One 5 Olive works alongside nonprofits and government entities to deliver critical home repairs — roofs, porches, foundations, and kitchen and bath rehabilitations — for low-to-moderate income homeowners across southeastern Wisconsin. Leveraging grant dollars, low-interest loans, and other beneficial financing mechanisms administered by our partners, we manage the construction so homeowners don’t have to. To date, One 5 Olive has served 30+ homeowners in partnership with Revitalize Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and the City of Sheboygan.

Five tax-foreclosed properties. Five full rehabilitations. Five owner-occupants. One 5 Olive was selected as one of the developers for Homes MKE — a City of Milwaukee initiative backed by $15 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to return vacant, city-owned homes to productive use across Milwaukee neighborhoods. The program was recognized with a 2026 Mayor’s Design Award.

Six tax-foreclosed properties. Six full rehabilitations. Six owner-occupants. One 5 Olive was selected by the City of Milwaukee to participate in MERI 2.0, a program designed to return vacant, city-owned homes to productive use in Milwaukee’s central city neighborhoods.

Beyond formal city programs, One 5 Olive has independently acquired and rehabilitated 25 units across 23 properties on Milwaukee’s north and northwest side — including Rufus King, Lincoln Park, Harambee, Old North Milwaukee, and Lincoln Creek, among others. Properties were sourced through tax foreclosure, mortgage foreclosure, and direct purchase from absentee owners. The majority have been sold, returning stabilized homes to private ownership.

One 5 Olive served as co-developer alongside Gorman & Company on this 56-unit affordable family housing development in Wausau. A new construction project financed through 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Westside Commons represents a total development cost of $14.9 million.

One 5 Olive served as co-developer alongside Gorman & Company on this 84-unit senior affordable housing development in downtown Racine. The acquisition and rehabilitation of an existing mixed-use building represented a total development cost of $19.4 million, financed through 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits.