Former Gimbels Will Be “Thrive On King”
$84.5 million MLK Drive project to have 77 apartments and offices for medical college and Greater Milwaukee Foundation. By Jeramey Jannene - Jan 26th, 2021 03:56 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Schuster’s redevelopment. Conceptual rendering by Engberg Anderson Architects.
The former Schuster’s and Gimbels department store at 2153 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. has a new name, again. Actual construction is still expected to begin in the coming weeks.
In September, the partners on the $84.5 million project held a virtual press conference to announce the partnership would be known as the ThriveOn Collaboration. Tuesday they gathered virtually again to announce the building itself would be ThriveOn King.
Construction to begin this spring on $100 million ThriveOn King project
Former Gimbels-Schuster s building to become new HQ of ThriveOn Collaboration
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The former Gimbels-Schuster’s building on King Drive will now be known as ThriveOn King, announced the leaders of a
$100 million project to turn it into a new mixed-use property.
Construction work is anticipated to begin this spring, and is slated for an opening of spring 2022.
Milwaukee-based
Royal Capital Group, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the Medical College of Wisconsin have partnered up to create the ThriveOn Collaboration, which aims to make Milwaukee a more equitable, healthy and thriving community for all.
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ThriveOn Collaboration construction will begin in February. By Jeramey Jannene - Dec 15th, 2020 06:10 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Schuster’s redevelopment. Conceptual rendering by Engberg Anderson Architects.
Royal Capital Group announced Tuesday it purchased the former Gimbels department store at 2153 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. The acquisition, from an affiliate of CH Coakley & Co., represents a key milestone in the redevelopment of the 455,000-square-foot complex.
The completed $84.5 million project will be known as the ThriveOn Collaboration and will have apartments, office space and community space under one roof. The project is a partnership between Royal Capital, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF).