State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project

Project Overview

The State Street Campus Garage at 415 N. Lake Street was constructed in 1964 and the original structure is approaching the end of its useful life and has become financially challenging for the City to continue to invest in its ongoing maintenance. The City of Madison is pursuing a new development opportunity that will be a mixed-use project containing an intercity bus terminal, public parking structure, ground floor retail, and student housing.  
For additional information, please visit State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project page on City of Madison DPCED Economic Development site for the project RFP and responses.  

More information regarding past and future public informational meetings can be found on Parking Utility's State Street Campus Garage Mixed Use Project. 

The link for more information regarding Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) can be found at the webpage Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

The City plans to reconstruct Hawthorne Court between University Avenue and State Street.  More information can be found on this page: Hawthorne Court Road Reconstruction.

Please visit the State St Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project Flickr page for photos of the progress.

January 09, 2023 Update: The State Street Campus Garage Mixed Use Project is near the end of the Conceptual Design and Entitlements phase. The property redevelopment was approved through Common Council on 1/3/23 and will be presented for final Urban Design Commission approval this spring. The City has entered a Development Agreement with Mortenson Development, Inc., approved by Common Council on 12/6/22. The City is recommending an extension of Eppstein Uhen Architects conceptual design and entitlements phase contract to continue through the duration of the design and construction. This contract is expected to be introduced to Common Council in January 2023. Upon approval of the final design team, the project will begin the Schematic Design Phase. The design is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.

April 04, 2023 Update: The project received Urban Design Commission final approval on 3/15/23. Eppstein Uhen Architects was awarded a contract to continue the design of the project through construction. The project has entered into the Schematic Design Phase. Drawing progression will continue this spring and summer and the bid set is expected to be complete by the end of the year. A public information meeting is expected to be scheduled for this summer, date/time TBD. The Meeting is intended to cover the mixed-use building, redesign of Hawthorne Court, BRT on University Avenue, and incorporation of Percent for Arts funds.

See updates below under Public Involvement for City Process and Public Information Meetings.

Project Schedule

City User Agency: City of Madison Economic Development Division
Planning and Design: 2022-2023
Construction Bid Doc Preparation: 2023

Pre-Bid Virtual Bid Talk: 
Sept. 29, 2023 Bid Talk Meeting Recording
Sept. 29, 2023 Bid Talk PowerPoint Presentation

1st Advertisement of Bid: October 03, 2023 available only on Bid Express
Pre-Bid Site Tour: Friday, October 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the existing facility located at 415 North Lake St., Madison, WI

Bid Talk via Zoom:
Oct. 16, 2023 Bid Talk: State Street Campus Garage Recording
Oct. 16, 2023 Bid Talk: State Street Campus Garage Presentation
Oct. 16, 2023 State Street Campus Bid Talk Registration Report
Oct. 16, 2023 State Street Campus Bid Talk Q&A Report

Bid Due Date: November 09, 2023
Construction Start Date: January 2024
Expected Completion Date: Summer 2026
"All information regarding dates/times/locations are informational and should be verified with official bidding documents posted on Bid Express."

Public Involvement

There are a number of points of contact during this project where the public is encouraged to give feedback as part of public information meetings and public hearings. Dates, times and locations are indicated below:

Public Information Meetings

Sept. 14, 2022 Power Point Presentation

City Process Meetings

Nov. 21, 2023 Common Council File #80751
Nov. 20, 2023 Board of Public Works File #80751
Awarding Public Works Contract No. 9361, State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project

Sept. 19, 2023 Common Council File #79631
Sept. 06, 2023 Board of Public Works File #79631
Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project

Mar. 15, 2023 File #73342
UDC Final Approved: 415 N Lake Street - Planned Development (PD) and Public Project for the New Lake Street Public Parking Ramp and Mixed-Use BuildingJan. 18, 2023 File #75291
SUBSTITUTE: A resolution authorizing a non-competitive service contract with Eppstein Uhen Architects, Inc. for professional architecture and engineering design consulting services for the State Street Campus Garage redevelopment project at 415 N. Lake Street

Jan. 03, 2023 File #74426Creating Section 28.022-00596 of the Madison General Ordinances to rezone property located at 415 North Lake Street, 2nd Alder District, from UMX (Urban Mixed Use) District to PD (GDP) Planned Development (General Development Plan) and creating Section 28.022-00597 to approve a Specific Implementation Plan

Dec. 12, 2022 File #74055
415 N Lake Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use pursuant to MGO Section 28.134(3) for projections into the Capitol View Preservation Limit to allow construction of a sixteen-story mixed-use building containing an inter-city bus terminal, approximately 500-stall parking garage, and 250 dwelling units

Dec. 12, 2022 File #74054
415 N Lake Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a parking structure

Dec. 06, 2022 File #74679
Substitute Authorizing the Execution of a Development Agreement with Mortenson Development, Inc., and its assigns for the Redevelopment of the State Street Campus Parking Facility

Aug. 22, 2022 File #73342
415 N Lake Street - Planned Development (PD) and Public Building for the New Lake Street Public Parking Ramp and Mixed-Use Building

Jul. 19, 2022 File #72245
Authorizing the expenditure of up to $364,000 for conceptual architectural and engineering design services for the State Street Campus Garage redevelopment project at 415 N. Lake Street, including authorizing a non-competitive service contract with Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA), a non-competitive service contract with Mortenson Development, and other related expenditures.

Apr. 20, 2021 File #64254 
SUBSTITUTE - Approving the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of 415 N. Lake St., the State Street Campus Garage, (the “Property”) and establishing a process for the review of responses to the RFP and selection of a development team for the Property

In the News

Dec. 14, 2023 Wisconsin State Journal
Lake Street side of State Street Campus Garage to close Dec. 27 as part of big project

Dec. 12, 2023 Channel 3000.com
Lake Street side of State Street parking ramp to permanently close at end of month

Dec. 12, 2023 WKOW.com
'It's just an added burden': Part of State Street campus garage to close Dec. 27

Dec. 12, 2023 WMTV15News.com
Lake St. side of State Street Campus Garage to close

Dec. 12, 2023 City of Madison News Release
State Street Campus Garage, Lake Street Side, to close on December 27, 2023

Nov. 13, 2023 Wisconsin State Journal
In a shock, construction bid for big city project is way under estimate

Dec, 13, 2022 Wisconsin State Journal
Parking, buses and housing: $140 million State Street mega-development moves forward

Dec, 06, 2022 Channel3000.com
City considering 13-story apartment building with public parking garage to replace State Street Campus ramp

Dec. 01, 2022 The Daily Cardinal
Lake Street parking garage redevelopment proposal opposed, offered revisions

June 28, 2022 Wisconsin State Journal
Madison may again use TIF to boost State Street, Downtown

April 07, 2022 The Badger Herald
City to replace State Street Campus Garage with new development project

March 19, 2022 Wisconsin State Journal
Madison staff recommends developer for massive public, private project Downtown

July 20, 2021 NBC15.com
City of Madison to redevelop State Street Campus Garage, add bus terminal and housing