Eau Claire Apartment Scene: Looking Forward – And Upward

these new and in-progress residential projects could be your next home

A number of Eau Claire’s new apartment projects are reaching toward the sky – at least by Eau Claire’s typical low-rise standards. One is a pair of new five-story apartment towers in downtown ...

Struggling With Rent? Program Offers Pandemic Assistance

Western Dairyland is local partner for federal program

Help is now available through the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance (WERA), a federally funded program which will be administered locally by Western Dairyland Equal Opportunity Commission in ...

Are You a Landlord? Then Don’t Forget to Register

landlords in City of Eau Claire must sign up with health department

The Eau Claire City Housing Inspection Program requires that all property owners with one or more rental housing units in the City of Eau Claire to register their properties with ...

BUILDING THE GUILD: Apartment complex will offer bird’s-eye river view

If you’ve only ever glanced at it across the YMCA parking lot or viewed it from the other side of the Chippewa River, you probably never noticed that the large brick building at 816 Porter Ave. in downtown ...

DOWNTOWN DATA: A glance at the numbers and figures that define Eau Claire’s urban core

It’s no big secret that downtown Eau Claire has been evolving – mostly for the better – in recent years. Redevelopment has brought new dining, entertainment, and recreation options ...

A Local Urban Community

downtown apartment dwellers form group to get to know their neighbors

For the Phoenix Park Urbanites, there are no officers, no bylaws, no structure, really. And if there was, it just wouldn’t be right, says Deb Marshall, the founding member. This social group of people ...

Renter’s Cheat Sheets: Some helpful tips for the serious renter

Here are some helpful tips for the serious renter from Volume One, Rental Resources, and the Tenant Resource Center. Cut them out. Laminate them. Place them in silver, heirloom frames and pass them on to the next generation.

Choosing the Right Landlord

the ups and downs of dealing with private landlords and management companies

Nestled somewhere among hundreds of factors renters consider when searching for a place to live is a very important consideration. Nothing can make or break a rental experience quite like the person ...

6 Bits of Downtown Data

a glance at the numbers and figures that define Eau Claire’s urban core

It’s no big secret that downtown Eau Claire has been evolving – mostly for the better – in recent years. Redevelopment has brought new dining, entertainment, and recreation options, and these changes ...

Loft Living

a peek inside a Chippewa Falls loft-dweller’s digs

Living in downtown Chippewa Falls has its perks, says Kyle Knutson, who works at Bridge Street Brew and Nurturing Nature Massage. He’s enjoyed his loft apartment nearby the coffee shop and Bird’s Nest for nearly ...