Real Estate
Milwaukee’s Biggest Building Breaks Ground
"A beautiful day in Milwaukee" and for assembled power brokers as Northwestern Mutual's new skyscraper gets underway.
Aug 26th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Urban Vancouver, a Model for Milwaukee?
Lacking the back-to-back skyscrapers of New York of Chicago, its smaller-scale urbanity is a marvel that Milwaukee could emulate.
Aug 25th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Is Milwaukee One of the World’s Greenest Cities?
So says OnEarth magazine. Is it right?
Aug 22nd, 2014 by Bruce Murphy
The Plankinton House Hotel, 1869
It succeeded the American House hotel, which burned to the ground in 1861.
Aug 19th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Oregon at South Water Works
Foreclosed warehouse becoming 77 apartments in Walker's Point.
Aug 15th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Northwestern Mutual Insurance, 1886
A fire burned the Newhall House hotel to the ground, but a local company would build a new home on the site.
Aug 13th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
For Rail or Trail
A path along the lake could connect cyclists/hikers to Ozaukee County, but coal freight is hogging the line.
Aug 12th, 2014 by Michael Horne
The Avenir Nears Completion
Featuring 104 apartments and 7,000 square feet of retail space, it's the first mixed-use building constructed on the county's portion of Park East land.
Aug 8th, 2014 by Dave Reid
Finally, A Hotel for Gamblers
Potawatomi Casino’s new hotel is soon to be open for business -- and plenty of it.
Aug 5th, 2014 by Brett Kihlmire
2014 Bronzeville Arts & Cultural Festival
Festival kicked off Bronzeville Week, a celebration that is also aimed at redeveloping the neighborhood.
Aug 4th, 2014 by Dave Reid
South Side Hit Hard by Cargill Closing
Valley beef harvest facility employed 600 workers, many from South Side.
Aug 3rd, 2014 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Dohmen’s New Third Ward HQ
Firm that started in Third Ward is returning there from suburbs, relocating 110 employees and overhauling a boring 1960's building.
Aug 1st, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
