MILWAUKEE — The City of Milwaukee is tearing down a dilapidated building near Holton and Burleigh. These properties are years behind on property taxes, but due to contamination and expensive liability concerns, the city has typically refused to repossess them. WATCH: Advocates celebrate as Milwaukee tears down long-neglected nuisance building near Riverwest youth centerAdvocates celebrate as Milwaukee tears down long-neglected nuisance building near Riverwest youth centerMario Costantini, a Riverwest neighborhood revitalization advocate, said the building's condition had long posed dangers to the surrounding area. Rachel Urfer, STRONG's program director, previously described what staff and children encountered near the building. When approached in September 2024 and asked how much he owed in property taxes on the building, Bagrowski said he did not know.