Imperial Garden to remain after property owner scraps apartment plans

The restaurant, located alongside University Avenue, has been open for more than 40 years.

Middleton Chinese restaurant Imperial Garden and an adjacent Asian grocery store are safe from the wrecking ball, at least for now.

Tom Sanford, who assisted property owner Henry Chen in his proposed redevelopment plans, tells Isthmus that Chen “has decided not to redevelop the property at this time.” Sanford says Chen was “disappointed” that Middleton’s plan commission on Nov. 11 recommended the city council deny rezoning the property to allow for a 10-story, 195-unit apartment building…

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