This morning, crews in downtown Madison began moving a 400-ton, four-story brick apartment building from 438 W. Dayton St. to a new home at 531 W. Mifflin St. to make way for a 12-story development, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The roughly 1.5-block move was set to take about 6–8 hours; the building is the heaviest ever moved in the city. A second structure, a lighter wood-frame house at 432 W. Dayton St., was also set to be moved.
Expected street closures included the 400 block of West Dayton Street, the 100 block of North Bassett Street, and the 500 block of West Mifflin Street. Crews with Spectrum and Madison Gas and Electric took down telephone wires, internet cables, and light posts early today to make way for the move.
In total, 10 residential buildings on the block are being moved or razed to make room for a 232-unit apartment building by Chicago-based Core Spaces. The Johnson and Bassett project was approved by the City Council last summer.
