ST RITA CHURCH MILWAUKEE WINDOWS

“The direction we gave to our architect is we wanted to create an Italian Mediterranean look,” Tarantino told the commission.Īccording to project architect Eric Harrmann of AG Architecture, the building facades will contain a mix of stone and stucco. The only serious issue the commission raised was with the material choice. The commission spent more than an hour Wednesday morning debating the redevelopment of the southern half of the block bounded by N. The complex will be staffed around the clock.

The 118 units would include 72 independent living apartments, 20 assisted-living apartments and 26 memory-care apartments. Tarantino’s Capri Senior Communities will own and operate the market-rate senior living facility. It will now split mid-block, which allows for an interior plaza and second-story green roof for memory care residents. The original plan, unveiled in April, included the building running from N. The senior living portion of the development has now been split into two buildings. Rita’s, which requires parishioners to scale stairs to enter the building. This will come as a notable improvement over the current St. The sanctuary will be built level with the street.

ST RITA CHURCH MILWAUKEE WINDOWS

The new building will include stained-glass windows from St. Rita’s became the de facto church of the Scillian community following the demolition. The original church was demolished for the construction of Interstate 794 in 1967. The new church’s design will borrow heavily from the former “Little Pink Church” in the Historic Third Ward.

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