Scott Walker’s Piece of Paradise

After his loss in the November 8th election, former Governor Scott Walker had just under two months to find a new place to live. On January 4th, three days before Tony Evers took office as Wisconsin’s 44th chief executive, Walker announced that he and his wife Tonette would move to a condo in downtown Milwaukee...

...Their new home occupies 1,619 square feet of the condominium development, constructed in 2004. It has two bedrooms and two full baths. And, it is a rental unit. The Walkers do not own the $397,500 condo, but instead rent it from its owners, Mario and Catherine Costantini. The Costantinis got the place for a steal at $178,600 in 2012 at the bottom of the real estate market. At the time, the unit was assessed at $309,200. Apparently the Costantinis, who own La Lune Collection, a Riverwest manufacturer of rustic furniture, do not occupy the unit as their principal residence, since they have long been situated in an imposing East Side mansion....

...The Walkers’ unit was listed for rent at $2,975 per month on a website called “Hot Pads,” which noted “This pad was taken off the market on 12/12/18.”...