Architects, among others meet to discuss King Drive developments

Special to The Freeman

June 18, 2013

MILWAUKEE - A group of architects, developers, property owners and city officials are meeting Tuesday to spark ideas for development in Milwaukee’s King Drive area.

The meeting is sponsored by Community Design Solutions, an initiative of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

The specific sites include the west side of King Drive between Locust and Hadley streets;  Fifth Street School;  Malcolm X School;  Milwaukee Enterprise Center; the east side of King Drive between Clarke and Wright streets; the west side of King Drive between North and Garfield avenues, the building at the southwest corner of King Drive and Center St., and the vacant parcel east of King Drive and south of Brown St.

This was paid for by contributions from the King Drive Business Improvement District, MLK Economic Development Corp., Mandel Group Inc., Local Initiatives Support Corp. and UWM.