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Visitor spending is back to near pre-pandemic levels, the report states. In 2019, visitors to Downtown Madison spent $303.7 million, compared with $277.7 million in 2022.
Hovde owns most of the buildings, which have been largely empty for decades, but also recently secured an option to buy the building that houses the Silver Dollar Tavern.
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"Whether it’s new housing, whether it’s mixed use development, however these get utilized, this is just such prime real estate for the city," said Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld.