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Alverno Real Estate: Buy or Sell With Rich Barnes
A small southwest-side Milwaukee neighborhood around the Alverno College campus, with Tudors and Cape Cods to the north and newer homes to the south.
Living in Alverno
Alverno is a small neighborhood on Milwaukee's southwest side, and it is named for the college in the middle of it. I use Oklahoma Avenue on the north, Howard Avenue on the south, 39th Street on the east and 43rd Street on the west.
People draw these lines differently. The north end of Alverno is also what many people call Jackson Park, and the college itself gives Jackson Park as its neighborhood. If you are looking here, read my Jackson Park page too.
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Alverno Homes and Home Types
Alverno filled in late. In the early 1930s there were only a handful of homes here, and the streets on the south end had not been built yet. So the homes change as you go from north to south:
- North of the college: small Tudors and Cape Cods, set close together, with some bungalows from the 1920s.
- South of the college: newer and larger two-story homes, in Colonial and Craftsman styles.
An older Tudor and a newer two-story are very different homes, even a few blocks apart, so the right questions change too. On an older home I look at the roof, the furnace, the electrical, the windows, the sewer lateral, the foundation and any sign of moisture in the basement, and I tell you what I see. On a newer home I still look, because newer does not mean nothing is wrong.
The College and What Is Nearby
The Alverno College campus takes up a large part of the neighborhood. The college lists its campus at 46 acres, and it is the main open space here. The School Sisters of St. Francis founded the school in 1887, and it has carried the Alverno name since 1946.
Living next to a campus has a rhythm to it. Traffic and parking near the college change with the school year and with events, and they change from block to block. I walk the block with you before you decide.
Schools People Ask About in Alverno
Alverno College is a college, not a grade school. Buyers with children ask me about Milwaukee Public Schools neighborhood assignments, charter schools, private schools and Wisconsin's school choice options.
An address never guarantees enrollment at a specific school, so verify placement, admission requirements and programs directly with the school or the district. I name schools. I do not rate them.
Getting Around Alverno
Oklahoma Avenue, Morgan Avenue and Howard Avenue carry the east and west traffic. S. 43rd Street runs north and south along the west edge. How close a home sits to one of those busier streets changes how it feels.
Alverno is one of the Milwaukee neighborhoods I work. For the bigger picture, read about the Milwaukee neighborhoods I work.
How I Help Alverno Buyers and Sellers
The most common call I get is from someone selling a home and buying the next one at the same time. I explain every step, and I work with several trusted loan officers so the sale, the purchase and the loan move in step.
If you are selling, every listing I take gets a pre-listing inspection, professional photography, a 3D virtual tour, its own web page with a QR code on the yard sign, and postcards to 200 neighbors. The pre-listing inspection tells you what a buyer's inspector will find before the buyer does. See how I handle selling a home in Milwaukee.
If you are buying, I show you homes you can act on and tell you the truth about each one, even when the truth is "do not buy this one." Start with first-time buying in Milwaukee. Then send me a message or call 414-899-8146, and see how I work on the Realty Experts home page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Alverno neighborhood in Milwaukee?
On the southwest side, around Alverno College. I use Oklahoma Avenue to Howard Avenue, and 39th Street to 43rd Street, as its edges. The north end is also what many people call Jackson Park.
What kinds of homes are in Alverno?
North of the college you will find small Tudors and Cape Cods, with some 1920s bungalows. South of the college the homes are newer and larger, two stories, in Colonial and Craftsman styles.
Is Alverno the same as Jackson Park?
They overlap. People draw the lines differently, and the college itself gives Jackson Park as its neighborhood. I treat Alverno as the blocks around the college, from Oklahoma Avenue to Howard Avenue.
Does an Alverno address guarantee a specific school?
No. School placement, admission requirements and programs all need to be verified directly. Milwaukee Public Schools assignments, charter schools and school choice options each work differently.
What should I check on an Alverno home?
On an older home, the roof, furnace, electrical, windows, sewer lateral, foundation and basement moisture. On a newer home, the same list. Condition matters much more than the year the home was built.
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