The Edison high-rise under development has landed its commercial tenant: a coffee shop and cafe
The Edison apartment high-rise under development in downtown Milwaukee has landed its commercial tenant: a coffee shop and cafe.
Copa Vida, a California-based chain, will lease just over 3,000 square feet on the ground floor of The Edison, a 32-story, 378-unit tower, 1005 N. Edison St.
The cafe, known as Copa Vida Provisions, will feature a menu with pastries, sandwiches, and breakfast items, including omelets and pancakes, said Nate Helbach, CEO of Madison-based Neutral, which is developing The Edison.
Its main entrance will be at the corner of North Edison and East State streets, he said.
Copa Vida also will provide food and beverage service for The Edison's residents who use the building's 6,000-square-foot co-working space, Helbach told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
That space also will be on the ground floor, along the RiverWalk.
Neutral has been doing site preparation and foundation work this spring, with the first concrete slab to be poured this summer, Helbach said.
The $133 million development's first apartments are to completed by spring 2027, with the remaining units finished by summer 2027, he said.
The Edison has a groundbreaking ceremony set for June 16.
Copa Vida's first location opened in 2022 in Pasadena, California, according to its website. It operates cafes throughout southern California, and has two locations at Neutral-developed buildings in Madison.
The Copa Vida news was first reported by BizTimes.com.
Tom Daykin can be emailed at tdaykin@jrn.com and followed on Instagram, Bluesky, X and Facebook.This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee's developing Edison high-rise lands Copa Vida cafe
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