Aldermen grant permission to raze Mitchell Street building for new apartment development

Rendering of The Encore, a 55-unit apartment building proposed for the 1100 block of Historic West Mitchell Street in Milwaukee. (Rendering courtesy of Barry C. Yang Architect)

A development proposal that would include the razing of the former Grand Department building at 1101-1113 W. Historic Mitchell St. in Milwaukee to make way for an apartment building development was granted approval by the Common Council on Tuesday morning, but not without a qualifier.