Westown

Westown is the neighborhood representing the west side of downtown Milwaukee. The neighborhood is represented by the Westown Association, a business improvement district and membership based organization.

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Recent Press Releases Referencing Westown

57th Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns Saturday, March 15

Feb 26th, 2025 by Westown Association

Celebration of Milwaukee’s rich, Irish heritage expected to bring thousands of spectators to downtown Milwaukee

2025 MKE Night Market Dates Announced; Vendor Application Now Open

Feb 13th, 2025 by Westown Association

Vendor applications are now open for 2025 season

57th Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns Saturday, March 15

Feb 4th, 2025 by Westown Association

 

Neighborhood Buildings

• 100-110 E. State St.

  

• 1015-1019 N. Martin Luther King Jr Dr.

  

• 1021 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  This property was formerly addressed as 1021 N. Old World Third St..

• 1023 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  1023 N. Old World 3rd St.

• 1027 N. 9th St.

  

• 103-115 W. Clybourn St.

  

• 1030 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  This property was formerly addressed as 1030 N. Old World Third St..

• 1037 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  This property was formerly addressed as 1037 N. Old World Third St..

• 105-111 W. Michigan St.

  

  Two-building office complex located in Westown.

• 1103 N. Martin Luther King Jr Dr.

  

  Home of The Pub Club. The building was formerly home of the taverns Suite and Have a Nice Day Cafe. The bar space is 5,000 square-feet. Above the tavern space there are five office spaces.

• 111 W. Kilbourn Ave.

  

• 1125 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  Home of Uncle Buck’s since 2019. This property was formerly addressed as 1125 N. Old World Third St..

• 215 W. Wells St.

  

  60-stall parking lot.

• 302 W. Wells St.

  

• 322 W. State St.

  

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

• 324-326 W. State St.

  

  Slated for demolition in 2020.

• 330-340 W. Kilbourn Ave.

  

• 340 W. Wells St.

  

• 401-441 W. Wisconsin Ave.

  

  Site of Vel R. Phillips Plaza. Southern portion of site marketed for sale for landmark development.

• 411 N. 3rd St.

  

• 412-420 N. Plankinton Ave.

  

• 417 N. 3rd St.

  

• 423 N. 3rd St.

  

• 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.

• 501 W. Michigan St.

  

• 5th Street Parking Structure

  

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

• 633 W. Wisconsin Ave.

  

• 700 Lofts

  

  700 W. Michigan St.

• 711 W. Wells St.

  

• 735 West

  

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

• 746 N. James Lovell St.

  

• 803 W. Michigan St.

  

  Office building formerly occupied by UMB Fund Services.

• 808 N. Plankinton Ave.

  

  Class C office building in Westown owned by Robert John.

• 810 N. Plankinton Ave

  

  Originally built in 1917 with two additional floors added in 1920

• 821 W. State St.

  

  Milwaukee County Safety Building

• 826 N. Plankinton Ave.

  

• 830-834 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  This property was formerly addressed as 830-834 N. Old World Third St..

• 834 N. Plankinton Ave.

  

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

• 836-838 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  This property was formerly addressed as 836-838 N. Old World Third St..

• 840 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

  

  Formerly 840 N. Old World Third St.

• 840-844 N. Plankinton Ave.

  

• 918 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave.

  

  Sentinel Building since 1962, known as the Republic Building before that. Built in 1918.

• Aloft Hotel

  

  Hotel located on N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee's Westown neighborhood.

• ASQ Center

  

  Developed in multiple phases for Gimbels department store, now an office building, hotel and retail center.

• Baird Center

  

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

• Bradley Center

  

• Bradley Symphony Center

  

  Redevelopment into home for Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra was completed in 2021.

• Brewery Point Apartments

  

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

• Building 15

  

  The former Paint Shop for the Pabst Brewing Company.

• Cambria Hotel

  

  132-room hotel in Westown.

• Central Library

  

  The Central Library is the main library of the Milwaukee Public Library.

• Courtyard Milwaukee Downtown

  

  Courtyard by Marriott. 300 W. Michigan St. Located at the rear of Shops of Grand Avenue.

• Empire Building

  

  Home of the Riverside Theater

• F.H. Hochmuth Building

  

  A mixed-use building on N. Martin Luther King Jr. 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 – June 2022) The Red Accordion (2009 – 2011) – Owner Russ Davis – OMC article on opening Café Vecchio Mondo (1996 – 2009) – Owner Russ Davis

• Fiserv Forum Entertainment Center

  

  Entertainment facility featuring bars and restaurants immediately east of Fiserv Forum.

• 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.

• Hilton Milwaukee

  

  Historic 25-story hotel in downtown Milwaukee

• HUB640

  

  Mixed-use office building in Westown. Formerly known as the Boston Store Building.

• Hyatt Regency Milwaukee

  

• Library Hill Apartments

  

• Majestic Building

  

  Home of the Playbill Flats

• Matthews Building

  

• Michigan Street Commons

  

  Affordable housing apartment complex proposed by Bear Development.

• Miller High Life Theatre

  

  Renamed in 2017. Formerly the Milwaukee Theatre. Owned by the Wisconsin Center District.

• 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 Exposition Building

  

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

• 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. Designed by Miller and Waltz.

• Milwaukee Public Museum

  

  MPM building. Part of the larger property at 710-880 W. Wells St.

• Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility

  

  Medium-security detention facility.

• Milwaukee Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Facility

  

  Central facility for operations and maintenance of The Hop.

• MKE Lofts

  

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

• No Studios Building

  

  The former Research Lab for the Pabst Brewing Company.

• Pabst Professional Center

  

  The Pabst Professional Center is a $10 million, 73,000 square-foot building that was completed in 2014.

• Plankinton Arcade

  

• Police Administration Building

  

• Public Service Building

  

  Built by The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company as an office building and downtown passenger terminal for the regional interurban system.

• Ramada Milwaukee Downtown

  

  Former downtown Milwaukee Ramada Inn hotel.

• River Bank Plaza

  

  3L Real Estate acquired the building in 2021 from Rick Mitchell as part of a proposed conversion to approximately 130 apartments known as RiverWalk Lofts.

• Riverfront Plaza

  

  The Riverfront Plaza building is a mixed-use building along the Milwaukee River.

• SpringHill Suites (Commerce Building)

  

  Former office building converted to a hotel.

• Steinmeyer Building

  

  Historic building on N. Old World Third St.

• Sydney HiH

  

• Tempo by Hilton Milwaukee

  

  Hotel proposed by HKS Holdings for surface parking lot in Westown.

• The Avenue

  

  Former Grand Avenue Mall (and later Shops of Grand Avenue) retail complex.

• The Buckler

  

  The Buckler is an apartment building in Westown.

• Turner Hall

  

• UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

  

  Formerly known as the US Cellular Arena and Milwaukee Arena.

• Vim + Vigor Lofts

  

  100-unit apartment building at The Brewery.