The 72-unit Paper Box Lofts on the South Side cater to working-class and low-income residents, in addition to professionals.
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Rebuilding Together keeps elderly, disabled in their homes, stabilizes neighborhoods
Free home repairs offered by Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee allows elderly people, veterans and those with disabilities to age in their homes and communities.
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Homeless families struggle to find shelter
Experts say Milwaukee is improving its homeless shelter system, but for families, demand still exceeds available space.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
Wells Fargo grant brings long-awaited resources to Washington Park
A $225,000 grant to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity will fund new homes, home repairs and a new swimming pool building in Washington Park.
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Northside Housing Initiative tackles housing and employment issues plaguing the city
During the past nine years, the Northside Housing Initiative has trained and employed more than 200 people in construction trades while putting 282 affordable rental homes back on the tax rolls.
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Most operations at Select Milwaukee suspended as officials examine financial situation
Select Milwaukee’s board of directors suspended most operations and hired a certified public accountant after learning of an “unexpected financial position.”
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City, nonprofit housing programs offer help purchasing and improving properties
The fifth annual Housing Resource Fair gathered nonprofit housing organizations and city programs in one place to inform citizens about the home-buying process and programs available to help finance or renovate homes.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, North, Sherman Park
Concern over vacant properties dominates Sherman Park town hall meeting
City leaders addressed Sherman Park residents’ concerns about unkempt vacant homes and other issues at a recent town hall meeting hosted by Ald. Russell Stamper.
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Rehabbed foreclosures improve outlook for N. Sixth Street
A cluster of tax-foreclosed homes in the Harambee neighborhood are undergoing renovation through the city’s “scattered sites” program.
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HUD grant for northwest side met with distrust by some residents
A $30 million federal grant to transform a 3-square-mile area on the city’s northwest side that includes the Westlawn public housing development has prompted skepticism by some Westlawn residents.