South Milwaukee affordable housing; $3M investment targets families, vets
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced on Monday, Nov. 18 a $3 million investment in affordable housing units as part of the redevelopment of the former site of Bucyrus-Erie in South Milwaukee.
A news release says the project will be located at 1100 Milwaukee Avenue in South Milwaukee. It is being developed by Scott Crawford, Inc. and will create a total of 171 rental housing units.
There will be 81 units dedicated as affordable housing that will target residents earning $15/hour or less, with eight units reserved for veterans earning less than 60 percent of area median income, whom will be referred directly by Milwaukee County DHHS Veterans’ Services.
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The project is a $50 million mixed-use development that will repurpose three former Bucyrus-Erie office buildings and construct a new building.
Milwaukee County’s investment includes $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for 81 affordable housing units to be part of the project.
Officials say this development is historic in that it will be a signature piece of a downtown revitalization plan for South Milwaukee, and follows a national trend of transforming office buildings into housing units, featuring a mix of market rate and affordable units.