County Executive Chris Abele, joined by Bucks President Peter Feigin, representatives from organized labor and other arena supporters, will announce the approved sale of Park East land to the Milwaukee Bucks at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Block 7 of the Park East, located on the corner of 4th Street and Juneau Avenue.

The sale represents the next step in a major economic development that will change the landscape of Milwaukee County, creating thousands of good-paying jobs and generating millions of dollars in new revenue to reinvest in our communities.

Over the next nine years, the Park East property will be developed into a $400 million mixed use development project that is expected to create more than 3,700 jobs, including 1,000 permanent jobs, with an emphasis on hiring County residents and disadvantaged business entities.

The development will occur in three phases that will ultimately include a new NBA practice facility, 160,000 square feet in new office space, nearly 100,000 square feet in retail space, 395 market-rate residential apartments and a public plaza.

"I’m thrilled to finalize the Park East sale so we can get to work transforming an empty, unused space into a vibrant development that will serve as an economic engine of Milwaukee County for years to come and keep the Bucks right here in Milwaukee," County Executive Chris Abele said. "This deal is proof that good things happen when we all work together for the benefit of Milwaukee County."