs on HubbA HubBa and the West Gorham Street canyon.  (4/21)

Uncommon unbranded.  (4/21)

To buutique or not to boutique.  (4/8)

151 East Wilson. (1/4)

2017

East Washington corridor.  (9/12)

Two views of the Lyric Apartments from a sunny East Mifflin vantage point.  (9/12)

2016
The Lux on West Johnson Street.  (10/23)

Another look at Ovation 309.  (10/22)
Capitol's Edge Apartments, the final shots.  (9/16)

2015
The Towers of Porta Bella.  (8/13)
670,000 square foot development risin' on the 800 block of East Washington.  (4/19)

Sleeping and entertainment destination to rise in the middle of this photo.  (1/11)

2014
Cranes at dusk.  (12/11)

The Towering Isthmus: A behemoth hogs the skyline from Bascom Hill.  (12/4)
The Hub, the new hulk in town.  (11/16)
North Bedford Street Project Still in the Proposal Stage.  (11/11)
Blue Velvet.  (9/10)
The New Edgewater Hotel gets ready for its fireworks celebration.  (9/10)
Among the first wave of towers on the Isthmus.  (9/9)
For those of you who haven't stood at the intersection of West Gilman and State Street in Madison Wisconsin lately.  (9/9)
A tree grows on West Gilman Street.  (9/9)
Nobly or otherwise, this is no longer the question.  (9/8)
The towering isthmus (left to right).  (8/27)
The Towering Isthmus (and the 3 cranes): For folks who can afford the view.  (7/22)
That Was Then, This is Now: The 400 Block of West Gilman.  (7/18)
New housing rising.  (5/8)