Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most new commercial construction?
It's a tie. Bay View and Town of Lake have the most new construction permits of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 2 new construction permits.
Count by residents and Calumet Farms comes first, at 0.8 per 1,000, even though it ranks 3rd by plain count.
- Highest
- 2 tied
- 2
- Middle City neighborhood
- 1
- Of 14 ranked
- Metric
- Commercial new construction permits
- Year
- As of November 3, 2026
City of Milwaukee by commercial new construction permits
Darker means a higher number. Lake Michigan is on the right. Press a shape to open that neighborhood.
- 1 Bay View: 2
- 2 Town of Lake: 2
- 3 Brewer's Hill: 1
- 1 to 2
- None on record or no figure
Commercial new construction permits, as of November 3, 2026. Each color holds about the same number of neighborhoods.
City of Milwaukee neighborhoods
Commercial new construction permits, as of November 3, 2026. 167 City neighborhoods aren't in this table: no new construction permit in this stretch is inside their boundary.
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| Bay View | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Lake | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Brewer's Hill | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Calumet Farms | 3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Capitol Heights | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Goldman Park | 3 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Harambee | 3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Juneau Town | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Kilbourn Town | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Lincoln Creek | 3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Menomonee River Hills East | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Menomonee River Valley | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Southgate | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Triangle North | 3 | 1 | 0.8 |
Suburbs
No suburb table: this is City of Milwaukee data.
How we measured this
We count the City's commercial permits marked as new construction, by the neighborhood each address is in.
What would change the answer
This is only the stretch of permits we have today, and most neighborhoods have none in it. One project can hold more than one permit.