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Rising costs put Milwaukee downtown projects in limbo
Milwaukee's downtown faces delays in multiple apartment and hotel projects due to high interest rates, rising construction costs and economic uncertainty.
Developers turn to Milwaukee again for financial support for 100 East project
The developers of a large office conversion project in downtown Milwaukee are turning to the city again for financial support after winning TID approval in July 2025.
Tax incentives for 100 East conversion gets first approval in Milwaukee
A $165 million plan to turn 100 East into 373 apartments will move forward after a Milwaukee board approved plans for a tax incentive.
Two Milwaukee projects could get tax increment financing from city
The city announced two tax increment districts for a project that will renovate a foreclosed commercial building on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and another that will adapt a semi-vacant office building in downtown Milwaukee.
Demolition starts ahead of Brady Street hotel project
Demolition of a two-story commercial building started, ahead of an 11-story, 130-room hotel project.
100 East wins historic status, closer to needed financing
100 East, a 37-story office building built in 1989, won historic designation and can receive tax credits.
Brady Street hotel eyes demolition permit
HM Brandt seeks to tear down a two-story commercial building to make way for a 130-room hotel. No building permit has been filed yet.
Milwaukee approves first-of-its-kind hotel construction for Brady Street
The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a zoning change for an 11-story, 130-room hotel for North Farwell Avenue and East Brady Street, introducing the upscale first hotel of […]
Developer plans to turn 36-story Milwaukee building into 350 apartments
Klein Development's redevelopment plans for 100 East jumped ahead with a court approval for them to purchase the tower.
Proposal for Brady Street hotel approved by Milwaukee zoning committee
Plans for an 11-story glassy hotel on Brady Street won approval at a city meeting and will go to the Common Council later in April.
Milwaukee alder promotes pedestrian safety as Brady Street hotel plans move forward
A developer wants to build an 11-story hotel near Brady Street in Milwaukee.
Today’s News
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 14
- (UPDATED) Wisconsin construction union endorses gubernatorial candidate
- Walker’s Point may get publicly financed parking structure
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)