Work starting on one of Milwaukee area

One of the Milwaukee area's largest apartment developments, this one converting a downtown office tower, will begin construction after Memorial Day.

The vacant 100 East building is being redeveloped into 373 apartments, including 75 "workforce housing" units...

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Leo's notes: (content behind pay wall) The redevelopment of the 100 East tower reflects a broader shift in urban housing policy: converting obsolete office space into mixed-income residential use. With 373 apartments, including 75 workforce units, the project signals growing recognition that downtown recovery and housing affordability are increasingly tied together in the Milwaukee market. Large-scale adaptive reuse projects like this also demonstrate how existing commercial buildings can absorb new housing demand faster and more efficiently than ground-up development alone.