Wauwatosa Research Park to Become Mixed-Use with Affordable Apartments

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A developer has plans to convert a 198-unit Sonesta hotel into an affordable apartment building at 10499 Innovation Drive in the Milwaukee County Research Park in Wauwatosa. The research park will become a mixed-use district with the affordable apartment development and other housing after city officials decided to create a new $34 million tax incremental financing district.

Why it matters

The conversion of the hotel into affordable apartments is part of a broader effort to transform the Milwaukee County Research Park into a mixed-use district, providing more housing options in the area. This move aims to address the need for affordable housing in Wauwatosa and the surrounding region.

The details

The 198-unit Sonesta hotel located at 10499 Innovation Drive, on the southeast corner of West Watertown Plank Road and North Mayfair Road, will be converted into an affordable apartment building. This is part of the city's decision to create a new $34 million tax incremental financing district to transform the Milwaukee County Research Park into a mixed-use district, including the affordable apartment development and other housing.

• The developer has plans to convert the Sonesta hotel into affordable apartments on February 25, 2026.
• The Milwaukee County Research Park will become a mixed-use district with the affordable apartment development and other housing after the city's decision to create a new $34 million tax incremental financing district.

What’s next

The developer will begin the conversion of the Sonesta hotel into affordable apartments in the coming months, as part of the broader redevelopment of the Milwaukee County Research Park.