BMO Harris Financial Center
BMO Harris Financial Center at Market Square is a 25-story, 328-foot tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building was scheduled to be completed in 2019.[3] The building is 281,000 square feet and 328 feet tall.[4]
| BMO Harris Financial Center at Market Square | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | High-rise building |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Address | 780 North Water Street |
| Coordinates | 43°2′27.024″N 87°54′30.312″W |
| Construction started | 2017[1] |
| Completed | December 2019 |
| Client | BMO Harris |
| 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 | Kahler Slater |
| Architecture firm | Irgens Development Partners |
| Developer | Irgens Development Partners |
History
The developer, Irgens Development Partners had to purchase a 20-story 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 dollars.[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 buildings 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. It is a glass tower.[9]
Tenants
- BMO Harris Bank [10]
- Law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - top three floors[10]
- Heartland Advisors, Inc.[10]
- Andrus Intellectual Property Law LLP[10]
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.
- BMO Harris Financial Center at Emporis
- "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". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- "BMO Tower". kahlerslater.com. Kahler Slater, Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- 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.