Milwaukee building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Milwaukee is Wisconsin's largest city, on the shore of Lake Michigan, and sets ADU rules locally. Its permit export is published under CC BY 4.0, so Igni surfaces it with the required © City of Milwaukee credit, recovering ZIP codes from the address where the structured field is absent.
Igni is tracking 685 residential and building permits in Milwaukee, WI. The most active ZIP is 53207. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Jun 15, 2026. All records come from data.milwaukee.gov (CKAN/CSV), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
685
Permits tracked
0
ADU permits
26
Distinct ZIP codes
Jun 15, 2026
Newest permit
Recent permits
A sample of the freshest permits in this jurisdiction — ZIP and city only (no street addresses).
| ZIP | Permit type | ADU type | Valuation | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53221 | Residential | — | $0 | May 26, 2026 |
| 53216 | Residential | — | $0 | May 26, 2026 |
| 53223 | Residential | — | $0 | May 22, 2026 |
| 53208 | Residential | — | $0 | May 4, 2026 |
| 53221 | Commercial | — | $62,500 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| 53221 | Commercial | — | $350,500 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| 53215 | Residential | — | $120,000 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| 53216 | Residential | — | $0 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| 53210 | Residential | — | $0 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 53215 | Residential | — | $16,500 | May 28, 2026 |
| 53210 | Residential | — | $0 | May 28, 2026 |
| 53211 | Residential | — | $0 | May 21, 2026 |
| 53221 | Residential | — | $21,000 | May 18, 2026 |
| 53203 | Commercial | — | $10,000 | May 18, 2026 |
| 53222 | Commercial | — | $0 | May 15, 2026 |
| 53219 | Residential | — | $0 | May 15, 2026 |
| 53218 | Residential | — | $46,000 | May 7, 2026 |
| 53218 | Residential | — | $37,500 | May 7, 2026 |
| 53213 | Residential | — | $0 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| 53233 | Commercial | — | $124,380 | Apr 20, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
Housing law — Wisconsin
Accessory dwelling units in Wisconsin are handled locally; with no statewide ADU mandate, requirements vary by city and county.
Wisconsin has no statewide upzoning law; residential density is set by local zoning.
Data source
Sourced from data.milwaukee.gov (CKAN/CSV). CC BY 4.0.
Attribution: © City of Milwaukee (CC BY 4.0)
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