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Altoro Leaves WHEDA for Federal Position
Joaquín Altoro joining Biden administration for position with U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Nov 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Urban Spaceship Will Land In Milwaukee
National urbanism conference on November 9 on the future of cities. Urban Milwaukee members can get free tickets, while supplies last.
Nov 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
7 Milwaukee Affordable Housing Projects Win Funding
Federal Home Loan Bank grants will close financing gaps.
Nov 4th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Sas-Pérez Appointed to WHEDA Board
VIA CDC director Brianna Sas-Pérez joins powerful affordable housing board.
Nov 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
THIRTEEN31 Apartment Building Opens
Walker's Point complex has 74 affordable apartments, all already full.
Oct 27th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Raynetta Hill Will Lead King Drive BID
A familiar face returns to lead growing business improvement district.
Oct 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Redeveloped 37th Street School Opens
Affordable apartments available for seniors, with neighborhood resident serving as developer.
Oct 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Ranell Washington Will Lead WHEDA Board
Washington, an experienced banker, replaces Ivan Gamboa.
Sep 30th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Project Brings Affordable Housing to Harambee
Developer Melissa Allen's Bronzeville Estates creates 30 units in area she loves.
Sep 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
$10 Million Fund Being Created To Back Hispanic Real Estate Developers
Announcement made at second annual Urbano real estate conference.
Sep 16th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Plan Aims To Create 32,000 New Black and Latino Homeowners
Coalition of city and four foundations seeks $135 million investment in 10 years.
Sep 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Senior Housing Planned For Former Perlick Factory
Plus: A big week of real estate news.
Sep 5th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Riverworks Clinic Teaches Clients Financial Literacy
Learning about rent payments, utilities, FoodShare, unemployment, homeownership and credit repair.
Aug 25th, 2021 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz
The Community Takes Shape Within the Corridor
Largest private affordable housing project in state history transforming W. Center St.
Aug 20th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Former M&I Building Could Become 231 Apartments
Irgens would redevelop International Style tower into apartments.
Aug 6th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Two Affordable Housing Projects Vie For Federal Funds
Two sizable city projects. But the program has far more applicants than funds available.
Jul 5th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Resources for Milwaukee Homeowners, Prospective Buyers
Resources for first time homebuyers and homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments.
Jun 4th, 2021 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Inside The Soldiers Home Redevelopment
See inside and learn the story of how a crumbling, Civil War-era complex was saved.
May 27th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Royal Capital Celebrates Start of 53206 Housing Development
See inside former school as redevelopment work starts.
May 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
10 City Affordable Housing Projects Win State Financing
Will create 713 units in eight different neighborhoods. But huge Bay View project loses out.
Apr 27th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
City Creating Affordable Housing Action Plan
Seeking shared public-private agenda. 45% of households are "cost burdened" by housing.
Apr 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
New Homes Take Shape in Urban Subdivisions
Four new houses rising on near west side.
Mar 26th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Small Apartment Building Planned for Harambee
Three-story building will expand senior housing complex on near North Side.
Mar 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Phase Two of City Place Apartments Advances
Groundbreaking planned this year for 38-unit, four-story building on vacant site.
Feb 23rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Okays City Funds for Convent Project
School Sisters of St. Francis transforming south-side home into 63 apartments.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Evers Names 30 Equity Council Members
Governor’s Advisory Council on Equity and Inclusion appointees include leaders from nonprofits, tribes, churches, community groups.
Feb 2nd, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
Developer Would Build Supportive Housing in Concordia Neighborhood
Plus: A recap of a busy week in Milwaukee real estate.
Jan 24th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Convent Being Redeveloped As Affordable Housing
Chapel Garden apartments will add new senior housing to S. Layton Blvd.
Jan 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
New Apartments for Downtown Dead Zone
Plus: A rundown of the week's real estate news.
Jan 17th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
New Construction in Urban Subdivision
New house marks the restart of long-dormant, west-side subdivisions.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
New Plan To Replace MLK Library
City hoping fourth time's the charm for Martin Luther King Library.
Nov 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Riverwest Apartment Complex Planned
Affordable housing project with 91 apartments and food accelerator on E. North Ave.
Nov 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Approves Over 20 Amendments To Milwaukee Budget
Amendments target violence prevention, housing, lead abatement and more.
Oct 30th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Affordable Housing Project Secures Cleanup Loan for Former Factories
Community Within the Corridor development team would redevelop Briggs & Stratton complex at 32nd and Center.
Oct 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Edison Middle School Would Become 64 Apartments
Common Council approves proposal. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
Oct 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
WHEDA CEO Works for the Underrepresented
Joaquín Altoro decided early in his career he wanted to be the 'Banker of the Underrepresented.'
Oct 8th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers
Clarke Square Apartments Open
New buildings bookend south side park, provide affordable housing.
Jul 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
King Drive Apartments Moving Forward
Development team buying five lots from city.
Jul 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Biggest Ever Affordable Housing Project Advances
197-unit, $59 million Community Within the Corridor project would get $3 million from city.
Jun 30th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Offering New Subsidies For Homes In Two Urban Subdivisions
Grants would offset cost of new construction in two infill housing developments.
Jun 19th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Huge Affordable Housing Project for 32nd and Center
Developer Que El-Amin is moving forward on The Community Within The Corridor.
Jun 14th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
New Life for Old Main
$44 million project will convert vacant Civil War complex to veterans' housing.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Can Democrats Retake State Senate?
An uphill fight. Retirements by seven incumbents make races hard to call.
May 11th, 2020 by Steven Walters
$6.9 Million Won for 317 Affordable Apartments
7 city projects win WHEDA funding that will leverage millions more private dollars.
Apr 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee County Executive
Crowley and Larson vie for the top executive position in Milwaukee County.
Mar 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Three More Local ‘SHEroes’
Meet three more extraordinary women being honored by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Mar 14th, 2020 by Claudia Delgadillo
County Executive Candidates
Crowley, Larson, Lipscomb and Nath vie to advance to general election, replace Chris Abele.
Feb 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Hot Debate, Limited Action by Senate
Limited bills on homeless, clean water passed, nothing on dark stores tax loophole.
Jan 22nd, 2020 by Erik Gunn
City Invests in 207 Affordable Homes
Housing Trust Fund will provide $900,000 in capital. Can this program be grown?
Dec 16th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Journal Square Will Be Hundreds of Apartments
Plus: Packed week of affordable housing news, and Cheesehead expansion.
Nov 24th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
117-Year-Old School Getting Transformed
Developer will turn MPS school he once attended into 40-unit apartment complex.
Nov 22nd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Gorman Buying 38 Foreclosed Homes
Developer will convert city-owned homes on North Side to affordable rental housing.
Nov 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
MPS School To Become Apartments
Plus community programming in unused expanded building on far northwest side.
Nov 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Construction Starts on Villard Commons
Five ACRE grads turn classroom project into reality.
Nov 7th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Empty Storefronts Event Offers Solutions
And inspiration. 5th annual conference explores how to revive commercial corridors.
Nov 5th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Preservation Created 128,500 Jobs in 2018
Study of federal tax incentive program finds $7.4 billion added to economy.
Oct 9th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Michels Has Hotel Partner for $100 Million Development
Plus: Work underway on effort to save Soldiers' Home.
Sep 22nd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
$44 Million Soldiers Home Project Launched
Huge group of politicians, dignitaries, salute project to redevelop Civil War-era VA complex.
Sep 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
UniteMKE Plans Restaurant, HQ on North Ave.
Wood Fire Pizza and Wine would have job training and social mission.
Sep 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Plan Would Redevelop Johnson’s Park Site
Developer Brandon Rule plans affordable housing and some "entertainment" at former mini-golf park.
Sep 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Clarke Square Rises
Two new apartment buildings will bookend park.
Jul 19th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Ribbon Cutting Celebrates SEVEN04 Place, Developer Brandon Rule
First development from young, African-American developer brings new, affordable housing to Walker's Point.
Jul 19th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Washington Nominated To City Plan Board
Town Bank VP Ranell Washington would replace his former coworker on commission.
Jun 27th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Sas-Pérez Appointed to City Plan Commission
Mayor appoints south side leader to design and zoning oversight board.
Jun 25th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Holds Streetcar Extension
Streetcar proponents become opponents, push for longer extension to Walker's Point.
May 21st, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Joaquin Altoro To Lead WHEDA
Evers picks Milwaukee resident to lead agency responsible for affordable housing.
May 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Legacy Lofts Ribbon Cutting
Historic structure and new building are already full.
May 10th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
A Clarke Square Groundbreaking
Unconventional partnership breaks ground on 40-unit apartment building.
May 3rd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Barrett Talks Up Streetcar Extension
Mayor discusses three-part streetcar extension in interview with Urban Milwaukee.
May 2nd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
The Good Hope Commons
Library will anchor new apartment building on city's far northwest side.
Apr 12th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
520 New Affordable Apartments Planned
Seven affordable housing projects in city win 22.5% of state's latest WHEDA tax credits.
Apr 4th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Villard Commons Makes Design Changes
Modifications will reduce cost of 43-unit affordable housing project on 37th and Villard.
Mar 20th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
13 Developers Plan 753 Affordable Apartments
Developers request $10.6 million in tax credits to support 13 different projects.
Feb 7th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
McKinley School Plan Passed Despite Protests
Opponents of affordable housing plan show up at City Hall with signs, to no avail.
Nov 27th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Advances McKinley School Project
Opponents demand half the building and half of the low-income housing tax credits.
Nov 20th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Should McKinley School Be Redeveloped?
Gorman & Co. pushes redevelopment plan, while a few neighbors vehemently object.
Nov 13th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Halyard Park’s new City Place
New apartment building is the first in a three-phase project for site just north of Downtown.
Oct 19th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
107 New Apartments For N. 5th Street
Ribbon cutting touts conversion of two old buildings into apartments in Harambee area.
Oct 10th, 2018 by Zach Komassa
SEVEN04 Place Takes Shape
Young developer Brandon Rule's first project rising at 7th and National.
Aug 17th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Legacy Lofts Rises in Lindsay Heights
Historic structure and new building will be joined to create 64 affordable apartments.
Jul 27th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Young Black Women Embrace Biking
Black Girls Do Bike now has 73 chapters in America, including one in Milwaukee.
Jun 29th, 2018 by Sophie Bolich
Rebuilding a Vibrant Bronzeville
Actor Danny Glover and many local notables celebrate new development anchored by Black Holocaust Museum.
Jun 18th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
3600@Villard Project Gets City Help
City cutting land sale price to facilitate affordable housing development.
Jun 13th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Can Mayor’s Plan Reduce Segregation?
New plan for 10,000 affordable homes could help integrate city, advocates say.
Mar 3rd, 2018 by Elliot Hughes
5 City Projects Get WHEDA Tax Credits
Credits push forward projects with 311 units, more development across the city.
Feb 27th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Barrett Plan Builds 10,000 Affordable Homes
Ambitious plan is centerpiece of mayor's State-of-the-City speech. Will council support it?
Feb 26th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Construction Starts on SEVEN04 Place
Complicated Walker's Point project is moving forward.
Feb 22nd, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
City Will Fund Walker’s Point Project
$525,000 for affordable housing project at 7th and National.
Nov 17th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
How Legacy Lofts Overcame the Odds
Conversion of old ice cream factory died many times before work could begin.
Nov 9th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Construction Starts on The Legacy Lofts
Project will redevelop former central city ice cream factory.
Nov 2nd, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
The Griot
New apartment complex, new Black Holocaust Museum, revitalized Bronzeville.
Oct 20th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Good Hope Library Deal Approved
Northwest side to get new library and 65 apartments.
Oct 10th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Harbor District To Have 40 “Habitat Hotels”
Planning for district's 1000-acre site nearly done. "Hotels" naturalize sheet pilings.
Aug 11th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Ice Cream Factory Will Become Apartments
Council okays 64 apartments in converted factory and new connected building on 15th and North.
Jul 11th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Ice Cream Factory Redevelopment Advances
64 apartments coming to W. North Ave. in Lindsay Heights.
Jun 26th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Sanders Project and Legacy Celebrated
Welford Sanders Lofts on near North Side bears the name of economic development icon.
Jun 21st, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
Inside the New Bader Rutter
Company has moved its headquarters from suburbs to Downtown.
May 17th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
WHEDA to Help Restore Soldiers Home
$1.4 million in low-income housing tax credits for 1860s “Old Main” building.
May 16th, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
Finally, Greenwich Park Apartments Opens
The six-story apartment building has a mix of affordable and market rate units.
May 4th, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
Bader Rutter’s New Downtown Digs
Will its new office building be joined by a 24-story tower?
Apr 21st, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
