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ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, March 20, 2026

Approves TID 131 Forma Apartments - Workforce Housing, 4-0

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17 mentionsresidentialindustrialcommercialapproveddeferredcomprehensive planMilwaukee, WI
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What happened

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…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Milwaukee, WI
Governing body
Final authority
Date
March 20, 2026
Decisions
9 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 4-0

Projects in this meeting (1)

Deconstruction

Recommended 4-0
1 condition of approval

Free 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

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

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…

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Key Decisions (9)

Approved

Deconstruction Ordinance Moratorium Extension

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached
Approved

Certified Survey Map for West Boblink Avenue

Vote: 4-0
Approved

TID 130 Via Apartments - Workforce Housing

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached
Approved

TID 131 Forma Apartments - Workforce Housing

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached
Approved

Dissolution of TID 39 - Hilton Hotel

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached
Approved

Dissolution of TID 42 - Midtown

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached
Approved

Dissolution of TID 46 - New Arcade Project

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached
Approved

Dissolution of TID 51 - Grandville

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached
Other

Reimagining Wisconsin 175 Study Final Report

Vote: 4-0

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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