Residences open at ThriveOn King development in Bronzeville

Celebration of community and collaboration took center stage Thursday in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville district to mark the opening of 90 housing units as part of the multi-phase ThriveOn King development.

Milwaukee-based Royal Capital Group has been leading an effort for the better part of seven years to redevelop the former Gimbels and Schuster’s department store building at Garfield Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive into a community hub.

Construction work wrapped up last year on the project’s 470,000 square feet of commercial space for organizations that include the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), among many others, which will serve as support services for the affordable housing units...

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Leo’s notes: ThriveOn King - another blueprint for community-centered investment. With affordable units, senior and student housing, and built-in support services, this redevelopment reclaims historic space to meet today’s needs. It’s what happens when vision, equity, and collaboration align...