MIAD to build six-story residence hall that includes retail space

Special to The Freeman

June 18, 2013

Construction work is scheduled to start next week for a new six-story apartment-style residence hall located at 252 E. Menomonee St. for students who attend the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.
Image courtesy of Engberg Anderson Inc.

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has announced its plans to build a six-story apartment-style residence hall at 252 E. Menomonee St. in time for new students’ arrivals this fall.

Five floors of the residence hall will be occupied by up to 310 students. The 5,780-square-foot ground floor will be retail space, according a statement from the school. The designs include 75 fully furnished two-bedroom suites, each accommodating four students with a living room, kitchen and two bathrooms. Amenities will include wide-screen TVs and fully equipped kitchens with dishwashers. There will be student lounges, common study areas and laundry rooms on all dwelling floors. Rent will be $6,800, in addition to services fee of $700 that includes utilities, cable, Internet and WiFi. The ground floor will have 47 parking spaces that will not be available to students.

“The new residence hall will further enhance our innovative and supportive learning community, and make an enormous difference in the life of our campus,” said MIAD President Neil Hoffman. “In addition to living adjacent to their workspaces, students will have opportunities to show their work inside and outside the building, with outdoor terraces for seating and student activities.”

Construction of the residence hall, which will be across from the college’s main academic building on Erie Street, will begin the week of June 24 with the demolition of the existing onsite structure, according to the statement from the school.

The residence hall was developed by General Capital Group, designed by Engberg Anderson Inc. and to be built by Northtrack Construction.

“MIAD’s new residence hall will also have a very positive impact on the Third Ward,” said Alderman Robert J. Bauman. “The design is excellent and the college is sensitive to ensuring that there will be no impact on parking in the ward.”