Nearly eight years ago, Milwaukee got a tantalizing glimpse under the metal cladding that long enveloped the former Schuster’s/Gimbels building on the southwest corner of King Drive and Garfield Avenue, briefly revealing handsome masonry construction with gorgeous terra cotta detailing.
Now, the team working to restore the building at 2153 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. is making strides and in about a year, tenants will begin moving into the four-story Chicago commercial style 1907 building that Kirchhoff & Rose designed for legendary Milwaukee department store, Schuster’s.
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The 470,000-square foot building – with its big, open spaces on every floor – also comprises a Brust, Philipp & Heimerl addition in 1913 and other expansions circa 1918, 1941 and 1948-50. Some of…
