Husch Blackwell will anchor new downtown building in Milwaukee

A $50 million, nine-story office building could break ground in April in downtown Milwaukee as law firm Husch Blackwell LLP has committed to lease its top three floors.

The 153,000-square-foot building is planned for a parking lot at North Broadway and East Clybourn Street, where a historic section of downtown meets the 3rd Ward. The development is another indication that downtown Milwaukee’s once-stagnant office market remains dynamic years after the recession ended. It also could activate one…