An Urban Farm Is In The Works For Milwaukee's Near West Side
Sarah Hauer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Dec 30, 2019
Building at 817 N. 27th Street in Milwaukee, site of proposed urban farm.
Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An urban farm is in the works for Milwaukee's near west side.
Planet2Plate Inc. has filed applications to develop a building and lot off Wells Street west of downtown into an urban farming site. The Brooklyn-based company that designs edible learning spaces and hands-on education programming is planning to launch its first project in Milwaukee.
Planet2Plate's plans include a building at 817 N. 27th St. and a lot at 2734 W. Wells St. that will be used for growing, processing and serving the produce grown on-site.
At 817 N. 27th St., Planet2Plate applied to use the first and second floors as a commercial farming enterprise with food processing, a sit-down restaurant, a retail area, an assembly hall and space for personal instruction. Planet2Plate plans to use the lot at 2734 W. Wells St. to grow plants with plans to build a new greenhouse.
Building at 817 N. 27th Street in Milwaukee, site of proposed urban farm.
Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The building on 27th Street is owned by Cecelia Building LLC, which is led by Rick Wiegand, the owner of the Ambassador Hotel. He said earlier this year he was considering plans to redevelop buildings at 801-813 and 817-831 N. 27th St.
Planet2Plate says that it revitalizes existing urban spaces with green infrastructure for hands-on learning opportunities. It said in December 2018 that it was looking for a space in Milwaukee to develop its new project.
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