ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, March 20, 2026
Recommends approval: TID 131 Forma Apartments - Workforce Housing, 4-0
What happened
On March 20, 2026, the ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE recommended approval of TID 131 Forma Apartments - Workforce Housing (4-0).
The Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee approved two workforce housing TIF districts in Walker's Point: TID 130 (Via Apartments, 82 units at 1000 S 5th St) and TID 131 (Forma Apartments, 65 units at 412 S 4th St), both developed by Newland Enterprises with units capped…
- Jurisdiction
- Milwaukee, WI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- March 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 4-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (1)
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Recommended 4-0Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Deconstruction Ordinance Moratorium Extension
Extended the moratorium on the property deconstruction ordinance for one additional year while the Department of Neighborhood Services develops modifications to shift from full deconstruction to a salvage and reuse evaluation program.
- DNS to develop revised ordinance focused on salvage and reuse rather than full deconstruction
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Key Decisions (9)
Deconstruction Ordinance Moratorium Extension
Certified Survey Map for West Boblink Avenue
TID 130 Via Apartments - Workforce Housing
TID 131 Forma Apartments - Workforce Housing
Dissolution of TID 39 - Hilton Hotel
Dissolution of TID 42 - Midtown
Dissolution of TID 46 - New Arcade Project
Dissolution of TID 51 - Grandville
Reimagining Wisconsin 175 Study Final Report
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Development Activity (2)
Via Apartments
Residential
Forma Apartments
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Market studies show significant high demand for workforce housing (80-100%…
Housing Demand
Developer noted gap in housing market between luxury towers being…
Commercial Demand
Luxury apartment towers downtown are reportedly not filling up, suggesting…
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Zoning terms (6)
17 recorded timestamps
- residential (3 timestamps)
- industrial (2 timestamps)
- commercial (5 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- deferred (1 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (9)
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