Milwaukee developer plans to convert historic office into 60 apartments

A Milwaukee developer will turn empty offices into 60 apartments in the historic Mitchell Building starting this summer.

J. Jeffers & Co. announced on Tuesday it will renovate the nearly 150-year-old office building at 207 E. Michigan St., which has been continuously occupied by offices, businesses and a bank since it was built.

The company will use state and federal historic tax credits to fuel a restoration project starting in the building’s interior. Exterior restoration is expected to start in spring 2026....

•     J. Jeffers & Co. to convert historic Mitchell Building into 60 apartments, bank vaults included
  
  
•     Exterior work begins spring 2026
  
  
•     Project will use state and federal historic tax credits for restoration

   ...more