The Neutral Project, a developer with a sustainability focus, wants to build a 15-story project with housing, commercial space, and parking at the corner of East Washington Avenue and South Patterson Street, according to a Wisconsin State Journal report.
The project would keep most of the former Gardner Bakery Co. building intact at 849 E. Washington Ave. and incorporate environmentally-friendly materials and practices, including cross-laminated timber and a large-scale, prefabricated, solid-engineered wood pane; solar panels; a Tesla ride-share through a resident app; and a bike-share program. The new project would include 225–250 apartments, 5,000–10,000 square feet of new commercial space, an elevated courtyard, one level of underground parking, and two levels of above-ground parking.
The proposal gained a generally positive initial reaction from the Marquette Neighborhood Association’s development committee.
