Crews are hard at work on a new $54 million Downtown Milwaukee Marriott at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Milwaukee Street. The new 200-room hotel won't be open until 2013, but before then several spaces and buildings in the area are preparing and reemerging.
One, the old Guardian Credit Union on Broadway, has a creative new facade that's meant to entice new tenants while helping it stand out in a crowded market of underused and under appreciated Downtown spaces.
It's a great idea, and truly helps better showcase the opportunity on a street that soon will be bustling. Plus, it just looks good. More property owners should follow suit.
Hats off to the team spearheaded by Richard Duprey. The City of Milwaukee, Tom Steepy at Signs Now, architect Doug Gallus, 360 Direct and Purofirst all helped create the facade.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
