Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub
Description
The council rezoned two parcels from two-family residential (RT3) to neighborhood shopping (NS2) for a mixed-use community hub with neighborhood-serving commercial uses.
Impact summary
Brings new housing, gathering space and neighborhood commercial services to a long-disinvested Metcalfe Park block.
Applicant
- Address
- 2600 and 2606 North 38th Street, Milwaukee, WI
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 5
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Common Council
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
COMMON COUNCIL — September 22, 2026
The council rezoned two parcels from two-family residential (RT3) to neighborhood shopping (NS2) for a mixed-use community hub with neighborhood-serving commercial uses.
ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE — September 15, 2026
Rezone two parcels from two-family residential to neighborhood shopping so the community group can convert the site into a community hub with a cafe, bookstore, soup kitchen, laundromat, offices and two apartments.
CITY PLAN COMMISSION — August 17, 2026
A two-phase community hub: Phase 1 renovates the existing building for a bookstore, café, soup kitchen and two affordable apartments; Phase 2 adds a commercial kitchen, laundromat, offices, community rooms and a rooftop eco-garden.
Related issues (2)
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