2606 North 38th Street rezone
Case 260294
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Tariq Moody
Milwaukee Meetings
CITY PLAN COMMISSION, August 17, 2026
Recommends approval: Rezoning for Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub, unanimous
1h 44m14,652 words
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What happened
On August 17, 2026, the CITY PLAN COMMISSION recommended approval of Rezoning for Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub (unanimous).
The Milwaukee City Plan Commission approved four substantive items on 3-0 roll-call votes. It approved a one-year deviation (file 260481) allowing a 400-person assembly hall use at 1120 South Barclay Street, conditioned on the owner applying for a longer-term deviation within one…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Milwaukee, WI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- August 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Assembly hall deviation at 1120 South Barclay Street
Resolution approving a one-year deviation from the Port of Milwaukee Sub-Area B North Development Incentive Zone (DIS) performance standards to allow an assembly hall use (event space hosting up to 400 people) within a portion of the existing building at 1120 South Barclay Street. Property owner Malin Nelson operates the event space; adjacent building at 1132 South Barclay Street also owned. Approved 3-0.
- Applicant must apply for a longer-term deviation for the assembly hall use within one year from the day of approval
- provide an exhibit including all information requested in the report
- inform DCD and Harbor District Inc of any changes to the plans outlined in Exhibit A
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Key Decisions (4)
Approved
Assembly hall deviation at 1120 South Barclay Street
Vote: unanimous3 conditions attached
Approved
Rezoning for Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub
Vote: unanimousMoved by Tariq Moody
Approved
Creation of Neighborhood Improvement District No. 13 - Metcalfe Park
Vote: unanimousMoved by Tariq Moody
Approved
Creation of Business Improvement District No. 57 - Lincoln Village
Vote: unanimousMoved by Tariq Moody
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Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (2)
Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub
Mixed-Use
Assembly hall / event space at 1120 South Barclay Street
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Metcalfe Park reports 42 vacant boarded-up properties and its entire…
Commercial Demand
Lincoln Avenue corridor from 5th to Forest Home has significant…
Sentiment
Strong grassroots and elected-official support for community-led reinvestment in both…
Infrastructure
Barclay Street corridor near the Harbor District remains blighted with…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
20 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Staff, 1 Clerk, 8 Public, 1 Commissioner, 2 Chair, 2 Applicant Rep, 2 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 4 Staff, 1 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 2 Applicant.
Speaker sample: Malin Nelson, Applicant.
8 more identified names in Pro: 4 Staff, 1 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant.
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Zoning terms (12)
73 recorded timestamps
- approved (9 timestamps)
- zoning (10 timestamps)
- public hearing (10 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (2 timestamps)
- industrial (7 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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