Milwaukee city leaders have outlined the next steps for redeveloping the former Northridge Mall site, now known as Granville Station, located on 58 acres near 76th Street and Brown Deer Road on the city’s northwest side.City leaders just unveiled the Granville 2.0 Vision Report, which details the progress the city says it’s making on the project, as well as what community members have said in various listening sessions and what they want to see at the old Northridge Mall site.”We’ve heard about a recreational facility, you know, place for our youth sports. We’ve heard about, you know, in entertainment, complex things of that nature. And, you know, I think when the community says think big, what they’re saying is we would love perhaps an amenity here that doesn’t exist in this area,” said Lafayette Crump, commissioner of the Department of City Development.The report shows that over the last 20 years, spending has been stagnant in the Granville neighborhood, leading to more vacant commercial properties in the area. As of now, the city says it has no concrete bidders for the former Northridge Mall site, but is looking for specific criteria in a land user.”We want significant capital investment and growth to the city’s tax base. We want new momentum along the Brown Deer Road corridor. We want family-sustaining jobs. This needs to be a true community focal point that redefines the identity of the area. A strong anchor will drive demand for surrounding development,” Crump said.The Department of City Development has planned another listening session on Jan. 21. They also added that some of the things that come out of these listening sessions could go into the decision for who ends up using this vacant lot.Top Headlines Uber driver in Milwaukee says passenger chased by man with a gun12-year-old Milwaukee girl charged with abducting 4-year-old brotherAttorney: Teen ‘brutally assaulted’ at Racine County detention centerWATCH Ex-girlfriend identifies man in $10,000 Big Bend bar ATM heist
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Milwaukee city leaders have outlined the next steps for redeveloping the former Northridge Mall site, now known as Granville Station, located on 58 acres near 76th Street and Brown Deer Road on the city’s northwest side.
City leaders just unveiled the Granville 2.0 Vision Report, which details the progress the city says it’s making on the project, as well as what community members have said in various listening sessions and what they want to see at the old Northridge Mall site.
“We’ve heard about a recreational facility, you know, place for our youth sports. We’ve heard about, you know, in entertainment, complex things of that nature. And, you know, I think when the community says think big, what they’re saying is we would love perhaps an amenity here that doesn’t exist in this area,” said Lafayette Crump, commissioner of the Department of City Development.
The report shows that over the last 20 years, spending has been stagnant in the Granville neighborhood, leading to more vacant commercial properties in the area. As of now, the city says it has no concrete bidders for the former Northridge Mall site, but is looking for specific criteria in a land user.
“We want significant capital investment and growth to the city’s tax base. We want new momentum along the Brown Deer Road corridor. We want family-sustaining jobs. This needs to be a true community focal point that redefines the identity of the area. A strong anchor will drive demand for surrounding development,” Crump said.
The Department of City Development has planned another listening session on Jan. 21. They also added that some of the things that come out of these listening sessions could go into the decision for who ends up using this vacant lot.
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