Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Alverno, Milwaukee

Half of Alverno, a small neighborhood in the southwest suburbs of Milwaukee, is taken up by Alverno College, a private Catholic women's college. The other half is residential, with a mix of apartments, condos, townhouses and single-family homes. The neighborhood features a diverse range of architectural designs, including large Tudor Revivals, Colonial Revivals, modest 1920s bungalows, Cape Cods and New Traditional homes from the past few decades. Forest Home Avenue and Howard Avenue are lined with local eateries, including Di Stefano’s Pizza Palace and Scordato Bakery. For shopping, residents visit the shopping plazas along South 27th Street, which have a Walmart Supercenter, a Pick ’n Save grocery store and retail shops. Cherokee Point is a private, residents-only park located in the neighborhood, featuring walking trails, a playground and a picnic shelter. Jackson Park, to the north, hosts a seasonal farmers market and offers additional walking trails, a public pool and athletic facilities. To the south, Zablocki Park has tennis and basketball courts, baseball and soccer fields and a nine-hole golf course. Milwaukee County Transit System buses serve the area, and major highways lead about 7 miles northeast to downtown Milwaukee. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a prominent employer in the area.