A new affordable housing project in a former city-owned building has broken ground after some delays.
The Westside Commons building broke ground last week and work is now underway on the project. The building will include 56 units of affordable housing.
The site once housed Westside Battery and L&S Printing, but the city bought the building in 2016. Urban Street Bistro at one point planned to open a restaurant there, and later Sixth Street Filling Station. Both of those projects fell through for various reasons, and the property remained vacant for a number of years.
Gorman and Company was awarded the project after the city requested proposals, but the project was delayed after the company missed out on a round of tax credits – they were awarded those tax credits the next year.
Gorman and Company recently completed the renovations of The Landmark building in Wausau, which was once a major hotel in the Wausau area whose opening drew prominent visitors from around the region.
