For nearly 150 years, the Mitchell Building has been a fixture of Milwaukee’s downtown business district. Now, its next chapter will reflect a broader trend reshaping cities nationwide: converting aging office towers into badly needed housing. Plans by developer J. Jeffers & Co. to redevelop the vacant office building into 60 apartments cleared a major hurdle this week, as the city’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee unanimously backed a $1.9 million tax incremental financing request.The redevelopment, pegged at $24.2 million, will mark the end of the Mitchell’s continuous use as office space since its completion in 1876. Designed by prominent architect E. Townsend Mix for financier and politician Alexander Mitchell, the five-story Second Empire landmark was a statement of power and permanence. With its granite base, limestone trim, mansard roof, and central tower, the Mitchell quickly became one of the city’s most recognizable structures...
RSK: Very cool. What a fantastic looking building. Will make for good condos/apartments
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