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Sunday, January 28, 2024

The Heights at 2208 University Avenue, Madison WI (January 2024 construction site visit)

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Rendering and interior view: The Heights

Rooftop terrace

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1-bedroom floor plans

2-bedroom floor plan

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Rendering: Madison Plan Commission

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Original 3/1/2021 post, " There's a proposal to replace Don the Muffler Man on University Avenue with $22 million housing development", starts here.

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Wisconsin State Journal, 3/1/2021

MSP Real Estate of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, is looking to raze the Don the Car Care Man auto repair shop and replace it with a building offering 79 apartments, 750 square feet of first-floor commercial space and underground parking for 79 cars and 87 bicycles on a narrow, half-acre lot at 2208 University Ave.

The Tradition at Smoky's Club mixed-use development (January 2024 construction site visit)

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Rendering: The Tradition

Floor plans

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Original 1/30/2022 post stats here

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Wisconsin State Journal, 12/11/2021

The restaurant is closing on February 28.

Schmock said his family envisioned being part of the redevelopment of the property, but decided against it. One issue, he said, is that there’s a cap on how tall the building can be. He said he was interested in something at least as tall as the building next door, which is six stories. He was initially interested in incorporating a restaurant on the ground floor, but rock underneath the parking lot behind Smoky’s makes underground parking harder to accomplish.