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Park East Corridor

Mayor Barrett
Message from Mayor Tom Barrett: I invite you to learn more about the Park East Corridor, a stretch of development opportunity made possible through the removal of a freeway spur and significant public investment to prepare the area for redevelopment. The Park East plan outlines plenty of room for residential, office, retail and entertainment uses within this extension of our downtown.  Each new development will enhance Milwaukee’s ongoing renaissance as well as contribute towards our local economy. Check our website often for the latest ‘buzz’ on this corridor of opportunity.
The Park East Corridor consists of over 60 acres, 24 of which are prime sites for redevelopment. The properties are located within the Milwaukee Downtown, in close proximity to the Milwaukee River. Milwaukee County owns 16 acres and is currently selling their properties through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

For more information on available land, please contact Craig Dillman, Milwaukee County Economic Development.
 

Temporary Art
 
Fostering temporary public art in Milwaukee County since the spring of 2006, a Milwaukee based arts group named IN:SITE is working with the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County and private property owners to transform the Park East Corridor.
 

Mary Osmundsen and Maria Bolivar image of  their installation for the Knapp Street Bridge House, focusing on the value of water

The temporary art project will culminate in 11 installations on sixteen blocks of the corridor.  View a printable map of the installations.  The City of Milwaukee Arts Board initiated this project by voting unanimously to provide over $11,000 for artist stipends. The project invites pedestrians, bikers, people who ride the bus, and drivers to explore the Park East Corridor. Thirteen local artists have come forward with bold, diverse projects. All the art will be in place by August 23, when there will be a week of activities August 23-30. Some projects will be up by July 24 for Summer Gallery Night.

Sponsors and hosts for the art include, but are not limited to, the following: the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Ruvin Development Inc., Mandel Group, Laacke & Joys, Big Bend Development, The Flatiron, M&I Bank, Time Warner Cable, The Moderne LLC, RSC Developers, Grace Lutheran Church, Riverfront Plaza and Village Church.

For more information about the project, visit http://www.insitemilwaukee.org.
 

Riverfront hotel under construction

A "topping off" ceremony was held on July 17, 2009 to celebrate the 60% completion of the new 5-story Aloft Hotel in the Park East Corridor.

The $27 million Aloft Hotel project in the Park East Corridor is being developed by partnership between Waveland Development and Horizon Construction and is expected to create 75 permanent jobs. The hotel is scheduled to open in Winter 2009.

The City of Milwaukee is working with the development team to add a river walk segment, dock wall, public plaza and street improvements as part of the project, using approximately $1 million in tax incremental financing. The Aloft Hotel, a Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. brand, has also been assisted by US Bank, the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
 
Park East’s northern gateway taking shape

The Park East’s gateway to the north is visibly transformed with the completion of the Flatiron, the ongoing construction of The North End development, the placement of the North End Water Tower and a new public plaza currently under construction at the intersection of Water and Pleasant Streets. The historic water tower structure once served the former Pfister & Vogel tannery, which stood on a 7-acre site along N. Water Street. The 44,000 pound structure was preserved and painted to mark the new development rising from the tannery site.

The North End, a $175 million project, will develop in phases over the next 5-7 years and is expected to become a neighborhood within itself with a variety of housing options and supportive retail services. Construction began in 2008 on phase one: a 5-story apartment building featuring 83 apartments and 12,000 square feet of first floor neighborhood retail (Block 24 on the Park East map). Grand opening for the new apartment building, the One, was held in June 2009. Construction of phase two is planned to begin later this year (Block 23) and will consist of two 5-story apartment buildings that offer 130-160 apartments, a new RiverWalk segment, public plaza, and new road.
 


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Interested in Park East development? 

Email ParkEast@milwaukee.gov

Or call
Lori Lutzka at 414.286.5846.

 

 
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