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Wangard to build new downtown office tower
Published March 11, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
Wangard Properties LLC announced plans Monday to build an eight-story, downtown office tower just south of 875 E. Wisconsin Ave.
The tower will be constructed atop an existing parking structure and provide 155,000 square feet of new Class A Downtown office space, complement 875 East and offer that building's current tenants room to expand, said Stewart Wangard, chairman of the Milwaukee company.
"875 East Wisconsin is currently 100-percent leased to some of Milwaukee's best companies, some
of whom are eyeing growth in the not too distant future," Wangard said. "Building a new tower
compatible to 875 East is the best way to plan for growth opportunities, as well as meet the needs for other businesses for state-of-the-art office space downtown. There are several potential tenants for the new building, and talks we've had with key prospects are ongoing and productive."
Wangard said the new building's proposed location at the east end of Wisconsin Avenue is generating
increased interest in the new building.
"Continued growth in the Third Ward, the impending completion of the Marquette Interchange
and Michigan Avenue's emergence as a gateway to the lakefront have given added excitement to this
project," he said.
The architectural style of the new tower will be compatible to 875 East, Wangard said. In addition,
connectors between the two properties will be constructed on multiple floors.
Other members of the development team for the project include Eppstein Uhen Architects; general contractor C.G. Schmidt; engineering firms Arnold & Sheridan Inc. and Ring and DuChateau.
