Building Info

This rendering shows how the Kindred building will look after it is redeveloped. Photo courtesy of Melissa Goins.
  • Address:
    1950 N. Martin L King Jr Dr.
  • Taxkey:
    3530683100
  • Status:
  • Assessed Value (Land):
    $30,000
  • Assessed Value (Improvements):
    $265,200
  • Assessed Value (Total):
    $295,200
  • Assesment Year:
    2023
  • Year Built:
  • Size:
    3,504 sq-ft

The former home of Reader’s Choice bookstore. Purchased by Melissa Goins‘ CUPED Corporation in 2017 for redevelopment into a community space for non-profits. Named Kindred Building after science fiction novel by Octavia Butler.

Content referencing Kindred Building

Eyes on Milwaukee: Bronzeville Estates Adds Housing, Commercial Space Near North Ave
Eyes on Milwaukee

Bronzeville Estates Adds Housing, Commercial Space Near North Ave

Proposal includes a mix of new buildings and rehabilitation of dilapidated ones.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Project Brings Affordable Housing to Harambee
Eyes on Milwaukee

Project Brings Affordable Housing to Harambee

Developer Melissa Allen's Bronzeville Estates creates 30 units in area she loves.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Selling King Drive Development Site, Again
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Selling King Drive Development Site, Again

Vacant lot has been owned by the city since 1992.

Eyes on Milwaukee: New Building for Bronzeville
Eyes on Milwaukee

New Building for Bronzeville

Apartments and medical clinic coming to N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Developer Creates A Home For Nonprofits

Developer Creates A Home For Nonprofits

Melissa Goins buys the Reader’s Choice building to house nonprofits

Building data on this page, including assessment information, was last updated on April 5, 2024

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