The potential redevelopment of a Middleton property has placed the future of American-Chinese restaurant Imperial Garden in doubt, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
The 44-year-old spot belongs to Henry Chen, who founded Imperial Garden in 1981.
Tom Sanford of Madison-based commercial real estate company Sanford Enterprises submitted a zoning change request to allow the construction of a building up to 10-stories tall on the site.
He also requested an amendment to Middleton’s comprehensive plan, which currently only calls for buildings up to five stories there.
Sanford’s proposed development, called “The Imperial,” would include a 10-story condo building and a five-story apartment building with 195 units and three commercial spaces for restaurants or retail stores.
The new buildings would replace Imperial Garden at 2039 Allen Blvd. and Garden Asian Market, a gas station and convenience store at 6136 University Ave.
Sanford is seeking a developer but not yet seeking a building permit and said in an email that the design is “conceptual.”
