Mark Irgens

Irgens Adds VP – Operations & Continuity

Former M&I Bank Headquarters Being Listed For Sale

Irgens considered many uses for building after developing BMO Tower. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

Potawatomi Launches Real Estate Development Arm

And EV unit, aiming to diversify its revenue. Plus: Recap of week's real estate news.

Mauricio Ramirez Begins Work on BMO Tower Mural

Kahler Slater to move headquarters to BMO Tower

Move will place architectural firm in Milwaukee’s Central Business District

BMO Tower Officially Opens

Ceremony was delayed following water main break and then pandemic.

Irgens Installing Highest Green Roof in City

Part of transformation of 52-year-old office tower.

BMO Tower Opens

Plus: Former Boston Store Building lands office tenant, MAC deal could lose hotel.

27 Apartments Planned Near Marquette

Plus: MU plans new business school, Rivecca brothers buy out disgraced Ganos, Abele gives $300,000 to new project.

Irgens Fires BMO Tower Contractor

After flood causes months of delay, developer fires J.H. Findorff & Son.

Gilbane, CD Smith Will Build Wisconsin Center Expansion

Plus: State's first Tesla showroom, architecture firm mulls expansion, Pabst Mansion demolishing house

Pensive Sculpture by Radcliffe Bailey Purchased Will be Sited at 770 N. Water Street

Susan and Mark Irgens envision an inclusive focal point for downtown

Signage Goes Up On BMO Tower

BMO scheduled to move employees into the building in January.

Irgens Poised for Growth with Expansion of Executive Team

Key team members promoted and new team members added

Vandal Places White Supremacy Stickers in Downtown Pedestrian Tunnel

High-rise construction site unwittingly becomes advertisement for white power.

State Aids Convention Center Expansion

Plus: Affordable housing developer buys south side site, Irgens plan to redevelop M&I building

Visions of a Redeveloped M&I Tower

Irgens unveils renderings of redeveloped 20-story building, long a bank headquarters.

BMO Celebrates Topping Off Tower

Workers lift signed steel beam to top of 25-story tower. What comes next?

BMO Tower Gets Glassy

Glass facade installation begins on 25-story building's lower floors while steel beams rise above.

Heartland Advisors Moving to BMO Tower

Milwaukee-based investment firm will move across the street into Irgens' new tower.

Contribution to Tom Barrett of $3,500

BMO Tower Takes Shape

More than 20 floors from its peak, new building already has dramatic effect on downtown corner.

BMO Tower Starts to Climb

Parking garage at base of new 25-story tower is now visible.

More Good News for Downtown

New hotel, new office tenants and possibly a new office building.

More Development in Harbor District

San Diego investor sees the potential of Milwaukee’s harbor area.

25-Hour, 670-Load Concrete Pour for BMO Tower

New office tower will start to climb upwards after 13,980 tons of concrete are put down.

Sculpture Milwaukee kicks off June 1 with live entertainment and free lunch

Northwestern Mutual Gardens to host ribbon-cutting ceremony from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

BMO Tower is Ready to Rise

Take in the rare view of City Hall before 25-story tower rises.

Contribution to Ashanti Hamilton of $770

BMO Harris Breaks Ground On 25-Story Tower

$132 million office tower across from City Hall will be Milwaukee's 12th tallest building.

Contribution to Tom Barrett of $1,500

Work Starts on BMO Harris Bank Tower

Irgens is developing and Kahler Slater designing 25-story tower for bank near City Hall.

Sale of BMO Harris Bank office building clears way for construction of new BMO Harris Financial Center

Initial work to begin in August; completion on target for December 2019

Changes Made to Couture’s Design

Design tweaks address concerns of neighboring 833 East developer.

City Plan Members Love Couture

Commissioners laud the project, but possible second tower raises concerns.

Contribution to Tom Barrett of $1,000

BMO Harris to Build New High-Rise

The story behind Milwaukee's newest tower and oldest bank, and how deal was done.

Contribution to Russell W. Stamper, II of $250

Contribution to Tom Barrett of $1,000

Contribution to Tom Barrett of $1,000

833 East Redefines the Skyline

It's not flashy, but it's becoming highly visible near the lakefront.

Contribution to José G. Pérez of $100

Gimbel’s Building

The classic retailer is long gone, but the “ASQ Center” lives on.

833 East, the Unsung Hero of Office Towers

New high rise office building has no city subsidy and will add to the property tax base immediately.

New 18-Story Downtown Building Breaks Ground

The $102 million, 18-story tower at 833 E. Michigan is huge development, with no city financing. The full story, with photos and building renderings.

833 East groundbreaking is today

200-room Westin Hotel proposed for downtown

Millennials Drive Downtown Growth, GMC Told

Younger residents far more important than empty nesters in driving city growth, and urban areas are surpassing suburbs, speakers at conference note.

Lautenschlager’s Mess

Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager’s drunk driving arrest last week removes her from behind the wheel of her state-owned vehicle for a year, and puts Governor Jim Doyle in the driver’s seat. The two had squabbled, privately, over terms of the Governor’s jobs bill, with Lautenschlager threatening to use her authority to see that the law comply with the state’s environmental regulations, which she intimated it did not. This sort of independent action by an attorney general is not new in Wisconsin. Doyle was the chief practitioner of it, but then again, he was a Democrat, and the Governor at the time was a Republican. The press has made note that Doyle suggests Lautenschlager forgo some of her pay as a sort of penance for her indiscretion, a matter that remains unresolved at this time. Doyle also suggested that Lautenschlager consider entering a program to treat problem drinkers. He said that he had a number of friends who had been in a similar situation and that the treatment had helped them. In fact, the public admission of guilt and responsibility (which Lautenschlager made) is usually accompanied these days with a prompt acknowledgement that a problem exists. The subject then usually promptly enters a treatment program and completes it, after which the matter is forgotten. Lautenschlager has not made that admission thus far, which leaves her in the position of either not having a “problem” or being “in denial” of it. It does leave Doyle high and dry, however, and much less likely to face interference in his plans from that peskiest of all politicians – an ambitious Attorney General. Walker at the War Memorial County Executive Scott Walker welcomed about 100 well-clad guests to a fundraiser February 26th at the War Memorial Center. The strictly upper-crust affair was a Republican-type fundraiser, which meant that hard liquor was consumed (in moderation) and beer, for the most part, was ignored. For those fans of the frothy stuff, Walker offered Miller products and Heineken. Food was by Ellen’s Prestige Catering, and included strolling waiters, another classy touch. Menu items included spinach somethings, meat and melted cheese on sandwich rounds, wrapped up little salmon tidbits, an entirely unsuccessful raspberry-brie tart, platters of some kind of 21st century sandwich product along with perfectly delicious fruit. The event was unmarred by public oratory, but was enhanced by an A-list of locals practicing up for the next time Bush is in town. Among the exalted: George Dalton, Dennis Kuester (on crutches), Michael Cudahy, mourning the recent death of Daniel Urban Kiley, creator of the $4 million Cudahy garden outside the adjacent Milwaukee Art Museum, Fred Luber, Tim Hoeksma, Carol Skornicka, John Finerty, Jim Weichmann, Joe Rice, Mary Buestrin, Corey Hoze and developer Mark Irgens. Hoze has secured speaker Dennis Hastert to appear at a $2000 fundraiser on his hopeless behalf in his upcoming congressional campaign. That’s rich. Marvin Pratt popped in and worked the crowd for about 20 minutes before his cop told him it was time to […]