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'Can’t get back in': Milwaukee residents kicked out of apartments
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Two apartment buildings on the west side of Milwaukee along Michigan Street were boarded up Wednesday afternoon. The buildings are located at 2319 W. Michigan St. and 2327 W. Michigan St. Forty tenants were given just minutes to clear things out of their apartments before...
Daily Reporter
Landlords struggle to remove lead hazards from aging homes
Health department issued 240 lead hazard orders since 2023. Lead hazard removal costs estimated up to $80,000 per home. Majority of lead orders concentrated on north and near south sides. By Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect. The 130-year-old duplex was in bad shape, that...
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Housing planned for site of closed UW-Milwaukee campus in Waukesha
A plan to build a large housing development on the site of a closed college campus in Waukesha is moving forward. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced the closure of its Waukesha campus in 2024, citing declining enrollment and budgetary issues. The campus officially closed last year. On Tuesday, the Waukesha...
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Milwaukee Dashboard Tracks Neighborhood Housing Changes
A new online tool is putting hard numbers behind something Milwaukee residents have felt for years: some neighborhoods are hollowing out while others are pricing longtime families out. The Displacement Risk Dashboard, built to compare local conditions in 2014 against 2024, shows one Washington Park-area census tract lost 35% of its homeowners over the decade, with only three new mortgages originated there during that entire period. Just a few miles away in Bay View, median home values jumped 93% and rents roughly doubled.
Daily Reporter
Construction of 89 new condos starts in St. Francis
Ground has been broken on the The Landing condominium complex in St. Francis, introducing 89 condo units sorely and introducing a housing option sorely missed in the Milwaukee area. Ranjit Singh of Maharani and Michael Emem, partner at Milwaukee-based Emem Group, on Tuesday hosted the kickoff ceremony on the shore...
CBS 58
Milwaukee Common Council approves filing for new rental inspection pilot program to ensure habitable housing
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council approved the filing for a new rental inspection program that would change the way the city looks at smaller properties like single-family homes and duplexes. The pilot program -- sponsored by District 15 Alderman Russell Stamper II -- would last...
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A New Statue Honors a Pioneering Local Developer
In 1976, Beechie Brooks brought an ambitious vision for the Near North Side to life. The Milwaukee real estate agent and developer wanted to transform a stretch of dilapidated houses into a vibrant subdivision for middle class Black residents. That vision became a reality in 1976 – despite skepticism and...
CBS 58
Statue honoring Milwaukee housing pioneer Beechie O. Brooks unveiled on city's north side
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A Milwaukee neighborhood came together Saturday to honor a local housing pioneer whose work helped create new opportunities for Black families in the city. A new statue of real estate developer Beechie O. Brooks was unveiled at Gaines Triangle near North Sixth Street and West...
Daily Reporter
Boldt to move Milwaukee area offices
Boldt is moving its Milwaukee area office to a 37,000-square-foot space in Elm Grove. The former Waukesha office, totaling 12,000 square feet, to be leased. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for spring 2027. The Boldt Co., a national construction firm based in Appleton, announced that it will move its Milwaukee...
Daily Reporter
Milwaukee developer seeks rezoning for 25-story condo tower
New Land Enterprises proposes 25-story Zenith condo tower. The project includes 226 units with indoor and bicycle parking. The city of Milwaukee Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on Sept. 28. Korb Architecture provided design services for Zenith. To advance plans for a 25-story condominium building, a Milwaukee developer...
CBS 58
Realtor group chair talks August home sales, agent safety precautions
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Tom McCormick, 2026 chairperson of the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors board of directors, joined us Monday, Sept. 21 to talk details about the association's August home sales report. He covered August sales figures and current housing inventory, and with September marking Realtor Safety Month, McCormick...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Greenfield officials approve new hotel in 84 South shopping center
What is currently a vacant plot in the 84 South shopping center in Greenfield is slated to become a 36,800-square-foot hotel. Greenfield Common Council approved plans during its Sept. 15 meeting for a new Cobblestone Hotel and Suites to be built between the Aurora Medical Building and Steinhafels furniture store. The proposed four-story, 62-room hotel at 8900 Sura Lane would include support spaces, a pool, a continental breakfast room, a fitness area and a beer and wine bar. It would also come with 44 new parking spots and an outdoor patio area. Jeremy Griesbach, co-owner and president of development of BriMark Builders , told the Plan Commission on Sept. 8 the average daily rate for a room would be around $150, but prices could range between $109 and $300. Griesbach said on Sept. 8 he wanted construction to start this year. He added, ideally, the hotel would open at the end of 2027, but noted that was an ambitious target. A Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Waukesha opened in June , almost three years after city officials approved a final site plan for the hotel in November 2023. The Greenfield hotel will be the Neenah-based company's 33rd location in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee landlord Highgrove seeks bankruptcy in ongoing legal fight
Embattled Milwaukee landlord David Tomblin, whose rental company is facing several lawsuits over debts and nuisance business practices, has filed for bankruptcy, recent court records show. Tomblin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for Highgrove Holdings Management LLC, a management company that oversees the rentals of Tomblin's properties owned under about four separate real estate LLC's, according to the bankruptcy filing. Among the lawsuits Tomblin is facing is a filing by the Milwaukee City Attorney's Office looking to take dozens of his properties out of his control and place them into a receivership − a legal action where a judge appoints a third party to manage the properties and make needed improvements. Many of Tomblin's properties have been left vacant and dilapidated, possibly as far back as 2020, according to previous Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporting . "From the beginning our goal has been to see these properties restored and cared for and will continue to pursue these ends in whatever courtroom the case is heard," Milwaukee City Attorney Evan Goyke said in a statement. What does Chapter 11 bankruptcy mean? Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding that pauses debt payments while the filer tries to get into a position for repayment by