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1 SCHOOL OF FRESHWATER SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING

To house the first School of Freshwater Sciences in the United States, UWM will construct a four-story, 100,000-square-foot

addition to the south side of the existing Great Lakes WATER Institute building at the eastern terminus of Greenfield Avenue in Milwaukee. The one-story southeast section of the existing institute complex that houses office and meeting space will be demolished to accommodate the new structure. A majority of the investment will be made in new construction that provides the greatest amount of state-of-the-art lab space and offices while retaining research activities best suited for the existing building.

2 PUBLIC, COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL HEALTH FACILITY

In December 2010, UWM received final ap-provals from the UW System Board of Regents and State Building Commission to restore a

former manufacturing building at the historic Pabst Brewery site in downtown Milwaukee as the new home for the School of Public Health. The project will create a 57,000-square-foot facility shared by UWM and other community partners, including the City of Milwaukee’s Health Department. In addition, the site allows for growth and expansion over time. Part of the cost of the new facility will be funded by a $10 million gift the university received from the late Milwaukee philanthropist Joseph J. Zilber.

3 KENWOOD INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTER

The center will be developed in three phases along the north side of Kenwood Boulevard between Maryland Avenue and Cramer

Street. The first phase, at the northwest corner of Kenwood and Maryland, will have a north and south building. The north build-ing will be constructed first with $75 million of UW-Milwaukee Initiative funds and will be the largest-ever investment in a single building in UWM history. It will have about 93,000 square feet of usable space for research core facilities and labs, instructional space, public collaborative space, and office and office support space. The UWM Physics Department will be a primary occupant.

4 COLUMBIA HOSPITAL CAMPUS

In December 2010, UWM received the key to Columbia Hospital, signifying final acquisition of the campus. Directly adjacent

to UWM’s 92-acre East Side Milwaukee campus, the property is nearly 11 acres with seven buildings that have 828,000 gross square feet of space. Among the build-ings is a five-story parking structure with 788 parking spaces. The recently completed UWM Campus Master Plan outlines a variety of potential uses for the Columbia property, including student services, academic/instructional space and a new home for the UWM Children’s Center.

5 INNOVATION PARK

The UWM Real Estate Foundation is acquiring and redeveloping a parcel of land on the Milwaukee County Grounds in Wauwatosa to be a graduate-level engineering

campus. The site is north of Watertown Plank Road and east of Highway 45. The site is outstanding for UWM because of its close proximity to the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center – the hub of clinical research in Southeastern Wisconsin, with outstanding institutions such as the Medical College of Wisconsin (the largest academic research entity in Southeastern Wisconsin and second-largest in the state), Children’s Research Institute and the Blood Research Institute. Also nearby is the Milwaukee County Research Park.

6 CAMBRIDGE COMMONS RESIDENCE HALL

Opened for the fall 2010 semester, Cambridge Commons is the second resi-dence hall constructed through the UWM

Real Estate Foundation. It is located on the corner of Cambridge and North avenues, and on the east bank of the Milwaukee River. This 700-bed facility includes approximately 200 sophomore beds and street-level retail space accessible to those in the building and also to those who live and work in the neighborhood. It was built to U.S. Green Building Council standards and includes two green roofs. The first tenants of Cambridge Commons were the UWM Foundation and its two affiliate organizations, the UWM Real Estate Foundation and UWM Research Foundation.

7 RIVERVIEW RESIDENCE HALL

Constructed with private funds gathered through the UWM Real Estate Foundation, RiverView

opened in January 2008. It is designed for about 475 first-year students and was built on the west bank of the Milwaukee River at the intersection of North Avenue and Commerce Street. In ad-dition to being served by a 24-hour transportation system linking it to the nearby UWM campus, the building has a cafeteria, coffee shop, convenience store, fitness rooms, classrooms and laundry. Large and small markets and shops are within easy walking distance. Each suite features air conditioning, high-speed Internet, cable television, large walk-through closets and a vanity separate from the bathroom.

8 KENILWORTH SQUARE

The Kenilworth Building has come a long way since its 1914 origins as a Ford Motor Co. assembly facility. Although the State of Wisconsin acquired it for

UWM from the U.S. government in 1970, it wasn’t until the new century that renovations occurred which transformed it into its cur-rent form. The original 1914 east side of the building is now home to Peck School of the Arts studios, offices, and performance and gallery spaces. The 1945 western addition is home to university housing for graduate students, visiting faculty, older undergraduates and university guests. Retail and restaurant space on the building’s first floor complete this multifaceted facility.

9 REED STREET YARDS

The UWM Real Estate Foundation and the Milwaukee Water Council intend to seek fund-ing to develop a site at the Reed Street Yards in Milwaukee’s Menomonee River Valley for a

public-private facility. It will house academic applied research labs, conference space, business interests (including a business accelera-tor) and the Water Council offices. The City of Milwaukee has designated the Reed Street Yards as a tax incremental financing district to help fund redevelopment and encourage private develop-ment in freshwater-related research and industry. Fundraising for construction is being coordinated through the UWM Real Estate Foundation.

J NEW RESEARCH VESSEL

To allow more expansive Great Lakes re-search than ever before, UWM is seeking to raise $20 million in private support to build a new floating laboratory for freshwater

research. The replacement for the R.V. Neeskay, built to be a tug-transport for the U.S. Army during the Korean War, will have state-of-the-art navigation, propulsion, communications and handling. It will allow for year-round operation for science teams of up to 14 members (in addition to the ship’s crew) and have an operational range that includes all five Great Lakes. The new vessel will help develop the next generation of freshwater scientists.