MILWAUKEE — When the Pabst brewery closed in 1996, after more than 150 years in business, it left a large block of downtown Milwaukee with dozens of empty buildings. But seven years ago, an investment group purchased the site with the intention of creating “The Brewery,” a complex of residential, office, retail, hotel, and restaurant facilities.
At this moment, a hotel, an adjoining bar/restaurant, some offices, an apartment complex, and college extension classrooms are up and running.