Original building completed in 1907. Hotel completed in 2008.
Hotel designed by The Kubala Washatko Architects. Developed by Tim Dixon of Dixon Development.
Hotel includes 100 rooms.
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| ID | Date | Type | Description |
| ELEC-19-06606 | 2019/09/21 | Permit | Electrical Permit |
| ELEC-FA-19-00293 | 2019/09/21 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit |
| PBFS-19-00966 | 2019/08/22 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit |
| PLB-19-02522 | 2019/06/25 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit |
| COM-ALT-19-00461 | 2019/06/21 | Permit | Commercial Alteration Permit |
| PBFS-19-00719 | 2019/06/19 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit |
| HVAC-GEN-19-01806 | 2019/06/12 | Permit | HVAC General Permit |
| COM-ADD-17-00041 | 2017/06/02 | Permit | Commercial Addition Permit. |
| ID | Date | Description | Type |
Content referencing The Iron Horse Hotel
Restaurants Offer Special Events For February Holidays
Celebrating Valentine's Day, Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras -- and Super Bowl.
Feb 5th, 2024 by Sophie Bolich
Red Rock Plans Patio Upgrades
Plus: new sushi restaurant for Water Street, Sabor Divino opens and Phobruary returns.
Feb 4th, 2024 by Sophie Bolich
42 Choices for Special New Year’s Dining
From pizza to lobster to duck rillettes, so many different dining and drink options.
Dec 28th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Deal Prevents Iron Horse Hotel Foreclosure
Plus: Trouble for downtown hotels. And a recap of the week's real estate news.
Dec 3rd, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Rock On Down To The Bay View Bash
Plus: Run Bambi Run, Music on the Beerline and more.
Sep 14th, 2023 by Michael Holloway
Four Milwaukee Buildings Headed To Auction Block
Iron Horse Hotel, downtown office building, 30th Street Corridor redevelopment candidate and Park Place office building on the market.
Aug 10th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Walker’s Point Apartment Proposal Seeks Zoning Variance
New Land moving forward on 6-story, 65 unit development on 4th and Florida.
Jul 17th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
New Apartments For 1st and National
Plus: A rundown of affordable housing projects seeking financing and a recap of the week's real estate news.
Feb 12th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Third Ward Association Names Jordan Dechambre Marketing & Communications Director
Local Marketing Vet Tapped to Lead Non-Profit’s Marketing, PR, Social Media & Events
Jun 17th, 2022 by Historic Third Ward Association
Winterfest Returns to Washington Park
Plus: two gallery events, a prohibition-themed party, family day at the zoo, a fat tire bike race and more
Feb 3rd, 2022 by Michael Holloway
Gallery Night Returns!
Plus, Milwaukee Museum Days, Charlie Berens at the Riverside, the Milwaukee Boat Show and more.
Jan 20th, 2022 by Michael Holloway
New Thai Place in Riverwest
Plus: Downtown gets new cafe and new tavern with beer garden.
Mar 22nd, 2017 by Matt Mussa
Ambassador Hotel Announces Hire of Chef Jason Gorman as Culinary Director
Milwaukee’s historic hotel reveals appointment of local talent from Art Museum
Mar 16th, 2017 by Ambassador Hotel
MobCraft Milwaukee
The world's first completely crowdsourced brewery is another piece of the redevelopment of Walker's Point.
Sep 28th, 2016 by Michael Horne
The Iron Horse Hotel Appoints Joshua Rogers as Executive Chef
Chef Rogers leads the culinary team of Smyth, Branded, The Yard, and private events, meeting spaces, and in-room dining at Milwaukee’s premiere upscale independent hotel
Aug 24th, 2016 by Press Release
Madisen Maher Architects Announces Completion of River Place Lofts (Beam House)
Modern Urban Dwelling features 64 Apartments
Aug 15th, 2016 by Madisen Maher Architects
The Iron Horse Hotel Presents the Second Annual “Yappy Hour at the Yard” on July 30
Locals and pets can celebrate summer together with craft beer specials benefitting local rescue shelters and specialty pop-up shops with pet-friendly merchandise and treats
Jul 22nd, 2016 by Press Release
New Milwaukee Restaurant and Rooftop Bar & Lounge Opening this June
Bravo TV “Top Chef” alum Chef Heather Terhune to bring Mediterranean-inspired Modern American Fare to Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward
Mar 15th, 2016 by Press Release
Kohler Co. to Host Milwaukee Professional Networking Event
From engineering to accounting and baking to industrial design, career opportunities abound at the first-ever Professional Networking Night hosted by Kohler Co.
Feb 15th, 2016 by Kohler Co.
The Resurrection of Karl Ratzsch’s
German restaurant will have new owner. Plus a new small-plates restaurant coming.
Jan 20th, 2016 by Jack Fennimore
Inside the Brix Apartments
Rehabbed, century-old Walker's Point candy factory now a cool apartment complex.
Jan 19th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Street Food Tapas for Brady Street
And a new pie place for 55th and North. Both places sound yummy.
Dec 23rd, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
New Pizza Parlor in Bay View
Plus: new coffeehouse in Third Ward, and new burger joint in Cudahy.
Dec 16th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
New French, Italian Restaurants Coming
A new Italian place in Bay View, a new French place in Brown Deer.
Dec 2nd, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
Eat Thanksgiving on Hyatt’s 20th Floor
Hotel's high-rise restaurant returns -- with turkey. And the Oakland Ave. Pizza War Part II.
Nov 25th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
14 Choices for Halloween Fun
Food, drinks and fright at events like Fetish Friday, Harry Potter Halloween and Trolley Bar Crawl.
Oct 28th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
GarageToberFest, Fun for the Whole Family
Show up wearing lederhosen or a dirndl to get a free bratwurst and a beer.
Sep 23rd, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
End of Summer Birthday Bash
The Iron Horse throws a party, Eitel is out at The Brewery and it's officially Cocktail Week
Sep 16th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
City Approves “Water Tech Two” Development
A second new building will be built in Reed Street Yards, the city's water-centric office park in Walker's Point.
Jun 9th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
Architecture Firm to Create UrbanLab in Support of Downtown Milwaukee Initiatives
UrbanLab to be led by TKWA architect and prominent urban Milwaukee advocate, Chris Socha.
Apr 23rd, 2015 by The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.
Alderman: Milwaukee as top 2014 destination shows we’re doing many things right
Milwaukee has made Jetsetter magazine’s list of top recommended travel destinations in 2014 – further validation that the city is headed in the right direction on many fronts, said Alderman Terry L. Witkowski.
Jan 15th, 2014 by Ald. Terry Witkowski
Developer Tim Dixon’s Home and Tennis Court
High above Commerce Street, it offers a spectacular view of Downtown, and respite from Dixon's financial woes.
Jan 6th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Bradley Tech student-built motorcycle, Gaenslen student-built solar car in action Tuesday
Projects among 25 from more than 20 MPS schools at this year's MPS STEM Partners Spring Student Showcase
May 6th, 2013 by Milwaukee Public Schools
Demolish Part of Downtown Milwaukee? No.
Recently, it was reported that Robert and Michael Levine are once again considering the demolition of historic buildings along Wisconsin Ave. and Broadway, with the hope of landing a hotel development.
Oct 16th, 2010 by Dave Reid
A Peek Inside the Iron Horse
The Iron Horse just opened on September 15th and we were able to get in for a quick peek.
Sep 23rd, 2008 by Dave Reid
City Plan Commission Approves 52-unit Residential Care Complex
Resolution 080422 would advance the development known as Kilbourn Square. This project is proposing the development of a 52-unit residential care complex to be located at 2195 W. State St. that would house adults 55 and older. This resolution stood out primarily because it showed the difficulties of developing property in the City of Milwaukee. Although the developer presented a project that respected the historical nature of the site and had worked with the City of Milwaukee to put together a logical infill development it still faced a hurdle. This hurdle wasn’t due to zoning or regulations but a neighboring citizen wishing to maintain the status quo. This resident complained about, the loss of two trees and green space, and the potential of more traffic. The commission heard these issues but voted to approve the resolution despite the concerns. This resolution will now go before the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee.Another item of note was resolution 080262 which vacated land along South Alexander St. and West Nicholas St. between South 5th St. and South 6th St. to the neighboring property owner. This was done to allow for construction of a retaining wall to built on the property in support of The Iron Horse Hotel project. This resolution was approved and will now go before the Public Works Committee.
Jul 15th, 2008 by Dave Reid
5th Ward’s Growth Continues
Work has begun on at the former Transpak buildings located at 235 E. Pittsburgh Ave. The first is a smaller more recent building which had significant structural problems and is in the process of being demolished. The second is a larger warehouse building that is in the process of being gutted for a mixed-use redevelopment. To accommodate a first floor retail component the City of Milwaukee recently vacated the turning lane adjacent to this property. The new 102-room Iron Horse Hotel located at 500 W. Florida St. has been under construction for several months and should open during the summer of 2008. It will be run by Miami boutique hotel operator Desire Hotels. Desire Hotels operates numerous high-end hotels throughout the country including the The Strand and The Sagamore. The Iron Horse Hotel will bring this same level of style to Milwaukee by featuring exposed brick and timber, down pillows, high-end linens, walk-in showers, flat screen TVs, Wi-Fi and covered parking for motorcycles. Additionally, the redevelopment of 234 W. Florida is making good progress. New windows have been installed throughout half of the structure and the gutting and reconstruction of the second half is well underway. The 5th Ward has shown to be one of the emerging neighborhoods in Milwaukee and these project are just a small portion of the redevelopment efforts that have been ongoing.
Apr 15th, 2008 by Dave Reid
Committee Approves Minor Modification to Downer Avenue Redevelopment Plan
Just a couple of quick items of note from today’s ZND meeting. File number 070873 was a report on the redevelopment of the 440th Airlift Wing’s land. The consulting firm, RKG Associates, provided three proposed alternatives noting that they all include the airport’s plan of building a new runway in the future. Basically the plans break down as aviation re-use for entire site, split aviation with commercial, and non-airport use. Comments allude to the fact that the most likely outcome will be the aviation re-use for the entire site. File number 070964 was approved and authorized a “minor” modification to the DPD known as the Downer Avenue Redevelopment. Unfortunately this file isn’t truly minor as it is response to a lawsuit brought against the city claiming the city shouldn’t of issued a building permit and that the city didn’t take the state’s historic recommendations into consideration. Oddly, the changes to the DPD came about in attempt to further “appease” the neighbors. And I believe Alderman Willie Wade summed it up by saying “basically we are in this position because we were trying to be accommodating.” File number 070844 was approved and authorized the sale of a city owned vacant lot at 530 West Florida St to Rider Hotel, LLC. It will be sold for $1 as it has environmental challenges and will be capped to create a parking lot for the $23 million Iron Horse Hotel. File number 070935 was approved and authorizes the Land Disposition Report which basically allows HSI Development Partners, LLC. to acquire the land and construct a building for Derse, Inc. Derse, Inc. was founded in Milwaukee and originally made signs for Miller, Schlitz, and Pabst. They now specializes in tradeshow exhibits and have expanded throughout the U.S. and internationally. Mike D’Amato commented saying, “Now that you’ve expanded everywhere else let’s talk about Milwaukee,” and he’s right on point as this project bring 125 jobs back into the city.
Nov 6th, 2007 by Dave ReidBuilding data on this page, including assessment information, was last updated on April 5, 2024
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