Studio Apartment Rentals on Milwaukee's East Side

Find a Small Apartment in a Building Filled with Character

The part of Milwaukee known as the East Side is a diverse community with a variety of housing options. Living on the East Side puts you in the thick of the action; you're surrounded by some of the city's best dining, shopping, nightlife, and lakefront recreation. From its northern edge near the UWM campus to its southern fringes bordering on the downtown, the East Side is an expansive neighborhood with housing options to fit all tastes and budgets. Options are plentiful because the neighborhood is home to everyone: college students, hipsters, young professionals, DINKs (double-income no-kids), and senior citizens. Public transit and pedestrian lifestyles are very feasible, though plenty of people keep cars too.

High rises with lake views line Prospect Avenue, while cozier brownstones, bungalows, and duplexes dominate just a few blocks inland. If you're looking for a small apartment, such as an efficiency, studio, or one-bedroom, you'll find more buildings than you can possible visit. This availability is due in part to Milwaukee's near-obscene condo craze, which has many former renters purchasing the lofts they've longed for. Cue the character apartments!

The gem of East Side Milwaukee's small apartment market is the "old school" studio or efficiency apartment, which tends to feature things like hardwood floors, clawfoot bathtubs, steam heat, and pantry-style kitchens. If you want a plain square apartment with ugly beige carpeting and subdivision-style fixtures, you can certainly find one of those too - usually in the 70s style saltbox buildings tucked in between the more charming brick ones. But most people who seek out studios on the East Side want some of the character and warmth that come with older buildings. You can choose a well-maintained brownstone and still live affordably and comfortably. In fact, some of these apartments are the best deals out there.