Milwaukee property assessments up in 2015, with apartments leading increases

Milwaukee’s property values continue to stabilize this year, with the assessed local property value increasing 1.5 percent in 2015, according to information released Monday by the city assessor’s office.

The office on Friday mailed out 151,431 property re-evaluation notices. The citywide assessed value climbed to $24.47 billion, an increase of $385.7 million over last year.

Citywide, residential values were steady, increasing only 0.49 percent, to $14.3 billion. The assessor’s office said…

Schertz rehires former exec as economic development director

The City of Schertz, south of Austin, has hired Kyle Kinateder as the head of the Schertz Economic Development Corp. where he will oversee all business recruitment and development within the suburban community.

Monday was his first day on the job.

Kinateder is returning to Schertz, where he worked three years before accepting a position as vice president of business recruitment with the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation.

During his tenure with the city, Schertz economic development officials…

Sala Thai to Park 7, Planet Fitness to Hecht Co. warehouse

Welcome to your permit update on this wet Monday. Watch out for boomers later.

4020 Minnesota Ave. NE: First-time tenant layout for a first-floor restaurant, Sala Thai, with 75 seats and eight staff. Sala Thai will be the first restaurant to open at Donatelli Development’s Park 7 project, located two blocks from the Minnesota Avenue Metro station. And it will be one of very few sit-down restaurants in all of Ward 7, joining the Denny’s on Benning Road Northeast, Thai Orchid on Pennsylvania Avenue…

Starbucks tripling size of Harbor East store

Starbucks is expanding in Harbor East.

The coffee chain will take over 3,230 square feet vacated by shuttered Latin restaurant Talara in February. The new space at 615 President St. will be triple the size of Starbucks’ current Harbor East store just a few doors down. Customers are routinely crammed in the existing space.

A “Coming Soon” sign with the Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) logo has been placed in the windows of the space, located at the base of the Hilton Homewood Suites hotel.

Officials at…

Starbucks tripling size of Harbor East store in Baltimore

Starbucks is expanding in Harbor East.

The coffee chain will take over 3,230 square feet vacated by shuttered Latin restaurant Talara in February. The new space at 615 President St. will be triple the size of Starbucks’ current Harbor East store just a few doors down. Customers are routinely crammed in the existing space.

A “Coming Soon” sign with the Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) logo has been placed in the windows of the space, located at the base of the Hilton Homewood Suites hotel.

Officials at…