AkitaBox moves into emerging tech hub
AkitaBox Inc., a Madison maker of facility management software, said it has moved into a new building in downtown Madison that is becoming a hub for the city’s technology companies.
Ovation 309 Recognized In Madison Magazine!
Standing ovation for Ovation 309 – The new luxury apartment complex is exciting and fresh with many amenities and amazing views. Stand on the corner of State and Johnson and you’ll spy the Ovation 309 building, a new venture in downtown living that opened this past June. From the outside, the Ovation captures the hip, modern elegance of its neighbors, Overture Center, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and the Madison Public Library’s central outpost…. read the rest of the story at Madison Magazine!
Hovde Foundation Visits Casa del Buen Trato Hovde – Peru
In the fall of 2016, a team of Hovde employees visited the Casa del Buen Trato Hovde to make critical improvements to the refuge and transitional home for girls who have suffered sexual and physical abuse. As the nearby town will pave a road near the Hovde House, shelter staff were concerned about the girls’ safety resulting from the increased accessibility by the girls’ abusers. Therefore, our team tore down the chain-link fence and built a new front gate and outer brick wall to provides greater security. Watch the video to learn more….
Red Sushi Moves to West Washington
The owners of RED Sushi, the popular Japanese restaurant on King Street, have announced a move to West Washington Avenue. According to Tanya Zhykharevich, who co-owns RED with chef Jack Yip, the new restaurant will be in the ground floor of the former AT&T building at 316 W. Washington Ave. Over the past two years the building has received a $30 million renovation by Hovde Properties!
Lone Girl Brewery on tap at Hovde Properties’ Village Crossing
Hovde Properties adds a new restaurant and brewery to Village Crossing in Waunakee. A Waunakee couple are using their expertise to open a new brewery and restaurant on Main Street, all to fill a gap they noticed when they moved here in 2011. To read the entire article published in The Waunakee Tribune.
The Lone Girl Brewpub to Open in Waunakee
The area’s newest brewpub, the Lone Girl Brewing Company, is set to open in Waunakee in early June. The two-story, 11,000-square-foot facility is the anchor tenant for Waunakee’s new Village Crossing project on Main Street. Its brew house, main bar, restaurant, rooftop beer garden with a bandstand and a fire pit demonstrate that this is an ambitious design that may well fuel the revitalization of downtown Waunakee.
WaunaBoom! A little town gets a big bump from new business
A decaying section of Highway 19 took motorists past dated storefronts and elderly street lights. A few folks came to town to visit Mill House Quilts, but there wasn’t much else to see. Locals were more likely to head to Madison after the kids got off school.
EatStreet moves into bigger space
Fast-growing online food ordering software provider EatStreet Inc. has moved into a new headquarters in downtown Madison, more than doubling the amount of space it occupies. The move signals a continuation of EatStreet’s growth, as well as a new chapter for an old AT&T building that is being transformed into a technology company hub.
316 Building a bustling hub of Madison tech firms
Just a few years ago, the aging 10-story AT&T building, a couple of blocks off the Capitol Square at 316 W. Washington Ave., was sitting mostly empty. Today, it is bustling with activity and has become the newest entrepreneurial hub in Madison, with some of the most vibrant young businesses making it their home. Along with its new identity, it sports a new name: the 316 Building.
Hovde Helps Economic Growth In Madison
A recent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Scott Resnick highlights how Hovde Properties is helping make Madison Wisconsin an amazing business start up city. Quoting Resnick, “I’ll be blunt: “This is fantastic for Madison!” First, Hovde Properties and their team of architects took a bullish outlook on start-up community in Madison and our downtown. The finishes aren’t gaudy, rather they contain a chic start-up vibe. My wife and I recently ate at Red Sushi, now relocated into the first floor, and it was the exact kind of location our downtown needed. Could other downtown property owners have made this kind of investment?
