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THE BREWERY

site mapTHE BREWERY is a new 20 acre development on the site of the former Pabst Brewery, which closed in 1996.

The project is located in downtown Milwaukee, just east of Interstate 43 between Winnebago Street and Highland Avenue. View site map


When completed, this Joseph J. Zilber historic redevelopment will include a variety of residential, office and retail uses. The developers are working with the City's Office of Environmental Sustainability on green-building efforts and anticipate that
THE BREWERY will be the first sustainable neighborhood certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED.

· THE BREWERY website:  www.thebrewerymke.com
· Zoning requirements:  The Brewery Project Development Incentive Zone (DIZ); an amendment to the DIZ to add Sustainability Guidelines was adopted by the Common Council on January 15, 2008.
· Preservation guidelines:  HPC report and guidelines  pdf
· Financial assistance:  The Brewery Project Tax Incremental District (TID 67)  pdf
· Approved projects
   
Blue Ribbon Lofts
  95 unit life-work lofts
Developer: Gorman and Company
· News
   
Chmura group buys Pabst building  Feb 27, 2008, JSOnline
   
Brewery site gains first tenant:  architect group to move offices to former Pabst boiler house  Aug 15, 2007, JSOnline
   
Keeping downtown affordable: Gorman & Co. Inc. gets tax credits for Blue Ribbon Lofts  Jul 27, 2007, South Florida Business Journal
   
Pabst Brewery project begins:  success for ‘high-risk deal’ predicted  Jan 17, 2007, The Daily Reporter
   
 
   


 

 
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