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Commercial Properties For Sale

Commercial listings below advertise retail stores, mixed-use buildings, multi-family properties or industrial facilities for sale and renovation. We look for community-enhancing end uses that are consistent with the local area plan, financial feasibility, and high-quality renovations.

Commercial Buildings

Proposals to be submitted as indicated on individual listing sheets.

Multi-Family Commercial Buildings 

Proposals may be submitted any time and will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Development Sites: Commercial, Industrial or Residential

Listings will specify a due date or continuous submittal option.

Surplus School Properties 

Under the provisions of State Statute 119.61, certain Milwaukee Public Schools buildings are deemed eligible for sale.


The City of Milwaukee also has a limited number of scattered sites along its commercial corridors that have not yet been identified for sale.  You can check ownership on the Assessor's website or on MapMilwaukee. If you are interested in a specific City-owned parcel, email your inquiry and proposed use to [email protected].

 


 

General Information

  • Licensed commercial real estate brokers must be used to show our commercial properties and submit offers unless specified in listing.
  • Broker commission varies by listing sheet. Please review listing sheet. No commission will be paid to a broker who is a buyer.
  • Buyers cannot violate City Buyer Policies (see below) at offer submission or closing.
  • Sales subject to Common Council approval.  Required Board of Zoning Appeal approvals will be obtained before Common Council action.
  • Purchase and Sale Agreement will be tailored to the project.
  • All project elements must be in place before closing -- approved final plans and firm financing.
  • Conveyance will be on an "as is, where is" basis and subject to deed restrictions prohibiting application for property tax exemption, requiring performance and specifying use restrictions (unless specified in the listing).
  • Certificates of Occupancy will be used to demonstrate performance.  Building permits are required for most work items.
  • Buyers are encouraged to make best efforts to use City-certified Small Business Enterprises for 25% of hard construction costs and 15% of professional services.
  • The City of Milwaukee Department of City Development and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee reserves the right to reject any proposal for any reason, including no reason.

City of Milwaukee Department of City Development

 

 

Contact Us

Real Estate
809 North Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202 

(414) 286-5730



Email offers to: [email protected]
 
Commercial Properties (414) 286-5736 
Matt Haessly  [email protected]

Vacant Lots (414) 286-5762
Rosita Ross [email protected] 

 

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CRE in the News

View creative reuse examples of City-owned commercial properties.

May, 2025

ROSEMARY PEREZ, A TEEN MOM, NOW A GRADUATE FROM THE ACRE PROGRAM  Perez, in 2019, enrolled at Milwaukee Area Technical College and in 2021 earned an associate degree in business. Later that year, with four young children, Perez quit her banking job to focus on being a full-time student at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She earned her bachelor's degree in accounting in December 2023. Meanwhile, Perez obtained her real estate sales license and began working at Brookfield-based Cherry Home Realty in 2022.

City of Milwaukee closings: 

911-915 S Cesar E Chavez Dr  Miguel Garza, MG Multiservicos Milwaukee Corporation (buyer) Rosemary Perez, real estate agent for buyer. Kevin Kuschel, Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative and Chris Mambu Rasch, Cesar E. Chavez Drive BID 38 were in support for the original proposal was a lot smaller in scale, but after working closely with the architect and collaborating with the city, the plans evolved into something more impactful for the community. The updated development will include three commercial units on the first floor and four residential units on the second floor. MG Multiservicios will occupy one of the commercial spaces. Project cost is still to be determined.

3010 S 10th St –  Rosemary Perez gave her restaurateur mom a surprise gift: a south-side Milwaukee building to be renovated for her business. After two years of renovations, Santurce Sports Bar and Grill, operated by Brenda Caraballo, Perez's mother, opened in May 2023 at 3010 S. 10th St. It's garnered good reviews on Yelp and a mention in a Milwaukee magazine article about local Puerto Rican restaurants. Santurce redevelopment costs total $120,000 I "It was a financial strain," Perez said. "I used every dollar I had. "There were two other major funding sources: a $100,000 loan from Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corp. and $50,000 in city grants, she said. It took quite a bit of investment to bring the building back to life and make it restaurant-ready.

3001-07 S 11th St –Rosemary Perez (Buyer) - This location will serve as an office for real estate and development while building two apartments. Perez will no longer be offering accounting services moving forward. The first floor will be her commercial office space with a total of 3 residential units. Project estimated to cost about $440,000.  Perez currently owns 8 residential  and 2 commercial properties.

"You need the right people in your life to do better for yourself," Perez said.  Huge shout out to Dwayne Edward’s from the City of Milwaukee for encouraging me always, if it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have taken this path! Rosemary Perez – ACRE Graduate 2025


July 6, 2022 - A vacant school in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood is to be converted into a big child care center designed to ease waiting list


June 7, 2022 - Work Starting On ThriveOn King Project: $105 million project will transform former Schuster's/Gimbels department store


August 8, 2021 - Seven firms answer Milwaukee's call for green homes factory at Century City


July 25, 2021 - City of Milwaukee Selling Large Bronzeville Development Site


July 20, 2021 - Urbal Tea Opens Cafe On South Side: Health-focused cafe in transformed building located on revived commercial strip.


July 8, 2021 - Closing and Signing Ceremony for the New Tiny Home Village for Veterans


June 9, 2021 - Project Will Save Midtown Building: UniteWI leader plans to redevelop building on 25th and North to house nonprofit, new restaurant.


May 26, 2021 - Vacant Building To Become Creative Hub: Tonda Thompson has big dreams for small building in Harambee.

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