McKinley School Lofts

DSPS Puts Focus on Affordable Housing

Commission Looking To Honor Milwaukee’s Best Preservation Projects

Plus: DCD wants nominees for Mayor's Design Awards. See 2024 winners.

New Vliet Street Homes Near Completion

Homes are a spinoff of award-winning McKinley School Lofts development.

HUD Launches $100 Million Competitive Home Fund in Milwaukee

HUD acting secretary tours city's affordable housing, gets feedback on federal program.

McKinley School Saved From The Brink

Gorman's redevelopment shows that virtually any building can be saved if there is a will to do so.

Evers Allocating $20 Million For Affordable Housing Projects

Program could move 17 Milwaukee projects from rendering to reality.

Long-Awaited McKinley School Redevelopment Moving Forward

Environmental remediation work is underway on fire-damaged school

McKinley School Project’s Final Design Okayed

'Worst building ever seen' by city DNS will be turned into 35 apartments.

Work Starting Soon on McKinley School Redevelopment

$1.1 million environmental cleanup comes first for fire-damaged school.

$6.9 Million Won for 317 Affordable Apartments

7 city projects win WHEDA funding that will leverage millions more private dollars.

13 Developers Plan 753 Affordable Apartments

Developers request $10.6 million in tax credits to support 13 different projects.

McKinley School Plan Passed Despite Protests

Opponents of affordable housing plan show up at City Hall with signs, to no avail.

Committee Advances McKinley School Project

Opponents demand half the building and half of the low-income housing tax credits.

Should McKinley School Be Redeveloped?

Gorman & Co. pushes redevelopment plan, while a few neighbors vehemently object.

Common Council approves historic designation, rezoning for McKinley School property

News release from Alderman Robert J. Bauman