Crews broke ground on a state-of-the-art community center and playfield at the former Browning School site in northwest Milwaukee, marking a new chapter for the area that city leaders say has long lacked recreation access.
The $54 million project will transform the 7.5-acre site at 76th and Silver Spring into a full-service community hub featuring a gym, indoor pool, fitness rooms, elevated walking track, pickleball, basketball and tennis courts, a splash pad and green space.
For homeowners like Shevelle Lee, who has lived in the area for four years, the project means more than just recreation — it’s about uplifting her neighborhood.
“We all deserve nice things,” Lee said.
The site has been vacant for years, creating challenges for the community.
“This has been a vacant space where people just kind of gather, where it’s nothing for our children to do, so this will give them something to do,” Lee said.
Lee believes the center will restore community connections…