The Mayfair Collection in Wauwatosa, WI, was once a collection of old warehouses, but is now a thriving community of retail and new residences.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE—The revolution in retail has been hard on many brick-and-mortar outlets, but new development continues, and developers need to adopt strategies that both satisfy consumers' desire for affordable goods and meet the challenge presented by internet commerce. And the results may look nothing like the malls of yesteryear.
That's what happened when officials from Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate began moving forward with their post-recession plans to knock down a bunch of obsolete warehouse buildings along Hwy. 45 in Wauwatosa, WI, a Milwaukee suburb.
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
