Joshua Jeffers

New Plan Would Save Former Acapulco Restaurant Building

And a new brunch restaurant would fill the popular restaurant's space.

The Streets of New Milwaukee Is Theme at Conference

Urban Spaceship delves into how to make city a people-friendly place.

Bucks, Jeffers Plan Deer District Apartments

New building would rise between The Trade and Aloft hotels.

Urban Spaceship Conference Celebrates ‘Streets of New Milwaukee’

Annual urbanism conference scheduled for Nov. 14.

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Announces J. Jeffers & Co. as New Sponsor

Includes Naming Rights for Hospitality Area Featuring New Fan Concert Upgrade for All Shows at American Family Insurance Amphitheater

Historic Commission Will Review New Downtown Hotel

Plans proceeding for eight-story Tempo by Hilton across from Pere Marquette Park.

Inside the Newly Opened Journal Commons

Former newspaper headquarters now a 141-unit apartment building.

Journal Square Redevelopment Nears Completion

Apartments, student housing, a high school and, maybe, a hotel.

Old National Bank to Occupy Full Floor and Last Remaining Retail Space of Huron Building

New tenant fills Broadway-facing, first floor retail space and all of 8th floor, bringing occupancy to 65% of the Class A office space and mixed-use downtown building

Jeffers Sells Water Street Building

Soon to be home to Tropic bar and restaurant.

Project Brings Affordable Housing to Harambee

Developer Melissa Allen's Bronzeville Estates creates 30 units in area she loves.

Jeffers, MATC Celebrate Student Housing Complex

Ribbon cutting for new $29.1 million, 195 student bedroom complex, Westown Green.

Jeffers Starts Work on Second Journal Apartment Project

Verdigris joins Westtown Green project in former newspaper complex.

Marketing Firm Moving from Third Ward to Walker’s Point

Plus: High-profile real estate attorney on the move

Melissa Allen Planning Harambee Development

Plus: A rundown of the week's real estate news.

Inside the Milwaukee Athletic Club As It Awaits Redevelopment

Historic private club taken down to the studs as redevelopment work starts.

Milwaukee Athletic Club Redevelopment Gains High-End Apartments

Reveamped project is scheduled to be completed in fall 2021, no longer includes hotel.

Inside Husch Blackwell’s New Downtown Office

Law firm occupies top floors of city's newest office tower, the 11-story Huron Building.

Inside the Huron Building

Milwaukee's newest office building opens, mixing old with new, Downtown with Third Ward.

Inside Milwaukee’s Newest Event Venue

Former St. James Episcopal Church, built on Wisconsin Ave. in 1868, becomes unique space.

City Funds Get First Approval for Journal Square Lofts

Affordable housing development is focused on non-traditional MATC students.

Jeffers Advancing New Plan to Redevelop Journal Sentinel Complex

Student housing for MATC up first.

The Stone-Clad Huron

New building begins to look more like its 140-year-old neighbor.

Southern Restaurant Will Open in Base of Huron Building

This is the 18th location for Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar that will serve "scratch-made" southern food.

Event Celebrates Latino-Led Real Estate

Urbano is first annual Hispanic focused commercial real estate conference in Milwaukee.

The Huron Rises Above

New office building is now taller than its historic neighbors.

Central Standard Opening Downtown Tasting Room

Distillery will move from Walker's Point to redeveloped 1874 building on E. Clybourn St.

Urban Farm Planned for Near West Side

Plus: A trio downtown buildings change hands, including one that contained Trio.

The Huron Is All About Connectivity

Building is the anchor of a transformation of Downtown's parking ghetto.

Journal Square Will Be Hundreds of Apartments

Plus: Packed week of affordable housing news, and Cheesehead expansion.

Park East Apartments Cleared for Takeoff

Plus: Why Molson Coors picked Milwaukee over Denver.

Plans Submitted for Journal Square Lofts

Jeffers plans to convert newsroom to bedrooms. 103 apartments. See the floor plans.

Journal Sentinel Complex Sold

Plus: Badger Mutual moving downtown, Northridge security deal, Lion House has a buyer and much more.

The Huron Rises

New office building will be home to Husch Blackwell law firm.

Snack Boys Will Move, Expand

From Walker's Point to bigger space on E. North Ave., old home of Hotel Foster.

Kinn Hotel’s Building Worth $1.5 Million

Future hotel's building has colorful history since 1868. And oh, can it handle heavy loads.

Journal Sentinel Making Historic Move

Newspaper selling its home of 95 years, moving to leased space in 330 Kilbourn complex.

Athletic Club’s General Contractor Fired

Developers dump Chicago firm leading Milwaukee Athletic Club redevelopment.

Plan Connects Third Ward, Downtown

RACM board approves $3.8 million to connect two neighborhoods via Broadway.

Kinn Hotel Proposal Downsized Again

Addition now isn't visible from the street, addressing key concern of Historic Preservation Commission.

Hacienda Beer Company A Radical Redo

East Side changing: G-Daddy's BBC college bar now upscale taproom with craft beers, chic food.

Council Holds Streetcar Extension

Streetcar proponents become opponents, push for longer extension to Walker's Point.

Downtown Huron Building Breaks Ground

Jeffers' track record wins praise, gains $14 million crowdfunding for 11-story office tower.

Park East Land Back on the Market

Plus: Milwaukee Athletic Club redevelopment advances, Oriental Theatre project hits next phase.

J. Jeffers & Co., Interstate Development Partners and Sage Hospitality Close on Milwaukee Athletic Club Building

Group begins $70M renovation project to offer amenities rivaling iconic clubs and historic hotels nationwide

Construction Starting on Huron Building

11-story office tower went through complicated, four-year design process.

Kinn Hotel Plan Grows a Living Wall

But area alderman Bob Bauman is likely to oppose project.

Milwaukee Cold Storage Building Is Unique

Recently sold 1892 building with two-foot-thick walls was massive refrigerator for industry.

Jeffers Buys Walker’s Point Warehouse

Plus: King Drive library project too costly? And Wangard plans riverwalk extension

Commission Deems Journal Sentinel Complex Historic

Two council members push for designation in advance of paper's possible relocation.

7 New Downtown Hotels for DNC

Downtown room count will grow by over 10 percent in time for 2020 convention.

New Downtown Boutique Hotel Planned

Developer would add five floors to historic building, creating nine-story hotel.

J. Jeffers’ Newest Development Dubbed “Huron Building”

New office building will be known as "Huron Building," anchored by Husch Blackwell

Journal Complex Historic for Now

Historic Preservation Commission grants temporary designation for complex.

Milwaukee Athletic Club Worth $7.6 Million

Club behind on taxes owed city, but new plan for hotel should gain it more revenue.

So is the Journal Building Historic?

Historic Preservation Commission goes from one preservation battle to another.

Journal Sentinel Building To Be Purchased

Plus: Jeffers buys two Walker's Point buildings. And Post Office building lawsuit stalled.

Broadway Connection Gets Thumbs Up

Historic Preservation Commission approves Joshua Jeffers' 11-story office building.

Jeffers Enlarges Broadway Connection Building

New East Town office building planned to be two stories taller.

Broadway Connection Building Is a Go

Law firm Husch Blackwell will anchor Jeffers' nine-story Class A office building.

Amazon Coming to Oak Creek

New logistics hub will be one million square feet larger than Kenosha warehouse.

5 Citizens To Give Sincere Thanks

Our Thanksgiving class of 2018, five Milwaukeeans who've made this a better city.

Take A Virtual Ride on The Hop

Mayor shows off The Hop in advance of Friday's public opening.

No Studios Creative Hub Opens

Milwaukee's new artist hub opens today with weekend-long celebration.

Broadway Office Building Plan Advances

Jeffers would add first modern building to historic block.

More Downtown Projects Moving Forward

Progress happening on activation of Sentinel Building, redevelopment of Bradley Center and creation of S Block.

Jeffers Saves Historic Parish House

Downtown church gets new lease on life from creative developer and state law change.

St. James Saved By Tax Credits

Jeffers credits tax credits for saving historic downtown parish hall.

Rebuilding a Vibrant Bronzeville

Actor Danny Glover and many local notables celebrate new development anchored by Black Holocaust Museum.

The Brewery is Nearly Complete

Abandoned brewery now a vibrant, urban neighborhood.

The Expanding Empire of Josh Jeffers

And why the curious contractor switcheroo for The Couture?

Is the Downtown Apartment Boom Over?

Wangard hesitates over river-side apartment complex, while other projects push ahead.

St. James Church Project Approved

New apartment building will rise behind historic church.

Huge Historic Redo for North Avenue

Redeveloping 20,000-square-foot buildings that housed G. Daddy’s and Hotel Foster.

John Ridley Opening Movie Studio

Oscar-winning, Milwaukee-born movie maker aims to transform city's film scene.

St. James Project Stuck in Committee

Developer would redevelop church, but can't get past Historic Preservation Commission.

10 Most Popular Stories of 2017

A second lakefront tower, a mini-High Line and other favorite stories.

The “S Block” Conceptually Approved

Seven-story building proposed for the heart of downtown in historic district.

Officials Delay St. James Church Proposal

City historic commission votes to hold plan for new apartments near 9th and Wisconsin.

Apartments Planned At St. James Church

Seven-floor apartment complex just off Wisconsin Ave. would also save church.

The Griot

New apartment complex, new Black Holocaust Museum, revitalized Bronzeville.

Inside the Mackie Flats

See how Jeffers and Continuum gave new life to a Milwaukee icon.

Vim and Vigor at The Brewery

Two new apartment buildings are rising up, while another one is cancelled.

The Hopping Brewery

Four apartment buildings, two new breweries and a hotel coming to former Pabst brewery.

Bronzeville Rising

New apartment complex, new Black Holocaust Museum.

New Restaurant on Brady

Plus: Cermak gives Walker's Point residents access to more groceries.

New Pizza Place, New Burger Joint

Both on Water St. And The Diplomat will serve small plates on Brady St.

Milwaukee’s Most Schizophrenic Developer?

Joshua Jeffers is spending millions to redevelop the Mackie Building and famed Grain Exchange.

Council Okays Garfield Development

City TID will help finance Bronzeville development including Black Holocaust Museum.

Coffee Coffee, More Coffee

Valentine Coffee will have second location. And Milwaukee Coffee Peddlers opens.

How to Renovate a Masterpiece

New owners spending millions to redo 1879 Mackie Building. Our photos tell the tale.

Contribution to Robert Bauman of $100

Contribution to Nik Kovac of $100

Jeffers plans September start for Mount Pleasant assisted living development

Financing plan for downtown building renovation comes into focus

City panel approves financial help for RiverWalk at The North End

Milwaukee support for downtown Mackie Building apartment conversion OK’d

The Mackie Building’s Major Renovation

135-year-old building will be beautified and renovated to create 26 apartments, and a proposal for a modernistic "Mackie Building South" could connect to it.

In Defense of Historic Tax Credits

National Trust for Historic Preservation's leader comes to town, where her speech to a crowd filled with notables dramatized the need for state to maintain the current credits.

Older Buildings – Livable Cities

Stephanie Meeks has been the president and chief executive officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since July 2010

Walker’s Budget Reduces Historic Tax Credits

Tighter guidelines for credits and less total funding could hurt development in Milwaukee.

Inside the Mackie Building

Our photos take you inside the 1879 structure, the former Grain Exchange, and one of the city's most historic and beautiful buildings.