Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward might soon swap warehouse dust for steam and cold plunges. A team of developers is floating plans to turn a long-vacant brick warehouse into a Russian-style bathhouse, complete with a restaurant and tavern at street level. The concept leans into the traditional banya experience, pairing intense heat sessions with bracing cold dips, and would add a very different kind of hangout to a neighborhood already thick with markets, bars, and eateries.
Proposal details and backers
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the proposal calls for a full-scale spa built around a Russian-style sauna, with an on-site restaurant and tavern serving guests and passersby. The report notes that the entrepreneurs behind the idea already…..