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For Sale: Downtown Milwaukee Post Office Building

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Published May 15, 2015 at 1:06 PM CDT
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A view of the post office from St. Paul Avenue
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The Milwaukee Intermodal Station sits next door to the post office.
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The owners of the property are selling it for $12.8 million, touting its location along the Menomonee River as a prime site for development.

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The U.S. Postal Service has leased the building since 1970.

It includes one-million square feet of space and covers nine acres.

Next door, is the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, a transportation hub for rail and bus.
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