Core Spaces, a Chicago-based developer responsible for several large-scale student housing projects in downtown Madison already, is proposing a new 12-story redevelopment with nearly 380 units that could help alleviate a shortage of student housing available at UW–Madison, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal.
The developer is proposing to demolish a dozen buildings currently used for student housing and replacing them with a six- to 12-story structure called “Johnson and Broom” on North Broom Street between West Gorham and West Johnson streets. The proposal would eliminate existing buildings from 304–318 N. Broom St., 407 W. Gorham St. and 408–430 W. Johnson St.
The site is across the street from another proposed redevelopment by Core Spaces that would demolish multiple buildings for a separate 12-story project with 224 housing units on the 400 block of West Dayton and Johnson streets and 200 block of North Bassett Street.
Core Spaces is expected to present its Johnson and Broom plans to the city’s Urban Design Commission on March 1.
