Plan Commission approves housing plans
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The City Plan Commission approved the May 18, 2026 minutes and took action on two housing-related items: a minor exterior modification at 1162-64 East Kane Place (Kane Commons, Phase 1) and a zoning change, site plan, and Riverwalk approval for a 12-story, 200-unit building called The Everett at 234 South Water Street. Both housing files were approved conditionally and referred or assigned to the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee as required.
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What this means
The commission allowed a property owner to make limited exterior updates to a duplex on East Kane Place, as long as the changes keep the building’s character. It also moved forward a proposed 12-story, 200-unit apartment building and Riverwalk segment at 234 S. Water St.; the developer must submit updated plans (for bike parking, loading zone, landscaping, glazing, materials, and elevations) and meet several conditions before final approvals. Residents raised concerns about height, traffic, trees and floodplain issues; staff and developers said zoning, floodplain review, and other technical reviews were underway and satisfactory.
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- Approved previous meeting minutes from May 18, 2026.
- Recommended adoption and assigned to the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee a Minor Modification for Kane Commons (1162-64 East Kane Place) allowing specified exterior alterations; DCD staff may approve minor exterior changes that do not substantially change building character.
- Recommended passage and assigned to the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee a zoning change from General Planned Development to a new Detailed Planned Development for The Everett (234 South Water Street) to allow a 12-story, 200-unit building.
- Conditionally approved the Riverwalk and multi-family site plans for The Everett, with conditions including updated short-term bike parking locations, a loading zone at S. Water St. at Pittsburgh Ave., an updated landscape plan with native plantings, finalized glazing selections and updated elevations, and addition of a building materials page to the project exhibits.
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CITY PLAN COMMISSION
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- Review and approval of the previous meeting minutes from May 18, 2026.
- Zoning
- Resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed Planned Development known as Kane Commons, Phase 1, to allow exterior alterations to the existing residential structure at 1162-64 East Kane Place, located on the north side of East Kane Place, east of North Humboldt Avenue, in the 3rd Aldermanic District.
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- Zoning - Public Hearing 1:35 PM
- An ordinance relating to the change in zoning from General Planned Development to a new Detailed Planned Development to allow a multi-family residential development on the property located at 234 South Water Street, on the east side of South Water Street, south of East Pittsburgh Avenue, in the 12th Aldermanic District.
- Zoning
- Resolution approving plans for a Riverwalk and multi-family residential development known as The Everett at 234 South Water Street relative to the Riverwalk Site Plan Review Overlay Zone (SPROZ) established by Section 295-91.0021 of the former Milwaukee Code, located on the west side of the Milwaukee River, east of South Water Street and south of East Pittsburgh Avenue, in the 12th Aldermanic District.
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- Meeting convened at 1:31 p.m.
- Also present:
- Meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
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