The Eastern
Overview
Located just blocks from the state capitol, The Eastern rises along the revitalized E. Washington corridor. The six-story building offers 289 apartments and 14,121 total s.f. of commercial spaces including anchor tenant Starbucks. Its location on Madison’s isthmus required close coordination with the engineering team to combat the site’s high water table. Ultimately, over 1,200 Rammed Aggregate Piers (RAPs) were installed on The Eastern’s 3.4 acre site to support the building’s structure. Next door to the site will be the future Madison Public Market, this spurred conversations with the city to incorporate public parking within the building to help accommodate visitors. In addition, to support this pedestrian-friendly community, walk-up townhomes were incorporated along the ground floor of the building adjacent to the future market site. To meet our client’s pro forma and the City’s height guidelines, the building rises six stories with a setback at the sixth floor. Its E-shaped design provided for two amenity-rich rooftop courtyards, which were custom designed by the JLA team with support from our landscape partner.
2023 ABC Wisconsin Project of Distinction
2023 Top Project – The Daily Reporter
2024 Commercial Design Awards – In Business Magazine
Note, the project was formerly called “The Standard”.
- Sixth floor clubroom with outdoor deck
- Ample private & shared co-working spaces
- Climbing Wall
- Theatre room
- Fitness Center, separate yoga room
- Underground & surface parking available to residents and the public
- Two separate courtyards
- Pool
- Pet exercise area
- Rooftop restaurant/bar space with outdoor patio
- Ground floor restaurant with outdoor patio
