New sports and entertainment district coming to Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE — A brand new sports activities and leisure district is ready to debut in downtown Milwaukee in 2024.

Kacmarcik Enterprises and Bear Improvement mentioned they plan to buy 11 acres of land from Marquette College, which can become the district.

The parcel of land is bordered by Sixth and Michigan streets on the east and north sides respectively. The 794/I-43 interchange rounds out the south and east ends of the realm.

The businesses mentioned in a joint assertion the brand new district will embrace a resort, housing, retail areas, meals and beverage institutions, in addition to a stadium. The stadium is ready to host knowledgeable soccer membership, Marquette’s soccer groups and Marquette’s lacrosse groups.

“Milwaukee is likely one of the nice sports activities cities in america, and we’re excited to carry skilled out of doors soccer to the group,” mentioned Jim Kacmarcik, chairman and CEO of Kacmarcik Enterprises, and the lead proprietor of Ahead Madison FC, Madison’s USL League One franchise. “The fantastic thing about soccer is that each one the world over, communities rally behind their metropolis’s membership to help the gamers, the crew and one another.”

The stadium will embrace 8,000 seats, that includes an artificial turf floor. The skilled soccer league affiliation has but to be introduced.

Officers famous the stadium is also used for group and leisure occasions.

“This new improvement reimagines and guarantees to carry new life right into a extremely seen strategic hall, presenting an distinctive alternative to attach the Marquette College campus and Westown neighborhood with the Downtown Milwaukee renaissance,” mentioned Michael Lovell, Marquette’s president. “The financial revitalization and group delight this multi-purpose improvement will catalyze is one thing I’m proud Marquette may help facilitate by the strategic sale of this necessary parcel of land. I sit up for cheering on our males’s and ladies’s lacrosse and soccer groups of their new competitors venue.”

Tons of of latest jobs will come to Milwaukee by these enterprise institutions, in addition to the development and improvement of the realm.

Moreover, officers mentioned they anticipate the sports activities and leisure district to carry 1,000,000 guests to Milwaukee a 12 months.

An indoor live performance venue will probably be constructed adjoining to the soccer facility. The venue can maintain 3,500 individuals and will probably be operated by Pabst Theater Group and Kacmarcik Enterprises. Mission leaders mentioned, “the ability will host nationwide touring acts 80-to-100 nights a 12 months and greater than 300 occasions a 12 months in whole.”

Gary Witt, president and CEO of the Pabst Theater Group, mentioned the placement is coupled with a number of parking, in addition to entry to trains, buses and highways.

“This superb new venue is one other rung on the Pabst Theater Group’s ‘artist and fan developmental ladder’ and can assist artists to decide on Milwaukee as a metropolis to not solely launch their careers however help them as they proceed to return and as they develop,” Witt mentioned.

A 140-room resort, full with lake and downtown views, will probably be connected to the live performance venue. The resort will embrace a full-service bar, plus a restaurant overlooking the stadium.

Mission leaders additionally mentioned the event will embrace 99 multi-family housing items on the west aspect of the property.

Based on Marquette, “the location, which accommodates principally vacant parcels and parking heaps, features a vacant resort constructing, an workplace constructing and the Marquette Habits Evaluation Program Constructing, positioned at 525 N. sixth St. All buildings are included within the sale.”

The college mentioned builders will demolish the vacant constructing and tenants within the workplace constructing have been notified of the necessity to relocate. Marquette’s Habits Evaluation Program will should be relocated, however a brand new house has but to be decided. 

The challenge is scheduled to interrupt floor later this 12 months.