State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project
April 3, 2025 Update
Quarter 2 2025 Update
The City Public Works Contractor has been completing the garage exterior façade and interiors components. The north, south, and east masonry work will be complete by mid-April. The Phase 2 Housing Developer will complete the remaining exterior façade scope. The Public Works Contractor has been working on mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection throughout garage. MGE equipment was delivered to the site on April 1st for installation in the electrical vault. The Public Works Contractor has completed the interior masonry and a portion of the parking garage topping slab. The Housing Developer is progressing through the housing slab decks above.
The Public Works Contractor is on track to demobilize from the site in June 2025. They will return in 2026 to start up the building with the Housing Developer and the two will gain building occupancy together.
Please find recent photos in the project's Flickr album.
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Project Information
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 News Release 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.
Time lapse images are available during construction. The site switches between two angles and provides a new still image every few minutes. View the compilation video, starting in January of 2024 with the demolition of the 1964 State Street Campus Garage and continuing through January 2025 with the construction of the new State Street Campus Garage.
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 Building
Jan. 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
Jan. 14, 2025 Channel 3000.com
State Street garage project moves to phase 2 of construction
Jan. 14, 2025 WMTV15News.com
State Street Campus Garage project begins construction on housing development
Jan. 14, 2025 WKOW.com
Madison's State Street campus-area garage construction enters new phase
Jan. 14, 2025 City of Madison News Release
City of Madison’s State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project Moves into Phase Two of Construction
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
Project Updates
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April 3, 2025 Update
Quarter 2 2025 Update
The City Public Works Contractor has been completing the garage exterior façade and interiors components. The north, south, and east masonry work will be complete by mid-April. The Phase 2 Housing Developer will complete the remaining exterior façade scope. The Public Works Contractor has been working on mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection throughout garage. MGE equipment was delivered to the site on April 1st for installation in the electrical vault. The Public Works Contractor has completed the interior masonry and a portion of the parking garage topping slab. The Housing Developer is progressing through the housing slab decks above.
The Public Works Contractor is on track to demobilize from the site in June 2025. They will return in 2026 to start up the building with the Housing Developer and the two will gain building occupancy together.
Please find recent photos in the project's Flickr album.
March 13, 2025 Update
View the compilation video, starting in January of 2024 with the demolition of the 1964 State Street Campus Garage and continuing through January 2025 with the construction of the new State Street Campus Garage.
January 16, 2025 Update
In the News
Jan. 14, 2025 Channel 3000.com
State Street garage project moves to phase 2 of construction
Jan. 14, 2025 WMTV15News.com
State Street Campus Garage project begins construction on housing development
Jan. 14, 2025 WKOW.com
Madison's State Street campus-area garage construction enters new phase
Jan. 14, 2025 City of Madison News Release
City of Madison’s State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project Moves into Phase Two of Construction
January 14, 2025 Update
In the News
Jan. 14, 2025 City of Madison News Release
City of Madison’s State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project Moves into Phase Two of Construction
January 3, 2025 Update
Quarter 1 2025 Update
As of early January 2025 the garage structural will be substantially complete. The housing development partner will mobilize to site and start building above in January 2025. The two contractors will share the site through the summer. On-going work for Quarter 1 in the garage includes interior mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and masonry.
Please note that for January 6th thru January 21st, North Lake Street will be down to one lane in the north bound direction to accommodate a mobile crane needed for the project.
Please find recent photos in the project's Flickr album.
October 1, 2024 Update
Quarter 4 2024 Update
Progress continues on the garage structure. The concrete decks are poured up to parking level 3. Masonry work has started. The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors are also preparing sleeves in the decks and starting to install piping and conduit on the lower levels.
The garage structure is scheduled to be complete early next year (2025). The housing developer’s construction team will mobilize to site in January 2025 to start building on top of the garage podium.
Through a separate project, the sanitary in Lake St. was upgraded to accommodate new development. This work was complete in August 2024.
Please find recent photos in the project's Flickr album.
July 2, 2024 Update
Quarter 3 2024 Update
Foundations for the new building will be complete in July. The first slab on grade has been poured and the project will continue to focus on upper level concrete pours through the summer and fall. The Housing Development partner’s construction team is still on track to mobilize to site in January of 2025.
Please visit the State St Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project Flickr page for photos of the progress. Time lapse images of the project are also available from the construction site camera. The website switches between two angles and provides a new still image every few minutes.
May 2, 2024 Update
Earth retention and mass excavation continue and is expected to be complete by the end of May. The project tower crane was erected the weekend 4/20/24 – 4/21/24. This crane will be used to construct the parking garage and Phase 2 housing. Site sanitary connections are complete and storm and water will be complete this month. Foundation work has started and will continue for several months. The Contractor expects to pour the first elevated slab in June.
Time lapse images of the project are available during construction. The site switches between two angles and provides a new still image every few minutes.
March 13, 2024 Update
The above ground demolition is complete – including the bridges that connected the State Street Garage to the Frances Street Garage. The Contractor continues underground demolition and earth retention. This work will progress through April 2024. This spring the contractor will start foundations and progress through structural steel and concrete slab pours.
January 31, 2024 Update
The demolition of the garage started early January and continues to make good progress. The above ground structural demolition is expected to be complete by mid-February. The Contractor will continue on to below ground demolition and earth retention in February. Please visit the State St Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project Flickr page for photos of the progress.
January 4, 2024 Update
The State Street Campus Garage Replacement will start construction 1/4/2024 and last approximately 18 months with an additional 18 months for the private development phase of the project.
During construction through access on Hawthorne Court will be restricted and garbage collection relocated. (See diagram)
Properties on the north portion of Hawthorne Court will both enter and exit via State St to Lake St. Garbage collection will occur on State St and containers should be placed at the curb on regular collection days.
Properties on the south portion of Hawthorne Court will enter and exit via University Ave. Garbage collection will occur on University Ave and containers should be placed at the curb on regular collection days.
Parking Utility will provide regular updates during construction on the City of Madison Parking website.
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
December 12, 2023 Update
In the News:
Dec. 12, 2023 City of Madison News Release
State Street Campus Garage, Lake Street Side, to close on December 27, 2023
November 15, 2023 Update
This project's bid due date was on November 09, 2023. One bid was received and results can be found on the Bid Opening Tab Nov. 09 2023.
Legistar File #80751 Awarding Public Works Contract No. 9361, State Street
Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project will go to the Board of Public Works on November 20, 2023 and City Council on November 21, 2023.
In the News:
Nov. 13, 2023 Wisconsin State Journal
In a shock, construction bid for big city project is way under estimate