If the project is formally approved, of course.
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Wisconsin State Journal, 10/2/2025
Nicole Pollock reports:
Both the Imperial Garden restaurant and the neighboring Garden Asian Market will now be part of a 10-story redevelopment proposed at the Middleton property, the developer said Wednesday.
Tom Sanford of Sanford Enterprises, a Madison-based commercial real estate company that is currently acting as the project’s developer, said last month that the American-Chinese restaurant couldn’t move into a future residential building there because of the smoke and cooking smells the restaurant generates.
It was unclear whether Imperial Garden, which has been at 2039 Allen Blvd. since 1981, would move to another location.
That property and the Asian Garden Market property at 6136 University Ave. are owned by Henry Chen, who founded Imperial Garden. The restaurant is now owned by longtime head chef Zhenxi Ou. People are also reading…
A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, October 20.
Middleton University Avenue corridor posts:
2025
Brian the Jeweler. (10/2)
Looks like the property at 6300 University Avenue in Middleton is being prepped for redevelopment. (1/11)
2024
Keeping tabs on Middleton's University Avenue corridor: Madison Dentistry at 6519 University Avenue. (6/24)
Keeping tabs on Middleton's University Avenue corridor: Mid Town Square at 6330 University Avenue. (5/30)
Keeping tabs on Middleton's University Avenue corridor: Cariad Apartments at 6230 University Avenue. (5/27)2023
2022
What was once Sonic is now NAPA in Middleton WI (the final shot). (5/9)2021
University Avenue corridor. (10/24)
Open house at Kestrel apartments. (8/22)
2020
Add 2 more locations: Office and retail space for sale or lease along University Avenue between Allen Boulevard and Park Street in Middleton WI. (5/17)
