A 25-story, 328-foot tower by Irgens Partners. The tower’s anchor tenants BMO Harris Bank (124,000 square-feet) and Michael Best & Friedrich (59,000 square-feet).
Kahler Slater served as the project architect. BMO relocated to the tower from its adjacent BMO Harris Bank Building and its offices at the Milwaukee Center. The parking garage for the current tower was demolished to make way for the project.
A 653-stall parking garage is incorporated in the base of the tower.
Approximately 160,000 square feet of space remains available for lease as of April 2020.
Design of the building includes 42-foot spans from the building core on 26,000 square-foot floor plates. Nine-foot, six-inch floor heights are enclosed by floor-to-ceiling windows. Amenities include a tenant multi-media conference center, lounge with direct access to terrace on the 11th floor and a tenant fitness center.
The building was expected to open on December 1st, 2019, but a water main break delayed its opening until April 2020. A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held in September 2020.
Irgens fired general contractor J.H. Findorff & Son in January 2020, replacing the firm with Pepper Construction.
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| PBFS-19-01216 | 2019/11/01 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit |
| PWRS-19-00303 | 2019/10/24 | Permit | ROW Restoration Permit |
| NOCC-19-01821 | 2019/10/22 | Permit | |
| ELEC_LV-19-00249 | 2019/10/15 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit |
| PWOP-19-01936 | 2019/10/12 | Permit | ROW Occupancy Permit |
| ELEC-FA-19-00311 | 2019/10/02 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit |
| PWMH-19-00480 | 2019/09/26 | Permit | Meter Hood Requests |
| PWOP-19-01817 | 2019/09/26 | Permit | ROW Occupancy Permit |
| ELEC-FA-19-00290 | 2019/09/19 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit |
| ELEC-19-06521 | 2019/09/19 | Permit | Electrical Permit |
| ELEC-FA-19-00284 | 2019/09/13 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit |
| ELEC-FA-19-00283 | 2019/09/13 | Permit | Fire Alarm Permit |
| PBFS-19-01044 | 2019/09/13 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit |
| ELEC-19-06083 | 2019/09/04 | Permit | Electrical Permit |
| PLB-19-03502 | 2019/08/28 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit |
| ELEC_LV-19-00200 | 2019/08/28 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit |
| SIGN-GEN-19-00319 | 2019/08/27 | Permit | Sign Permit |
| ELEC-19-05475 | 2019/08/10 | Permit | Electrical Permit |
| ELEC_LV-19-00189 | 2019/08/03 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit |
| ELEC_LV-19-00187 | 2019/08/01 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit |
| HVAC-GEN-19-02352 | 2019/07/26 | Permit | HVAC General Permit |
| HVAC-GEN-19-02347 | 2019/07/26 | Permit | HVAC General Permit |
| HVAC-GEN-19-02354 | 2019/07/26 | Permit | HVAC General Permit |
| PBFS-19-00849 | 2019/07/20 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit |
| PLB-19-02886 | 2019/07/19 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit |
| PLB_WS-19-00111 | 2019/07/19 | Permit | Water Service |
| COM-ALT-19-00509 | 2019/07/03 | Permit | Commercial Alteration Permit |
| COM-ALT-19-00469 | 2019/06/25 | Permit | Commercial Alteration Permit |
| COM-ALT-19-00463 | 2019/06/21 | Permit | Commercial Alteration Permit |
| SIGN-GEN-19-00227 | 2019/06/18 | Permit | Sign Permit |
| PWEU-19-00984 | 2019/04/10 | Permit | ROW Excavation Utility |
| BCV-19-00018 | 2019/04/05 | Permit | Building Code Variance |
| HVAC-GEN-19-00978 | 2019/03/23 | Permit | HVAC General Permit |
| ELEC-19-01647 | 2019/03/12 | Permit | Electrical Permit |
| COM-ALT-19-00144 | 2019/03/08 | Permit | Commercial Alteration Permit |
| TANK-19-00019 | 2019/03/07 | Permit | Tank Permit |
| ELEV-19-00044 | 2019/03/05 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00041 | 2019/03/05 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00042 | 2019/03/05 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00043 | 2019/03/05 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00038 | 2019/02/26 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00035 | 2019/02/26 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00036 | 2019/02/26 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00033 | 2019/02/26 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00034 | 2019/02/26 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| ELEV-19-00037 | 2019/02/26 | Permit | Elevator Permit |
| PWOP-19-00160 | 2019/02/07 | Permit | ROW Occupancy Permit |
| ELEC_LV-19-00019 | 2019/01/16 | Permit | Low Voltage Permit |
| NV_PMT-19-2 | 2019/01/04 | Permit | Noise Variance Permit |
| HVAC-CHLR-18-00018 | 2018/11/22 | Permit | Chiller Permit |
| PLB_WS-18-00224 | 2018/11/14 | Permit | Water Service |
| HVAC-GEN-18-03334 | 2018/10/12 | Permit | HVAC General Permit |
| PLB_WS-18-00170 | 2018/09/28 | Permit | Water Service |
| PBFS-18-01121 | 2018/09/26 | Permit | Plumbing-Fire Protection Permit |
| PLB-18-03724 | 2018/08/11 | Permit | Building Plumbing Permit. |
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