The City of Milwaukee is tearing down a dilapidated building near Holton and Burleigh. This move comes after years of TMJ4 reporting that exposed safety concerns at a neighboring youth mental health center.
The building sat on Milwaukee’s “do not acquire” list, which includes 152 properties classified as brownfields. These properties are years behind on property taxes, but due to contamination and expensive liability concerns, the city has typically refused to repossess them.
The city’s Department of Neighborhood Services recently awarded a $90,000 contract to demolish the structure…