MoTiS

Moving through the pandemic (and completed near the end of that era), Ella’s Apartments was another big milestone for MoTiS - and our second big partnership with Potter Lawson. Originally the long time home of the colorful and exuberant Ella’s Deli - a long time Madison institution - the property had sat vacant and unused for several years before the original owners decided to sell the property to a developer they knew and trusted. The resulting project created new affordable housing along with commercial spaces for several local businesses and organizations such as Mentoring Positives. The new building including unusual features like a back yard garden, a screened-in porch for the residents and a massive 4 story high colorful mural located over the spot where the original Ella’s Carousel used to be. The mural, by Will Rebholz, is inspired by the people and history of the neighborhood.