Greenfire’s latest housing development project was a key highlight of Jewish Family Services’ (JFS) Annual Meeting. As one of Wisconsin’s oldest non-profit organizations, JFS holds an annual meeting for their donors, stakeholders, leadership, staff, family and friends – as a chance to review the milestones from the past year, look to the future and break bread together. As part of the afternoon’s events, JFS hosted tours of their facilities along Bradley Road in Brown Deer. This provides donors and dignitaries an opportunity to meet JFS leadership and staff and learn about the programs and services that JFS can provide for vulnerable members of the community. JFS aims to foster healthy independent living while being able to provide supportive staff and care when needed to residents. A highlight of their tour was the progress of their newest supportive housing project, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Residences at Woodale Crossing.
Tour goers were able to view the site firsthand, and see the progress made since the project’s groundbreaking in May 2024. The project’s site is located just south of the convergence of West Bradley Road and North Teutonia Avenue in Brown Deer, WI – just a short walk from JFS’ existing housing communities.
Greenfire has made substantial progress on the building, as vertical construction has already commenced on the three-story structure. Greenfire’s early involvement in the planning process has yielded smooth project staging from demolition and clearing of the site, earthwork and precast foundation of the 56-unit apartment development, designed by JLA Architects. Greenfire’s extensive logistical planning has mitigated disruptions to the neighborhood and the adjacent existing JFS property, the Deerwood Crossing Senior Residences.
JFS, Greenfire and JLA were happy to host the tour goers to the site, which included Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez – who was happy to view the project’s progress since the groundbreaking earlier in the year. The evening concluded with a dinner and speakers from JFS leadership, as well as stirring words of hope and optimism from Shakita LaGrant-McClain, the Milwaukee County Director of Health and Human Services and Elmer Moore, Chief Executive Officer of WHEDA. They reiterated the importance of the services that JFS provides to the community, and the positive impact that housing developments like Woodale Crossing can bring.
