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‘Cream of the Cream City’ Honors Creme de la Creme Preservation Projects
Preservation projects big and small recognized for their contribution to Milwaukee's built environment.
Jun 26th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
What To Do About Historic Pabst Sign and Its Aging Neon?
Iconic sign could be replaced by LED letters, but will they be the same color?
Jun 11th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Is This House Historic?
Commission staff says no, commissioners want to see an even larger historic district in Bay View.
Apr 3rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Salvation Army Wants To Raze Black Landmark, Will City Allow It?
Salvation Army is contesting decision to protect Black-developed Central City Plaza.
Mar 4th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Restaurant Would Save Historic Wildenberg Hotel
Cafe India owner plans major development on S. 27th St.
Apr 2nd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Heated Historic Commission Meeting Yields Profanity, New Historic District
But not before one property owner verbally abuses the 'arrogant' commission.
Mar 13th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
A Four-Way Preservation Fight Over Wisconsin Avenue
Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
Feb 18th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
New Design Released For Dog-Friendly Downtown Brewery
Foxtown Landing, dog park planned for riverfront site on edge of Historic Third Ward.
Feb 14th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
A Fight Over Historic Protection for Wisconsin Ave. Building
Push to protect Millerand Apartments, owned by city's largest landlord Youssef Berrada.
Jan 18th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
New Couple Attempting To Build House On Tricky Historic Site
But commission indicates it will eventually approve design.
Nov 8th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
New Apartments Planned For Historic Third Ward
Final piece of Commission Row to be redeveloped.
Oct 18th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Commission Says No To Wrecking Former Wreck Room Tavern
Common Council will decide fate of building, a survivor of 1892 Third Ward fire.
Sep 11th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Can Mitchell Street Building Be Moved?
Owner doesn't think so, but Historic Commission wants an engineer's opinion
Jul 10th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
A Plan To Save Third Ward Swing Bridge
Proposal calls for it to become a national model, 'the coolest nightlife spot in the city.'
Jun 14th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Commission Okays Plan To Save Pabst Mansion Pavilion
Key part of a 10-year plan to restore mansion to blue-ribbon status.
May 1st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Pabst Mansion Wants To Deconstruct 1893 World’s Fair Addition
Nonprofit plans to salvage some elements for future reconstruction.
Mar 24th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Third Ward Building Could Be Razed
Developers want to tear down 1884 building, a longtime tavern vacant since 2013.
Feb 13th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Two New Vendors Open at Paper Table
Plus: 7 new restaurants planned in town and farewell to Pat's Niche Pub and Grub.
Dec 11th, 2022 by Sophie Bolich
Historic Commission Rejects Mitchell Street Demolition
Five-story, 55-unit building sought. Developer could win appeal to Common Council.
Dec 7th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
A New Plan To Save Schlitz Tied House
Historic Preservation Commission loves proposal to redevelop 1890 Riverwest property into food park.
Dec 6th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Foxtown Landing Wins First Approval
Architectural review board endorses proposed brewery, restaurant and adjacent dog park along Milwaukee River.
Nov 16th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
New House Hits Snag With Historic Commission
Home owners must come before commission a third time with revised plan in December.
Nov 8th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
After UWM Lawsuit Loss, City Could Rewrite Historic Preservation Ordinance
Change would be a safeguard on state-owned buildings.
Oct 10th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Abele’s Personal Spa, Pool Conservatory Challenged
Neighbor Suzanne Hupy Cites "Light Pollution," "Fundamental Change to Neighborhood" from Proposed 6,816 Square Foot Auxiliary Structure.
Aug 12th, 2022 by Michael Horne
New Third Ward Building Revealed
Minnesota firm plans a five-story, 260-unit apartment building near Summerfest grounds.
Apr 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Third Ward Board Approves New Tower
Design approval for 31-story, 333-unit building with retail space facing river and outdoor patio.
Mar 16th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
East Side Homes’ Historic Designation Stuck in Limbo
Commission defers decision on designation for homes otherwise poised for demolition.
Jan 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Third Ward Entertainment Proposal Raises Questions
But the two-theater music complex may ultimately be subject to little public review.
Dec 15th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
New Historic Preservation Commission Member Nominated
Nicholas Hans Robinson is the youngest Black architect in Wisconsin.
Dec 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Summit Houses Historic, For Now
The two houses are part of proposed apartment building site. Are they being demolished out of spite?
Aug 12th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Hines Seeks Zoning Change To Allow Third Ward Tower
32-story, luxury apartment tower would be built on landmark site in Third Ward.
Aug 12th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Third Ward Tower’s Design Approved
$140 million, 32-floor apartment tower gets okayed by Historic Third Ward board.
Jun 16th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
$140 Million, 32-Story Third Ward Tower Revealed
Residential tower would rise along Milwaukee River across from Milwaukee Public Market.
May 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
City Could Require Laser Scanning of Buildings Slated for Demolition
Effort would create a database of lost buildings.
May 17th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Building Not Historic, Commission Rules
In rare decision, city Historic Preservation Commission refuses to designate St. Catherine Residence.
May 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Third Ward Building Wins Design Approval
New event venue's revised, faux-industrial style design okayed by Third Ward review panel.
Mar 24th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Commission Says Bay View Cottages Are Historic
But Common Council will grant final decision.
Mar 18th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
New Event Venue Planned for Third Ward
Black Swan plans new venue in historic-looking building it would construct.
Feb 24th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Reduces Mayoral Power
A Barrett slap down. 15-0 vote restricts mayor's power over Historic Preservation Commission.
Feb 9th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
McKinley School Project’s Final Design Okayed
'Worst building ever seen' by city DNS will be turned into 35 apartments.
Feb 9th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Could Lose Control of Historic Preservation Commission
Bauman and council committee support council president appointing HPC members.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Third Ward to Get Marriott Boutique Hotel
Hoffco building would create base for 11-story, 102-room hotel; gets conceptual okay from design board.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Commission Protects Forest Home Library
Gives it historic designation. But Common Council will have final say.
Nov 30th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Container Bar Planned for Bradford Beach
But Historic Preservation Commission gives it only partial approval.
Aug 4th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Commission Rejects Voting Rights Mural
Without debating content or artist, commission finds mural needs to wait for guidelines to be approved.
Aug 3rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
New Signs for Pabst Theater
Scrolling, chasing LED signs are big -- too big? -- and offer homage to theater's history.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
East Side Home Design Approved
After 18 months of debate, two new East Side homes in historic district okayed.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Appeal Dropped on Bucks Player’s Project
Civil War-era building can be razed. New three-unit apartment building can be developed.
Dec 10th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Bucks Guard Scores Again on Project
Historic preservation group again clears way for Connaughton's downtown development.
Dec 10th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
McCarthy Appeals on Bucks Player’s Project
Wants Common Council to overrule HPC ruling that 1860s house can be razed.
Nov 14th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
1860s Home Isn’t Historic Says Commission
Historic commission's surprising vote rejects historic designation, inches Bucks guard's project closer to reality.
Nov 12th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Mural Spurs Historic Preservation Reform
Historic Preservation Commission moving to establish guidelines for murals.
Nov 6th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Controversy Over Historic Building’s Mural
Mitchell Street mural sparks debate. Is a mural just paint? Should it be removed?
Oct 29th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Wangard Plans “Eagleknit” in Walker’s Point
Plus: Action-packed week of real estate includes new apartments, downtown HQ and more pizza.
Sep 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Brady Street Restaurant On Hold
Historic Preservation Commission pushes developer to return to original design plan.
Sep 10th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Kinn Hotel Proposal Downsized Again
Addition now isn't visible from the street, addressing key concern of Historic Preservation Commission.
Jul 13th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
HPC Board Puts Modern Homes on Hold
New homes proposed for East Side historic district don't meet "any of the guidelines."
Jul 9th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Kinn Hotel Plan Grows a Living Wall
But area alderman Bob Bauman is likely to oppose project.
Apr 16th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Proposed Downtown Hotel Loses Two Floors
Change made to please historic commission, which still holds the project until next month.
Apr 3rd, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Marcus Center, Kiley Grove Deemed Historic
Commission decision stalls redevelopment, but allows four ailing trees to be cut down.
Apr 1st, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
The Marcus Center is Historic. For Now
Commission grants temporary historic designation, though Marcus Center opposed it.
Feb 5th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Broadway Connection Gets Thumbs Up
Historic Preservation Commission approves Joshua Jeffers' 11-story office building.
Jan 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Frank Lloyd Wright House B
One of his six American System-Built homes on Burnham. Quite a history. Quite a home.
Oct 26th, 2018 by Michael Horne
More Housing for Third Ward
Developer Robert Joseph plans building on two surface parking lots.
Apr 23rd, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Oh, That New Zealand-Style Food Truck
Third Ward board mulls over a food truck. Plus: a plan to develop land under the freeway.
Apr 12th, 2018 by Michael Horne
St. James Church Project Approved
New apartment building will rise behind historic church.
Mar 6th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Third Ward Firehouse Conversion Approved
1915 riverfront building at foot of Water Street Bridge to become three unit "family retreat."
Feb 22nd, 2018 by Michael Horne
St. James Project Stuck in Committee
Developer would redevelop church, but can't get past Historic Preservation Commission.
Feb 6th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Commission Approves Boutique Hotel
New Art House Hotel could open by June in historic 1898 building on Marshall St.
Dec 12th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Historic Preservation in Peril
Job-creating historic preservation tax credits face cuts again, this time from Congress.
Nov 15th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Modern Brady Street Building Approved by Historic Commission
Historic commission staff tried to hold modern building, but commissioners overruled.
Nov 6th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Masonic Hotel Inches Forward
Approval depends on 20 well-hidden stained glass windows.
May 10th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
City Panel Rejects Sherman Park Station
Design criticized. Would replace gas station destroyed during summer riot.
Apr 12th, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
Design By Committee
Or how Ald. Kovac and the Historic Preservation Commission bedevil architects.
Feb 21st, 2017 by Tom Bamberger
Masonic Hotel Gets Key Approval
Historic Preservation Commission clears downtown hotel tower to move forward
Feb 13th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
About Those Parapets, Mr. Renner
Peter Renner is a no-show, Third Ward board tut tuts his 10 tentative townhouses.
Feb 9th, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
Witkowiak Plans Major Expansion on Mitchell Street
Funeral home will add banquet hall, open-air plaza and floral shop.
Dec 14th, 2016 by Graham Kilmer
Masonic Lodge Could Become Hotel
Plan would build addition atop historic building, but will preservation advocates block it?
May 10th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Norquist to Speak at Jane Jacobs Event
May 10th event will explore ideas of urban visionary and her impact on cities like Milwaukee.
May 4th, 2016 by Urban Milwaukee
How to Balance Architecture and Ego
Acclaimed architect and Marcus Prize winner Joshua Prince-Ramus does a TED-type talk.
Apr 25th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Infill Building Planned for Third Ward
The five-story office and retail building in Third Ward will be -- gasp -- of modern design.
Mar 10th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Prospect Avenue Apartments Win Board OK
One-way traffic on N. Prospect Ave. slammed by developer
Sep 19th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Will Historic Building in Third Ward Be Saved?
Third Ward review board defers decision on Historic Designation. And Milwaukee now has a Croatian sister city.
May 15th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Push to Maintain Historic Tax Credits
State budget plan would reduce them, but new data shows big benefits for state in maintaining them, advocates say.
May 11th, 2015 by Michael Horne
New Outdoor Cafe for Public Market?
Plus, a new parking plan for the Pritzlaff Building and a huge increase in wedding bookings at the Pritzlaff. All were revealed at Third Ward ARB meeting.
Apr 23rd, 2015 by Michael Horne
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.
Mar 23rd, 2015 by Michael Horne
Horrors, Look At Those Building Vents!
East Side Architectural Review Board shudders at unapproved venting on new building at Oakland and North. Is there a solution?
Feb 4th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Conference Touts Historic Preservation
Conference at We Energies offers experts touting the huge environmental payoff for historic reuse of buildings.
Oct 31st, 2014 by Michael Horne
MIAD Apartments Changes Irk Bauman, Who Demands Fix
A planned community gathering space instead becomes an underwhelming staircase.
Sep 11th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Historic Preservation Goes Crazy
Bigger state tax credits have tripled applications for historic preservation projects, which is great news for Milwaukee.
Mar 28th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Rep. Petri’s Daughter is Washington Post Columnist
Alexandra Petri's brilliant column ridicules the concept of "affluenza" but she may inherit the malady from her dad.
Dec 19th, 2013 by Michael Horne
Brewery Building Is a Go
The five-story Professional Center building got final approval for construction at the old Pabst Brewery.
Aug 14th, 2012 by Jeramey Jannene
