Downtown

Downtown Milwaukee is the city’s most urban neighborhood running from the lakefront to Interstate 43, and St. Paul Ave to Ogden and McKinley Ave.

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Recent Press Releases Referencing Downtown

Modern Storage Facility Opens Downtown

Oct 10th, 2016 by Life Storage

Life Storage, Inc. rehabs former Boston Store warehouse

The Milwaukee Streetcar Project: City of Milwaukee Issues Request For Proposals for Construction Manager/General Contractor

Apr 18th, 2016 by City of Milwaukee Dept. of Public Works

Proposals due June 1, with selection slated for late June

County Executive Chris Abele Announces Major Milestone in Couture Project

Apr 4th, 2016 by County Executive Chris Abele

Federal Transit Authority Concurs on Plan That Will Create Thousands of Jobs, Millions in Economic Development

Neighborhood Buildings

• 1000 North Water Street

  

  1000 North Water Street is a 24-story office building in downtown Milwaukee.

• 105-111 W. Michigan St.

  

  Two-building office complex located in Westown.

• 1333-1339 N. Milwaukee St.

  

  Vacant site at the north end of downtown Milwaukee.

• 1433 Water

  

  Office building developed from the shell of the former Laacke & Joys Building.

• 216-222 E. Mason St.

  

  The historic Milwaukee Abstract Association Building and Milwaukee News Building.

• 250 Plaza

  

  Downtown Milwaukee office building and parking garage.

• 322 W. State Street

  

  322 W. State Street is a former Schlitz tied house, serving as a Schlitz owned and operated tavern when it opened in 1889.

• 330 Kilbourn

  

  330 Kilbourn, long known as Plaza East, is an office complex made up of two nearly identical, 13-story towers. Built two years apart, the first has 227,679 sq-ft of space, with the later tower has 229,801 sq-ft of space. The buildings are joined by an atrium on the first floor. The two towers fill the block […]

• 411 Building

  

  The 411 Building is a high-rise office building in downtown Milwaukee.

• 420 W. St. Paul Ave.

  

  Warehouse located across the street from the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.

• 4th and Highland Parking Garage

  

  The 4th and Highland Parking Garage is a city-owned parking garage serving the Bradley Center and other nearby facilities.

• 601 Lofts

  

  601 Lofts is a ten-story condominium tower on the north edge of downtown Milwaukee.

• 602-606 N. Broadway

  

  Historic building owned by developer Joshua Jeffers.

• 604 E. Mason St.

  

  Northwestern Mutual-owned office building.

• 624 E. Mason St.

  

  Northwestern Mutual-owned office building at 624 E. Mason St.

• 627-637 N. Broadway

  

  Three two-story buildings being redeveloped by David Uihlein into commercial storefronts.

• 700 E. Kilbourn Ave. Tower

  

  Proposed 30+ story apartment building for corner of Van Buren St. and Kilbourn Ave.

• 700 Lofts

  

  700 W. Michigan St.

• 735 West

  

  144-unit apartment building under construction in the former 735 W. Wisconsin Ave. office building.

• 766 N. Jackson St.

  

  766 N. Jackson St. is a Northwestern Mutual-owned parking lot.

• 770 N. Milwaukee St.

  

  Commercial building in Milwaukee's East Town neighborhood.

• 771 N. Van Buren St.

  

  771 N. Van Buren St. was a Northwestern Mutual-owned mixed-use building.

• 776 N. Milwaukee St.

  

  Mixed-use building in Milwaukee's East Town neighborhood.

• 789 N. Water St.

  

  Five-story office building owned by Fiduciary Real Estate.

• 795 N. Van Buren St.

  

  Demolished office building that formerly stood on the corner of N. Van Buren St. and E. Wells St.

• 7Seventy7

  

  Apartment tower and parking garage under construction in downtown Milwaukee.

• 810 N. Plankinton Ave

  

  Originally built in 1917 with two additional floors added in 1920

• 833 East

  

  Under construction office building in downtown Milwaukee.

• 834 N. Plankinton Ave.

  

  Former home of Renaissance Book Shop. Acquired by affiliate New Land Enterprises and deconstructed.

• BMO Harris Bradley Center

  

• BMO Tower

  

  25-story, 328-foot tower by Irgens Development Partners.

• Brewery Point Apartments

  

  Brewery Point Apartments is a 48-unit apartment building for adults 55 and older.

• Broadway Hotel

  

  Hotel proposed for 602-606 N. Broadway by Joca Properties. Designed by Vetter Architects. Proposed introduced in March 2019.

• Building 15

  

  The former Paint Shop for the Pabst Brewing Company.

• Button Block Building

  

  Sold in early 2014 to Bear Development. Joey Buona’s is a first-floor tenant.

• Cathedral Church of All Saints

  

  Historic church in Milwaukee's Yankee Hill neighborhood.

• Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

  

  Most significant Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Milwaukee.

• Cathedral Place

  

  Cathedral Place is a mixed-use building at the corner of Wells Street and Jackson Street developed by Van Buren Management, Inc. Floors 12-19 (there is not a floor 13) are office space, totaling 205,000 square feet of space. The lower floors contains 28 condominiums developed by New Land Enterprises (originally 30). The 940-stall parking garage […]

• Chase Tower

  

  The Chase Tower is a 22-story office building in the middle of downtown Milwaukee.

• Chicago & North Western Railway Lakefront Depot

  

  Former railway depot on Milwaukee's lakefront.

• Colby Abbot Building

  

  The Colby Abbot Building is a six -story, mixed-use building in downtown Milwaukee.

• Comstock

  

  The Comstock building was built by F.G. Comstock.

• Convent Hill

  

• Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall

  

  Milwaukee School of Engineering education center that will serve as the hub for the university's new computer science program.

• East Building

  

  Former office building for Northwestern Mutual at the east end of their downtown campus.

• Edison Green

  

  Canceled condominium proposal by Russ Davis.

• Empire Building

  

• F.H. Hochmuth Building

  

  A mixed-use building on Old World Third Street including a first-floor space home to a bar/restaurant and apartments on the two floors above. The first floor of this building has been occupied by the following businesses The Loaded Slate – (August 2011 – Present) – Owners Joe Kuntz and Shawn Mellon – Website – OMC […]

• Faison Building

  

• First Financial Centre

  

  Downtown Milwaukee office tower at the corner of N. Water St. and E. Wisconsin Ave.

• First German Methodist Church

  

  Former church that is part of the Pabst Brewing Complex. Was for a number of years the Forst Keller Restaurant.

• Fiserv Forum

  

  New arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

• Fiserv Forum Entertainment Center

  

  Proposed entertainment facility featuring bars and restaurants to be built as part of New Bucks Arena.

• Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building

  

  Learn More Property Record: 841 N BROADWAY

• Frederick Lofts

  

  Under-construction 100-unit apartment building at The Brewery.

• Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin McKinley Health Center

  

  Clinic to be attached to the Milwaukee Bucks Training Facility. The 30,000 square-foot building is expected to cost $10 million.

• Germania Building

  

  Redeveloped into apartments by a partnership of Cardinal Capital Management and Haywood Group.

• Grand Avenue Apartments

  

  Apartment building with first-floor tavern space in Milwaukee's Westown neighborhood.

• Grohmann Tower

  

  MSOE student housing facility on the corner of N. Water St. and E. Juneau Ave.

• Hammes Company Headquarters

  

  Headquarters for the Hammes Company at 210 E. Knapp St.

• Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Downtown

  

  The Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Downtown is a hotel in in the Loyalty Building.

• Hollitz Building

  

  The Hollitz Building is a mixed-use apartment and office building in downtown Milwaukee.

• Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center

  

  For sale building that was longtime home to fraternal organization.

• Huron Building

  

  Project named Huron Building in March 2019. Formerly referred to as Broadway Connection or Mackie Building South.

• Immanuel Presbyterian Church

  

  Historic church designed by Edward Townsend Mix.

• Iron Block Building

  

  Recently restored office building located at the intersection of N. Water St. and E. Wisconsin Ave.

• Judge Jason Downer House

  

  Historic home on northeastern edge of downtown Milwaukee.

• Kennedy I

  

  Four-story office building on the corner of N. Milwaukee St. and E. Wells St. Sister building Kennedy II sits across Wells.

• Kern Center

  

  The Kern Center is an athletic and wellness complex owned by MSOE.

• Kilbourn Tower

  

• Library Hill Apartments

  

• Mackie Building

  

  The Mackie Building is a historic office building in Downtown Milwaukee.

• Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

  

  929 N. Water Street

• Matthews Building

  

• Milwaukee Athletic Club

  

  Acquired by a partnership of J. Jeffers & Co., Interstate Development Partners and Sage Hospitality Group as part of a redevelopment effort in April 2019. The group will redevelop the hotel in the building into a large facility. The club itself has been temporarily relocated to CityCenter at 735.

• Milwaukee Center

  

• Milwaukee City Hall

  

  From Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Juneautown Walking Tour by Mary Ellen Pagel and Virginia Palmer (1965)… The first City Hall on this site, the Market Hall of 1861, contained civic offices on the second floor and a busy farmers’ market in stalls on the ground story. Chief designer of the present building was Armand Koch, […]

• Milwaukee County Courthouse

  

  Home of the Milwaukee County government. 901 N. 9th Street.

• Milwaukee County Historical Society Building

  

  Downtown building that is home to the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Was formerly home to the Second Ward Savings Bank.

• Milwaukee County War Memorial Center

  

  Historic structure to honor veterans that also includes offices and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

• Milwaukee Exposition Building

  

  Designed by Walter A. Holbrook. Demolished following a fire in 1905.

• Milwaukee Federal Courthouse

  

  The Milwaukee Federal Courthouse is an iconic Romanesque structure located on E. Wisconsin Ave.

• Milwaukee Main Post Office

  

  The long-time home of the United States Postal Service in downtown Milwaukee. Developer Matt Garrison and his firm R2 Companies acquired the building in 2015 with the intent to redevelop it into a mixed-use campus. Building straddles Canadian Pacific railroad’s mainline through Wisconsin. South face of building is along Menomonee River.

• Milwaukee Marriott Downtown

  

  The Milwaukee Marriott Downtown is an under construction hotel in Milwaukee's Juneau Town neighborhood.

• Milwaukee Public Museum

  

• Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility

  

  Medium-security detention facility.

• Mitchell Building

  

  Historic office building in Downtown Milwaukee.

• MKE Lofts

  

  Apartment building in Westown that was formerly known as the Posner Building.

• MSOE Athletic Field and Parking Complex

  

  The MSOE Athletic Field and Parking Complex is a university-owned parking garage with a soccer field on top.

• No Studios Building

  

  The former Research Lab for the Pabst Brewing Company.

• Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

  

  An under construction 32-story office tower to replace the 16-story building located near the corner of Mason and Cass streets.

• Office on the Square Building

  

    Learn More “Office on the Square Building” – Milwaukee Public Library

• Old St. Mary’s Church

  

  Historic Milwaukee church located downtown.

• Pfister Hotel

  

  The Pfister Hotel is the most iconic hotel in Downtown Milwaukee.

• Police Administration Building

  

• Railway Exchange Building

  

  Originally referred to as the Herman Building.

• Regency House Condominiums

  

  High-rise condominium tower located in Milwaukee's East Town neighborhood

• Roy W. Johnson Hall

  

  Milwaukee School of Engineering residence hall. Proposed for redevelopment as Hermann Viets Tower.

• SpringHill Suites (Commerce Building)

  

  Former office building converted to a hotel.

• The Blatz

  

  The Blatz is a mixed-use building in Milwaukee's Juneau Town neighborhood.

• The Bookends

  

• The Buckler

  

  The Buckler is an apartment building in Westown.

• The Couture

  

  Proposed 44-story building for Milwaukee's lakefront.

• The Moderne

  

• The Sentinel Building

  

  Built as a home for the Milwaukee Sentinel in 1892.

• The Vermont Apartments

  

  The Vermont was a Northwestern Mutual owned apartment building at 610 E. Mason St.

• The Waldorf Apartments

  

  The Waldorf, 930 N. Marshall St., is an apartment building in Milwaukee.

• The Westin Milwaukee

  

  The Westin Hotel Downtown Milwaukee is a 200-room hotel located immediately south of the US Bank Center.

• Turner Hall

  

• Underwriters Exchange Building

  

  Nine-story off building in downtown Milwaukee.

• University Club Tower

  

  University Club Tower is a residential high-rise in Milwaukee's Juneau Town neighborhood.

• US Bank Center

  

  The US Bank Center is the tallest building in the state of Wisconsin.

• Van Buren City Lofts

  

  Van Buren City Lofts is a residential condominium building on the north end of downtown Milwaukee. The building contains 38 units. The building is the former garage of the Luick Ice Cream Company. It was converted in 2002. During conversion to condominiums, an additional floor was added to the building.

• Vantage on the Park

  

  96-unit apartment building under construction in downtown Milwaukee.

• Warner Grand Theatre

  

• Wayland Apartments

  

  Wayland Apartments, 839 N. Marshall St.

• Wells Building

  

  The Wells Building is a 15-story historic office building in downtown Milwaukee.

• Wisconsin Center

  

  Milwaukee's largest convention center. Managed by the Wisconsin Center District.

• Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center Parking Garage

  

  1,243-stall parking garage built as part of the Wisconsin Sports and Entertainment Center.

• Wisconsin Gas Building

  

  The Wisconsin Gas Building is a historic office building in Downtown Milwaukee famous for its rooftop flame.