Special Housing Project Breaks Ground

A new apartment building providing housing for a vulnerable segment of society is poised to rise just across Interstate 43 from Downtown.

The six-story, $16.2 million NeuVue will provide housing to those ages 18 to 24 who are aging out of Neu-Life Community Development‘s youth programming.

The 26-year-old nonprofit will also move into the building at N. 12th and W. Cherry streets.

“NeuVue will help pave the way to self-sufficiency for the young people who will call it home,” said organization founder Joann Harris-Comodore at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site Tuesday afternoon.

“Coming to Neu-Life really saved me,” said JaQuawn Seals, who credited the organization with pulling him away from gangs after he moved to Milwaukee at age 13. He is now a site coordinator for the organization...

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Leo's notes: NeuVue illustrates the growing evolution of workforce housing from simply providing affordable units to creating environments that support long-term economic mobility. By integrating housing with workforce training, education, and supportive services, developments like this recognize that stable housing is both a foundation for and an outcome of opportunity...