MOONWATER CAFE

 

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Andrew Dane formed a neighborhood real estate development company, Neighborhood Investments, in 2014. A four member LLC, the company invests in real estate within the Lawrence City Park and Downtown neighborhoods of Appleton, WI. The second project, the Moonwater Cafe, transformed a blighted, half empty mixed-use building into a neighborhood cafe and yoga studio. The project resulted in two new women-owned neighborhood businesses providing social gathering opportunities and generating additional foot traffic for the small commercial district on Lawe Street near downtown Appleton, WI.

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Sweat equity and volunteer labor to reduce build-out costs

  • Social infrastructure + neighborhood building

RESULTS

Moonwater Cafe is happily serving neighborhood residents and customers from throughout the Fox Cities.