The City of Racine now has the deed for the former Machinery Row property, which means it can demolish the buildings, clear the land, and sell the property to a […]
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City Looks To Demolish Machinery Row Buildings
One of the Machinery Row buildings has suffered “significant deterioration” and as a result, Gorman and Company has decided not to move forward with buying the properties. Now the city […]
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Racine Baseball Cooperative Files Appeal On Vacate Order
Officials with the Racine Baseball Cooperative filed an appeal Wednesday with the City’s building department to contest the department’s order to vacate their facility. The City of Racine on Friday ordered […]
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City Eyes Agreement With Developer Of Machinery Row Apartments
An $18 million apartment complex in the Machinery Row project may take a step forward if the Racine Common Council approves a pre-development agreement between the city, who owns the property, […]
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Racine Baseball Cooperative Told To Vacate Property, Roof Collapsing
The City of Racine has ordered the Racine Baseball Cooperative to vacate the third floor of 820 Water Street by Feb. 9 because the roof has started to collapse. Owned […]
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Dickert: Machinery Row Developer Didn’t Walk Away With Millions
Machinery Row, a multi-phase development project along the Root River, isn’t dead. Rodney Blackwell, the developer spearheading some of the larger pieces of the project, didn’t walk away with $4.5 […]
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City OKs Machinery Row Extension, Receives Grant
The public part of the Machinery Row project took a step forward with a grant while the developer of the private portion of the project will be given more time […]
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Machinery Row Project Moves Forward
The first phase of Machinery Row, a $65 million multi-phased development project along the Root River, received preliminary approval from the City’s Plan Commission Tuesday for a three-story commercial and […]
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City Buys 2.6 Acre Parcel For $1 Million, Plans To Sell To Developers
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Racine finalized the purchase of two parcels — 922 Sixth St. and 615 Marquette St. — for $1 million. Illinois-based Marquette Distributors LLC sold […]
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Building Collapsing, Machinery Row Developer To Demolish
One of the buildings that is part of the Machinery Row project is collapsing, but the warehouse at 900 Water St. could be coming down in the next month. A […]
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Machinery Row Project Moves Forward
Despite questions raised about the credibility of the developer, the Racine common council approved Machinery Row — making the $65 million project the largest in the city’s history. The project […]