Historic Third Ward

The Historic Third Ward is a neighborhood located immediately south of downtown Milwaukee.

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Recent Press Releases Referencing Historic Third Ward

History, Culture, and Queer Resilience Take the Stage at MCT in I AM MY OWN WIFE

Jan 12th, 2026 by Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

The Pulitzer Prize-winning solo play is directed by Alexander Coddington and performed by Jonathan Riker as part of an all-local creative team

Hilton Milwaukee Completes $42 Million Transformation

Dec 17th, 2025 by Marcus Hotels & Resorts

Art Deco grandeur now blends with modern elegance at Milwaukee’s largest hotel.

Historic Third Ward Hosts Limited-Edition Merchandise Pop-Up Shop at Broadway Paper Dec. 12-13

Dec 9th, 2025 by Historic Third Ward Association

 

Neighborhood Buildings

• 100 N. Jefferson St.

  

  Site of proposed event venue from Black Swan Enterprises.

• 100 N. Marshall St.

  

• 101 N. Broadway

  

• 105 N. Water St.

  

  Former fire house #15. Redevelopment as a private residence for John Wimmer and Mark Wimmer being led by Eppstein Uhen Architects.

• 111 N. Jefferson St.

  

• 117 N. Jefferson St.

  

• 119-125 N. Milwaukee St.

  

• 120-126 N. Jefferson St.

  

• 124 N. Water St.

  

• 125-129 N. Water St.

  

  Long-time home of Hoffco Shoe Polish / Harri Hoffmann Company. Sold in 2019 to Wimmer Communities. Adjacent to Riverwalk Plaza Condominiums.

• 130 N. Water St.

  

• 139 N. Broadway

  

• 143 N. Broadway

  143 N Broadway is a building in the Historic Third Ward. It is owned by the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.

• 143 N. Milwaukee St.

  

• 147 N. Broadway

  

  Designed by Carl F. Ringer, Sr.

• 151 N. Broadway

  

• 153 N. Milwaukee St.

  

• 159-165 N. Broadway

  

• 159-189 N. Jackson St.

  

• 167-173 N. Broadway

  

• 170 N. Broadway

  

• 177-181 N. Broadway .

  

• 200 N. Jefferson St.

  

  Two-story office building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• 201 N. Water St.

  

• 212 N. Milwaukee St. Parking Garage

  

  Parking garage in the Historic Third Ward.

• 214-228 E. Erie St.

  

• 217 N. Broadway

  

• 221 N. Water St.

  

  Office building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• 221-223 N. Broadway

  

• 223 N. Water St.

  Office building in Historic Third Ward.

• 224 E. Chicago St.

  

  A building built for the Monarch Manufacturing Company in 1917.

• 225 N. Water St.

  

  An office building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• 231 E. Buffalo St.

  

  Originally known as the Fred Vogel, Jr. Building.

• 232 N. Jackson St.

  

• 240 N. Milwaukee St.

  

• 241 N. Broadway

  

  Formerly branded as Broadway Central. Also known currently as Two Forty One.

• 245-249 N. Water St.

  

• 252 E. Menomonee St.

  Demolished one-story building that was replaced by the Two50Two MIAD Student Apartments.

• 266-272 E. Erie St.

  

  The Catherine Foley - Miller Tavern.

• 300 N. Jefferson St.

  

• 301 N. Jefferson St.

  

• 301-315 N. Broadway

  

• 302 N. Jackson St.

  

• 306 N. Milwaukee St.

  

• 310 E. Erie St.

  

• 312 N. Broadway

  

• 315 N. Jefferson St.

  

• 316-322 N. Broadway

  

• 317 N. Broadway

  

• 318 E. Chicago St.

  

  Mixed-use former factory building. One of a series of buildings formerly used by the Phoenix Knitting Company.

• 319 E. Clybourn St.

  

• 321 Jefferson

  

  Sixty-unit apartment building by Joseph Property Development.

• 321 N. Broadway

  

• 324 N. Jackson St.

  

• 325 E. Chicago St.

  Office building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• 326 N. Water St.

  

• 328 N. Van Buren St.

  

• 330 N. Broadway

  

• 330-332 N. Water St.

  

• 332 N. Milwaukee St.

  

• 333 E. Chicago St.

  

  Office building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward that is home to Eppstein Uhen Architects.

• 333 N. Broadway

  

• 333 Water

  

  A 31-story, 333-unit apartment tower in the Historic Third Ward.

• 339 N. Broadway

  

• 340-346 N. Broadway

  Home of Cafe Benelux in the Historic Third Ward.

• 341 N. Milwaukee St.

  

• 400 E. St Paul Ave.

  

• 417 E. Chicago St.

  

  Office building anchored by Allspring Global Investments as of spring 2025.

• 419 N. Jackson St.

  

• 423 N. Water St.

  

• 425 E. Menomonee St.

  

• 426 N. Jackson St.

  

• 444 E. Corcoran Ave.

  

• 445 N. Broadway

  

• 511 E. Chicago St.

  

• 518-520 E. Erie St.

  

• 520 E. Summerfest Pl.

  

  Formerly 520 E. Polk St.

• 521 E. Corcoran Ave.

  

• 525 E. Chicago St.

  

• 560 E. Erie St.

  

• 610 E. Summerfest Pl.

  

  Proposed site of 13-unit townhouse development by Renner Architects.

• 625-655 E. Chicago St.

  

• 640 E. Summerfest Pl.

  

  Site of proposed apartment building from Kaeding Development Group.

• Atelier

  

  Former address: 338-340 N. Milwaukee St.

• Baumgartner Center for Dance

  

  Home of the Milwaukee Ballet.

• Beck Carton Building

  

  Historic building at 311 E. Chicago St. in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• Broadway Market Lofts

  

• Broadway Theatre Center

  

  Designed by Carl F. Ringer, Sr. Originally known as the O.R. Pieper Company building.

• Catalano Square, 138 N. Broadway

  

• Chicago Street Lofts

  1895 warehouse slated for conversion to apartments, previously home of museum and students.

• Commission House

  

• Commission Row

  

• Corcoran Lofts

  

• DoMUS

  Domus is a 132-unit apartment building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward neighborhood.

• Eisner Building

  

• Engine Company #10 Firehouse

• Evoni Apartments

  

  Kaeding Development Group apartment complex in the Historic Third Ward.

• Gaslight Lofts

  An apartment complex in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• Hansen’s Landing

  

  Residential condominium development in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• Harbor Front Condominiums

  

  Residential condominium development in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• Historic Third Ward Parking Structure

  

• InterLace Lofts

  

  Formerly known as the American Wholesale Grocery Company Building

• Jackson Square Apartments

• Jane Bradley Pettit Building

  

  Formerly known as Milwaukee Terminal Building, historic building now home to MIAD.

• Jefferson Block Apartments

  

  Apartment complex developed by New Land Enterprises in the Historic Third Ward.

• Jewett & Sherman Merchants’ Mills Building

  

  The Jewett & Sherman Merchant Mills building is one of the oldest buildings in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• Kimpton Journeyman Hotel

  

  The Kimpton Hotel is a bedroom hotel on the corner of Chicago and Broadway in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• Landmark Building

  

  Office building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward neighborhood.

• Lofts on Broadway

  

  Mixed-use building with condominiums.

• Marine Terminal Lofts

  

• Marshall Building

  

• Martin Building

  

  Warehouse building in the Historic Third Ward being converted to apartments and retail by owner Margaret Martin.

• Mercantile Building

  

  Building originally completed in 1909. Expansion completed in 2017.

• Milwaukee Public Market

  

• Mitchell on Water Apartments

  

  Apartment building located in the Historic Third Ward. Building was originally built in 1914 and redeveloped in 2016-17.

• O.C. Hansen Manufacturing Co. Building

• P.H. Dye House

  

  Phoenix Hosiery Co. Plant #6

• Phoenix Building

  

  The Phoenix Building is a historic, mixed-use building on Milwaukee St. in the Historic Third Ward.

• Renaissance Building

  

• River Renaissance

  Mixed-use building on the southeast corner of the Historic Third Ward.

• Riverwalk Plaza Condominiums

  

  Condominium development in two historic warehouses in the Historic Third Ward.

• The Broadway

  

  Historic Third Ward condominium project made out of a collection of older buildings.

• Third Ward Concert Venue

  

  Proposed concert venue from FPC Live.

• Two50Two MIAD Student Apartments

  Apartment building in the Historic Third Ward.

• Visitor and Education Center on Lakeshore State Park

  

• Warehouse 525

  Condominiums in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

• Water Street Bridge House