Directions to City Hall, Hours and Directory

City departments are officially open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM. However, you should check with individual departments for their hours of operation.

City offices are closed according to the following holiday schedules: List of Holidays

Directions to City Hall Complex

From the South: Take I-94/I-43 north to the Kilbourn Avenue exit. Follow Kilbourn Avenue east 4 blocks to the intersection of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street.

From the North: Take I-43 south to the Fond du Lac/McKinley Avenue exit. Turn left (east) on Fond du Lac Avenue (stop light). Continue east on to McKinley Avenue and then onto Knapp St (crossing river). Turn right (south) on Water Street and continue to intersection of Water Street with Kilbourn Avenue.

From the West: Take I-94 east to exit 310C onto I-794 (East-West Freeway) and exit left at the Van Buren Street exit. Go north on Van Buren Street 5 blocks to Kilbourn Avenue. Turn left on to Kilbourn Avenue and follow it 5 blocks west to the intersection of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street.

Click here for detailed directions to City Hall from your home address; then, click on "To here" and type your address, City and State; then click on the "Get Directions" button.  Please keep in mind the directions may not include ramp or street closings due to the Marquette Interchange Project (click here for more information).

Map and parking information

In addition to the parking listed in the above link, limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated at the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.

East-West Streets E. Wells – 515 E. Wells – at 6th Street (structure and lots) E. Mason – 209 E. Mason – at Jackson Street Wisconsin – 250 E. Wisconsin – 509 W.Wisconsin – between 5th and 6th Streets E. Michigan – at 5th Street  W. State – 800 W. State North-South Streets N. Broadway – 818 N. Broadway N. Water – 819 N. Water Street – 1000 N. Water Street  N. Plankinton – 615 N. Plankinton Avenue N. Jackson – 735 N. Jackson Street N. 2th – 615 N. 2nd Street – 807 N. 2nd Street – at Plankinton N. 4th – 635 N. 4th Street – 739 N. 4th Street – 800 N. 4th Street – at Wells – at Highland

• Administration, Room 606
• Assessor, Room 507
• Budget and Management, Room 603
• Business Operations, Room 606
• City Attorney, Room 800    
  (Note: During City Hall restoration, the City Attorney's main office is relocated to Room 716 of the Zeidler Municipal Building, 841 N. Broadway. Their mailing address remains Room 800, City Hall.)
• City Clerk, Room 205
• City Treasurer, Room 103
• Common Council, Room 205
• Community Development Grants Administration, Room 606
• Comptroller, Room 404
• Election Commission, Room 501
• Emerging Business Enterprises, Room 606
• Employee Relations, Room 706
• Ethics Board, Room 503
• Fire and Police Commission, Room 706
• Legislative Reference Bureau, Room B-11
• License Division, Room 105
• Mayor, Room 201
• Procurement, Room 606
   

Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building, 841 N. Broadway St.

• City Records Center, Room B1
• Health, Room 315
• Neighborhood Services, 1st Floor 

Public Works

• Administration, Room 501
• Buildings and Fleet, Room 602
• Forestry, Room 619
• Infrastructure Services Division, Room 701
• Sanitation, Room 620
• Water Works, Room 409
   

809 N. Broadway Building

• Board of Zoning Appeals, Room 102
• City Channel 25, Room 108
• City Development, 1st Floor
• City Plan Commission, 2nd Floor
• Development Center, 1st Floor
• Information and Technology Management, Room 400 

Other City Offices

• Employes' Retirement System, 789 N. Water Street, Suite 300
• Fire Department, 711 W. Wells St.
• Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave.
• Municipal Court, 951 N. James Lovell St.
• Police Department, 749 State St.
• Port of Milwaukee, 2323 S. Lincoln Memorial Dr.