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City Rejects Massive Billboard for Downtown Tower
Proposal would 'blow up the zoning code' says area alderman.
Jun 4th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
‘Growing MKE’ Proposal Picks Up Key Endorsement
New name, revised plan turns one major opponent into a supporter.
Jun 2nd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Moxy Hotel Passed by Divided Committee, Sets Up Council Showdown
Deer District project hit by proxy war over unionizing The Trade.
May 28th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Advancing Financing Plan For 59 Affordable, Owner-Occupied Homes
Complicated Harambee TIF plan guided by Community Development Alliance.
May 19th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Event Venue Would Fill Empty Industrial Building
A 'perfect' location, says veteran event planner Jerhonda McCrary.
May 19th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
See Milwaukee’s 2025 Mayor’s Design Awards Winners
From pavement turned to art to 44-story buildings, awards recognize the best of Milwaukee design.
May 16th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Largest Office Building in Westown Could Be Partially Converted To Apartments
310W could become one of downtown's largest apartment buildings.
May 16th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Subsidy Will Fund Affordable Apartment Renovation
But concerns about sprinklers and a recent fire elsewhere arise.
May 15th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Neighbor Proposes To Renovate Long-Vacant North Avenue Building
Teira Bailey wants to create a resource center for women victims of crimes.
May 14th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Grocery Store Planned for 35th, Fond du Lac and Burleigh
Building would replace city-owned vacant lot.
May 8th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Building Planned For Southside Commercial Corridor
Accountant revives proposal for mixed-use building.
May 6th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Delays Consideration of New Downtown Hotel
Moxy Hotel proposal leads to messy meeting, closed session with City Attorney.
May 6th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Revises Its ‘Growing MKE’ Plan, Including Changing The Name
A 'benefit and harm analysis' also attempts to address critics' concerns.
May 1st, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Grappling With Complicated State Law Changes On Tax Foreclosures
New restrictions set tight time and price standards, a dramatic departure from current practices.
May 1st, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
DCD Commissioner Makes Case For Milwaukee’s New TIF Guidelines
Developers are frustrated. City 'plants flag' with revised approach.
Apr 29th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
DCD Unveils Subsidy Guidelines For Workforce Housing
Guidelines issued after contentious meeting where council, developer blasted administration.
Apr 22nd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Delays Legalizing Carriage Houses
How the sponsors of accessory dwelling units sabotaged their own proposal.
Apr 22nd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Overturns Plan Commission, Recommends ‘Missing Middle’ Housing
But coalition of community groups continues to strongly oppose proposal.
Apr 17th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Committee Backs Return of Granny Flats
Legalizing accessory dwelling units could grow housing across entire city.
Apr 16th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Three-Way Standoff on Workforce Housing in Milwaukee
Council, administration, developers seek solution between low-income and luxury.
Apr 15th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Salvation Army Now Wants To Save Black Landmark It Planned To Raze
Preservation advocacy results in compromise to save 1970's complex.
Apr 15th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
7-Story East Side Apartment Complex Wins Key Endorsement
New alder Alex Brower backs new housing for long-vacant site.
Apr 15th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Plan Commission Backs Carriage Homes, Spikes ‘Missing Middle’ Housing
Proposals differ from mayor's Growing MKE plan and divide commission members.
Apr 7th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Bronzeville Hub Rising
New building is a mix of affordable apartments and commercial space for creatives, educators.
Apr 4th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
RACM Board Overrules Taylor, Neighbors, Recommends Funding For Cudahy Farms Development
Move sets up council showdown over affordable housing proposal.
Mar 20th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Bronzeville Committee Weighs Pros, Cons of Preserving Black Landmark
Some members expressed opinions, but committee delays decision as deadline nears.
Mar 19th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Highly-Visible Site From I-94 Getting Redeveloped
Former Hunger Task Force location west of Brewers stadium a prime spot for signage.
Mar 11th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Housing Authority Says City Didn’t Cash More Than $2 Million In Checks
New CFO finds that agency previously tried to pay city for employee wages.
Mar 6th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Wants To Advance Affordable Housing Development, Alderwoman Not So Sure
Alderwoman Larresa Taylor raises concerns about potential 1,145-unit Cudahy Farms development. DCD proposes subsidy.
Mar 6th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Talks Education, Public Safety in 2025 State of the City
Upbeat speech also discusses Growing MKE plan, elections and safe streets.
Mar 3rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Former Library Would Be Redeveloped Into Apartments
Former Bay View library would be redeveloped and expanded with 3-story addition.
Feb 26th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Youth Gardening Group Buying 3 City Lots
City charges nonprofit We Got This, which teaches urban gardening to hundreds of kids, $1 per lot.
Feb 25th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Plan Commission Approves New East Side Apartments
But council approval will be held until after April special election.
Feb 21st, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Rebuilding Key Lakefront Intersection, But Not The One You Hate
But the confusing one will follow the busy one later this decade.
Feb 20th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Hotel Pits Labor Groups Against One Another
Public hearing on second proposed Deer District hotel centers on union battle at first one.
Feb 18th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Comptroller Discovers Housing Authority Owes City An Additional $4 Million
Latest 'crippling' blow for HACM adds to long list of problems.
Feb 17th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Bauman Wins Preservation Funding By Sacrificing Deconstruction Funds
Did he open the door to the council taking the remainder of the deconstruction fund?
Feb 7th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
ICE Can Build Whatever Facility It Wants in Milwaukee
Council learns federal immigration agency can simply bypass local authorities.
Feb 5th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City To Host Discussion On ICE Facility, But Attorney Suggests It May Be Moot Point
But there are options the city has to possibly slow or redirect plan.
Jan 30th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City, Bucks, Plan Commission Happy With Deer District Apartments Design
The design for 'a complex site with some complex constraints' wins approval.
Jan 29th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Private School Plans Soccer Field Atop Public Street
Nativity Jesuit wants to build playing field, green space in unusual location.
Jan 29th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Niche Book Bar Opens in Bronzeville
A neighborhood welcome for new book store, which will soon add a wine program.
Jan 20th, 2025 by Sophie Bolich
Is ICE Building A Detention Facility in Milwaukee?
Politicians and community groups keep using the D word. ICE says no.
Jan 17th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Broad Coalition Opposes New Immigration Enforcement Facility
City, county and state officials, community and business leaders condemn ICE proposal.
Jan 15th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Buyer Emerges For Long-Vacant Church
City has tried multiple times to sell former Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Jan 15th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Riverwalk Plaza Will Be Named For Visionary Developer
Gary Grunau was longtime champion of big civic projects, including riverwalk system.
Jan 14th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Matt Dorner Named Head of Milwaukee Downtown, Weirick Stepping Down
New face atop highly visible organization for first time in 27 years. Weirick helped change Downtown.
Jan 9th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
International Restaurant, IVR Bar Opens on Northwest Side
Plus: Big brewery news, EE-Sane update and the latest on chicken-keeping.
Jan 5th, 2025 by Sophie Bolich
Once-Controversial Menomonee Valley Building Sold For Redevelopment
Breunig buys building, advancing housing conversion.
Jan 2nd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Proposed East Side Apartments Will Go Before The Neighbors
For the second time in 20 years, developer trying to turn parking lot into housing.
Dec 31st, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
New Plaza, Protected Bike Lanes, Street Reconstructions Proposed
$33 million effort aims to improve Downtown, Historic Third Ward and Walker's Point.
Dec 13th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
What’s In The 18 Footnotes Added To Milwaukee’s Budget?
See Common Council members' ideas to make city government better serve the public.
Dec 12th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Old Library To Become Appliance Store
Mill Road Library building to get new lease on life for a price below appraised value.
Dec 4th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Report Finds Lauded Real Estate Program Could Improve
ACRE has helped reduce racial disparities, but needs more mentoring, WPF finds.
Dec 3rd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
More Funding Needed To Advance School-to-Apartments Conversion
Former Carleton School redevelopment at 41st and Silver Spring first proposed in 2019.
Nov 25th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Johnson Signs Brostoff’s Final Legislation Into Effect
Johnson pushes for everyone to follow in late alderman's forward-thinking spirit.
Nov 22nd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Demolition of Northridge Mall Reaches Key Milestone
Mall is now visibly falling, while DCD still planning what comes next.
Nov 19th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
‘Peace Treaty’ Reached on Menomonee Valley Building
Kendall Breunig will get zoning change to redevelop Cream City brick structure.
Nov 19th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
City Demolishing King Drive Building It Once Sought to Save
Meanwhile, it acquired a nearby, vacant building via property tax foreclosure.
Nov 18th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
100 East Redevelopment Secures Key Financing Component, See Renderings
Historic redevelopment includes pool deck, 384 apartments.
Nov 15th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Johnson Controls’ Former HQ Will Become Modern Offices, Housing
A redevelopment called 'The Patent Block' will fill a full downtown block.
Nov 12th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
City Seeking Developer For Land Near Marquette Campus
RFP gives preference to homeownership-focused development.
Oct 31st, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Amendment Would Shift Money From Demolishing Homes To Fixing Them
And deconstruction effort again on the drawing board.
Oct 23rd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Riverwest Cohousing Development Receives First Approval
40-unit development would merge condominiums and community.
Oct 21st, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Debate Over Future of Vacant Menomonee Valley Building Could Be Reaching The End
Kendall Breunig wants to redevelop a former tin ware factory into housing, but city has opposed him.
Oct 14th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
As Tower Delayed, Site Will Provide More Parking On East Side
Proposed Farwell Avenue tower appears unlikely to move forward soon. City supports shared parking.
Oct 11th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
New Condo Development Proposed For North End of Downtown
Proposal would be largest condo development in Milwaukee in more than a decade.
Oct 10th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
City Seeks State Funds for Small Businesses
Program would help fund the startup or expansion of small businesses.
Oct 8th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
TIF Funds Will Support New Northwest Side Restaurant
International Variety Restaurant would offer Mexican, Indian, Italian and Chinese dishes.
Oct 8th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Design Concepts Revealed For Downtown Sculpture Honoring Vel Phillips
Public will be able to sit in a bronze version of Phillips' desk, contemplate her legacy.
Oct 7th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Wins Federal Funds For Largest Ever Riverwalk Expansion
$14.7 million grant will extend riverwalk almost to Bay View
Sep 26th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Choice School Network Wants To Buy Former MPS School
One of largest local voucher schools wins bid for long-vacant Emanuel Philipp School.
Sep 25th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
TIF Funds Support Walker Square Park Upgrades
One of a number of county parks getting funding from a city TIF district.
Sep 24th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Growing MKE Plan Takes Center Stage at ‘Zoned Out’ Event
Panel attempts to unpack racial history of zoning, and how zoning can help build a better Milwaukee.
Sep 20th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
City Could Claw Back Ownership of Fire-Damaged Historic House
For now, Historic Preservation Commission is poised to block demolition request.
Sep 12th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Developer, City, Nonprofit Fighting Over Menomonee Valley Project
DCD and BID prefer industrial, commercial use. Developer wants an apartment complex.
Sep 10th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Enerpac Move Downtown Includes Controversial, Large Riverfront Balcony
But preservation advocates have concerns about where the deck is being installed.
Aug 8th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
New Retail Building Planned For Midtown Center
Standalone Foot Locker store would be constructed on vacant lot, boost shopping complex.
Aug 8th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
What Will Be Done With Existing Public Museum Building?
Milwaukee County seeking consultant to help sell property.
Aug 7th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Growing MKE Plan Suffers Sudden Growing Pains
Much criticism, fears of gentrification at hearing from central city residents.
Jul 30th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
First Key Vote On Zoning Overhaul Scheduled For Monday
Is Growing MKE good to go or dead on arrival? City Plan Commission gets first say.
Jul 26th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Tallest Building in Wisconsin Proposal Could Be Downsized, Stalled
Alderman Robert Bauman wants a market study conducted for each bid the city received.
Jul 25th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
New Development Boasts Tallest Building in Wisconsin
City unveils $700 million redevelopment proposal for Marcus Center parking strucuture.
Jul 24th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
City Hiring GRAEF For Northridge Mall Replacement Design
Plan calls for a market analysis and many different options for development. Public input sought.
Jul 10th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
City Awards $100K in Fresh Food Grants
Fresh Food Access Fund grants for 7 groups include a sober living center, food pantry and hydroponic farm.
Jul 10th, 2024 by Sophie Bolich
New Third Ward Condos Moving Forward
Peter Renner lining up final pieces of 13-unit development on Summerfest Pl.
Jul 10th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Vel Phillips Plaza Opens To Great Fanfare
Downtown's new "front door" honors civil rights pioneer, trailblazer.
Jun 28th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Chicago City Exchange Sees Milwaukee Leaders Discuss Big Ideas in Windy City
Hoan Group spends day building connections.
Jun 27th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Veit Submits Winning Bid To Demolish Northridge Mall
Company has smashed everything from Bradley Center to Marquette's beer-can-shaped dorm.
Jun 24th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Aims High In Bid For Transportation Grants
And it looks like the State of Wisconsin has federal aid to make dreams into reality.
Jun 21st, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Former Bay View Library Listed For Sale
City wants to see it repurposed. Plus: A nearby church sold to new congregation.
Jun 19th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
September Construction Start Targeted For Harbor District Apartments
Mixed-income building will include new public water feature on E. Greenfield Avenue.
Jun 17th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Dockwall Collapse Creates Uncertain Future For Riverfront Site
City could compel repairs, but hasn't yet. What comes next?
Jun 14th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Hates For-Profit College, But Approves It Anyway
Threat of lawsuit a factor as Arizona College of Nursing seeks to open on West Side.
Jun 11th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Retreats On For-Profit College
Opponents call Arizona College of Nursing predatory. Committee decides to allow zoning change for it.
Jun 4th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Walker’s Point Will Get New Plaza, Protected Bike Lanes
And upgraded skate park. City plans 11 projects to improve south-side area.
May 20th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
See the 2024 Mayor’s Design Awards Winners
20 projects big and small are named best of the best in Milwaukee design
May 17th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
City Funds Will Boost Walker’s Point Development
Corner of 1st and National would see new affordable apartment building.
May 17th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Four Milwaukee Affordable Housing Proposals Secure Critical Tax Credits
WHEDA's housing tax credit award puts developments on path to groundbreaking.
May 16th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
See Inside Northridge Mall Before It’s Demolished
Milwaukee may have never had a bigger collection of broken glass and phallic graffiti.
May 15th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
