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Avenues West Redevelopment Plan boundaries
 
Avenues West
Redevelopment Plan

Avenues West Redevelopment Plan website

DCD is preparing a redevelopment plan for the Avenues West area, including
the SoHi Main Street district. The boundaries of the redevelopment project area are approximately 23rd St to 29th St, Clybourn to Highland. The plan focuses on mixed use and commercial redevelopment, housing rehabilitation and investment, and includes a multi-family housing strategy. 9//09

Cherry Court

 
Cherry Court
Status:  Complete

This Hope VI
120-unit apartment complex for the elderly and people with disabilities at 1524 N. 24th St. is a state-of-the-art, five-story, green building.  HACM also constructed 75 single-family homes and 1 duplex in the Cherry Court neighborhood under a separate HOPE VI grant from HUD and WHEDA Tax Credits.

City on a Hill City on a Hill

The City, community partners, and property owners are working together on redevelopment of the area between State, 20th, Kilbourn, and 21st
(formerly Good Samaritan Hospital). City on a Hill is developing the 52-unit William A. Passavant residential care complex for the elderly. The project includes renovating the building at 2195 W. State St. into 28 apartments and constructing an addition with 24 units. (developers: Louis Lang, WHEDA Low Income Tax Credits). The Milwaukee Science Education Consortium operates a a K-12 charter school on the eastern campus. The Gorman Company constructed Historic Kilbourn Lofts, with 99 garden units. 9/09

Harley-Davidson headquarters neighborhood Harley-Davidson Neighborhood
Status:  Complete

Harley-Davidson awarded NIDC a grant to support forgivable home rehabilitation loans to owner-occupants for exterior improvements in the area bounded by Vliet, McKinley, 36th, and 40th. Loans were awarded to 16 households for up to $10,000 and forgivable after five years, as long as the owner continues to occupy the home.

Highland Gardens
Highland Homes
Highland Gardens and Highland Homes

Highland Gardens, a mid-rise at 1818 W. Juneau Ave, is the City’s first green facility. Sustainability efforts included daylighting, green roof, rain garden, salvaged material used in construction, and specialty interior finishes such as cork floors. Highland Homes, Milwaukee’s newest urban sub-division, incorporates energy efficiency, universal design features, and controlled construction to create high quality single family homes that are beautiful and affordable. For more information, visit the Highland Homes website. 9/09

draft plan drawing Norris Playground

Norris Playground occupies almost an entire city block bound by W. State St., W. Kilbourn Ave., N. 19th St. and N. 18th St. The City Department of Public Works and Department of City Development, Milwaukee Public Schools, Marquette University and Avenues West Association worked together on a master plan for the site. DCD and Marquette are negotiating a long-term lease for the property that may include making additional improvements to the property.
9/09

Prairie Apartments Prairie Apartments
Status:  Complete

Prairie Apartments, 1218 W. Highland Blvd., opened in 2009. The project provides 24 one-bedroom and studio apartments, a fitness center, technology center and laundry facilities. Rent subsidies are available for two-thirds of the units. Prairie Apartments serves individuals at risk of homelessness because of mental health or other conditions. Supportive services are provided to tenants by Guest House of Milwaukee
Developers: Heartland Housing and Guest House of Milwaukee  


 
SOHI Main Street
Status:  Ongoing

SOHI is one of Milwaukee's six Main Street Districts and includes N. 27th Street from W. Highland to St. Paul. SOHI completed a market study to guide development, worked closely with Milwaukee Police on a security camera initiative to heighten neighborhood safety, and designated Gateway Markers to create a sense of identity for the district.
 

 

 
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