BMO Tower (Milwaukee)
| BMO Tower | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Former names | BMO Harris Financial Center at Market Square |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | High-rise building |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Address | 790 North Water Street |
| Coordinates | 43°2′27.024″N 87°54′30.312″W / 43.04084000°N 87.90842000°W |
| Construction started | 2017[1] |
| Completed | December 2019 |
| Client | BMO Bank |
| Height | 328 feet (100 m)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Glass and Steel |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Floor area | 381,000 feet (116,000 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kahler Slater |
| Developer | Irgens Development Partners |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  MCTS The Hop |
| Website | |
| www | |
BMO Tower, also known as BMO Financial Center at Market Square, is a 25-story, 328-foot tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building was scheduled to be completed in December 2019, but construction delays postponed the opening until April 2020.[3] The building is 281,000 square feet.[4]
History
The developer, Irgens Development Partners, purchased a 20-story building and a parking lot as the site for this high-rise. On November 17, 2017 demolition of the existing structures began.[5] Construction began in December 2017. The total cost of the BMO project was $175 million.[6] It is one of the tallest office towers in Milwaukee.[7]
The construction encountered delays such as a water lateral break which flooded the lower floors of the building. In January 2020 The building's developer Irgens fired the general contractor J.H. Findorff & Son and hired another builder, Pepper Construction, to finish the building.[8]
The BMO Financial Center was designed by Kahler Slater.[9]
Tenants
- BMO Bank[10]
- Law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - top three floors[10]
- Heartland Advisors, Inc.[10]
- Andrus Intellectual Property Law LLP[10]
- Kahler Slater - 17th floor[11]
See also
References
- ^ Williams, Justin (8 December 2016). "BMO Harris' $137M office tower to be ready by late 2019; old building could become hotel, apartments". WITI. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 1406209". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020.
- ^ "BMO Tower". urbanmilwaukee.com. Urban Milwaukee Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Tanzilo, Bobby (20 September 2019). "Urban spelunking: Irgens' BMO Towers, both old and new". On Milwaukee. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Daykin, Tom (16 November 2017). "BMO Tower development starts in downtown Milwaukee". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Deal closes on BMO Harris complex, clearing way for new tower construction". On Milwaukee. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "BMO Harris Bank to Build Downtown Office Tower". Milwaukee Independent. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Sean (27 January 2020). "Irgens fires lead contractor on BMO Tower, names replacement". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "BMO Tower". kahlerslater.com. Kahler Slater, Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Daykin, Tom (27 March 2020). "At downtown Milwaukee's newest office tower, a developer learns whether the pandemic will stop his project". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Jannene, Jeramey. "Eyes on Milwaukee: Kahler Slater Moving to BMO Tower". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 2020-11-13.