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City plan commission approves Family Matters counseling space at Legacy Lofts on North Avenue

Milwaukee City Plan Commission · December 1, 2025
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The Milwaukee City Plan Commission approved a substitute ordinance to amend the Legacy Lofts detailed plan development, allowing Family Matters to occupy a 2,000 sq. ft. ground-floor commercial space for counseling and parent-support services; staff recommended the change as consistent with the Fond du Lac/North area plan.

The Milwaukee City Plan Commission voted to approve a substitute ordinance amending the detailed plan development for Legacy Lofts, allowing a social service facility to occupy the 2,000-square-foot ground-floor commercial space at 1536–1540 West North Avenue.

Staff planning analyst Kristen Connolly told commissioners the site was rezoned in 2016 to a detailed plan development that allowed redevelopment of the former Blommer Ice Cream building and construction of a four-story mixed-use building with 64 residential units and ground-floor commercial space. Connolly said staff identified Family Matters as the prospective tenant and recommended approval, describing the proposed counseling and parent-support services as a low-impact use that aligns with the Fond du Lac/North area…

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