MILWAUKEE | Development News

[gillynova]

People tend to discuss Milwaukee Development more over at SSC, than here at SSP: https://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4012

Thanks for the heads up to anyone that's interested! :cheers:

[bucksfan15]

I finally have off this weekend so I'll get out and update with some pictures. Quite a bit of activity happening in and around the central city.

[ajradfotwo]

Visited a buddy in Milwaukee this weekend and had the opportunity to take a few pics of some major projects near downtown.

Potential Development Site: My friend works at the US Bank Building and said he saw soil testing on the site south of the Couture site bounded by Lincoln Memorial Dr, Clybourn, and 794 where there have long been rumors of a skyscraper in the works. I'll ask him to take pics if anything starts happening there.

BMO Harris Tower - only a few floors to go before it tops out.

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Fiserv Forum

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Hammes Co. Offices

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Couture Tower - site is still dead

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[harryc]

July 10

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[harryc]

July 10

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[IMBY]

Looks Great! Thanks for sharing!

[harryc]

July 10

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[harryc]

July 10

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[harryc]

July 10

Any idea what will be going up here ?

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[harryc]

July 10

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[harryc]

July 10

Any idea what is going up - or being rehabbed here ?

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[Markitect]

July 10

Any idea what is going up - or being rehabbed here ?



The long-vacant Warner Theater is being rehabbed and expanded to become new performance, rehearsal, and office space for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. More info here: Milwaukee Symphony Center (https://www.mso.org/support/symphony_center)

[the urban politician]

Damn, Harry, great to see that you made a trip up to Milwaukee. Nice photo updates.

So much going on up there

[bucksfan15]

BMO

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Trio of Hotels

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Huron

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Third Ward Apartments

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Walkers Point Apartments

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BMO (Background) and Huron (Foreground) Cranes

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[The ATX]

Nice updates!

[bucksfan15]

This week should be exciting. Come Friday, Milwaukee can finally put almost a decade of this Couture BS aside and move forward. Milwaukee’s own Chicago Spire.

[bucksfan15]

For as much as the city of Milwaukee loves to bash the state for the streetcar, they do a mighty fine job getting in their own way. Exhibit A: Milwaukee voting against the streetcar expansion due to the fact that some city alderman didn’t like that their special interest requests weren’t met. The city is ridiculous. It’s frustrating to think where the city could be with different leadership.

Also.....no Couture update.....shocker.

[bucksfan15]

Let me begin by saying I was a pretty strong streetcar supporter but, the more I think about it, the more laughable Milwaukee’s attempt at fixed rail transit seems. We have a fairly short (and in my opinion useless) starter line. We also have a half finished, now stalled, lakefront line to nowhere with no end of the line in sight. On top of that, we can’t extend the streetcar because of some individual alderman’s little pissing match. AND, the most logical extension, one that would make this system actually useful, going up the densely populated east side, isn’t even on the table. Even if it was, I could see that alderman trying to kill it. It would go through Bauman’s district and we know he isn’t a fan of density or anything that makes his Lake Drive lawyer friends upset. Between the streetcar and the Couture (the L-lines planned terminus), this whole situation has become a laughing stock.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Street cars are useless, all the disadvantages of rail and busses all in one package!

[bucksfan15]

Been saying it for years but at least the Couture saga is FINALLY over. Thank God. Time to give a competent developer that lot and let Rick Barrett stick to what he knows...suburban apartments.

[bucksfan15]

Couture delay could mean $6.7 million bill for county (https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/real-estate/commercial/2019/07/30/couture-delay-could-mean-6-7-million-bill-milwaukee-taxpayers/1865465001/)

As if Rick Barrett taking the taxpayers on a decade-long ride wasn't enough, now he's about to get the taxpayers sued due to his incompetence.

All the while sitting court-side at the Easter Conference Finals in a taxpayer funded arena. Must be nice not caring what you do with other people's money.....

[bucksfan15]

County stands behind Couture project as financing issues continue (https://biztimes.com/county-stands-behind-couture-project-as-financing-issues-continue/)

Milwaukee County is run by a bunch of clowns. But for once, I agree with Bauman...

Alderman Robert Bauman, who represents the downtown area and heads the Public Works Committee, expressed frustration by what he sees as a lack of preparation from the department on an alternative route.

“It is totally incompetent to have not worked on a Plan B starting nine months ago when there were clearly challenges with the financing packages (for The Couture),” he said on Tuesday following a Common Council meeting. “Now we’re up against a deadline, aside from the ridiculous appearance of two stub tracks sitting in the middle of the street, unused. Big money has been spent to build those two lines on Clybourn and Michigan. Probably $10 million has already been spent, and it’s going nowhere. It’s unused. I’m just flabbergasted by it all.”

And Donovan is 100% right...

At least one other city official, Alderman Bob Donovan, has outright called for The Couture project to be abandoned.

“The site should be evaluated, properly packaged, and put out as a request for proposals,” he said. “With all the development going on downtown, surely someone can do better than the nothing we’ve seen for the past seven years.”

Yet Milwaukee County again fails across the board and continues to show its incompetence.

[bucksfan15]

BMO Lookin Good

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[bucksfan15]

Super disappointed in MSOE. Put up a parking lot next to their new building on the corner of a busy intersection where a pocket park was supposed to go. I hope someone calls them out on this but then again, Milwaukee leaders just bought into ANOTHER Couture delay yesterday. At least one alderman had the balls to call for giving the land to a new developer. I’ve kind of given up on city/county government at this point.

[mbradleyc]

I haven't been to this site in a couple of years. I thought it was dead. Good to see more vibrant discussion. :cheers:

[bucksfan15]

I haven't been to this site in a couple of years. I thought it was dead. Good to see more vibrant discussion. :cheers:

It’s pretty much my own private blog at this point lol

[mbradleyc]

I see at least a couple people from the other side I haven't seen post in a while. I have decided long ago to avoid arguments and just pretty much post news I find. I can do that here too if it won't be repetitive.

[bucksfan15]

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Committee Approves Taller Timber Tower (https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/09/17/eyes-on-milwaukee-committee-approves-taller-timber-tower/)

A Common Council committee is pleased with a plan to grow the proposed Ascent apartment tower from 21 to 23 stories.

The Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee unanimously endorsed New Land Enterprises‘ plan to enlarge the proposed mass timber tower in advance of an anticipated April 2020 groundbreaking. The project’s site at 700 E. Kilbourn Ave. is subject to a special zoning district known as a detailed planned development.

With 777 finished and the Couture experiment pretty much over, it will be nice to see a new apartment tower rising in the downtown core. Also worth noting; this will be the tallest mass timber tower in the western hemisphere. Lot's going on in the city, I'll try and get out and get some pics soon!

[bucksfan15]

I see at least a couple people from the other side I haven't seen post in a while. I have decided long ago to avoid arguments and just pretty much post news I find. I can do that here too if it won't be repetitive.

The more the merrier. Good to hear from ya. :cheers:

[Oshkosh49]

I haven't been on here for years. Usually checked out the SSC forum. Anyway, the Couture is a bad joke. Even Foxconn has actually shown more credibility despite the downsizing of their plans. I love the mass timber high rise. Pretty cool.

[bucksfan15]

I haven't been on here for years. Usually checked out the SSC forum. Anyway, the Couture is a bad joke. Even Foxconn has actually shown more credibility despite the downsizing of their plans. I love the mass timber high rise. Pretty cool.

Yeah the Couture saga is just getting old at this point. The county needs to grow a pair and strip the land from Barrett. Barrett has time and time again proven his incompetence. Sadly, Wangard isn't far behind. I'm not sure which is the longer running joke.....Couture or Water/Brady.

I've been impressed with Foxconn so far. We'll see how that plays out.

Very excited to watch the mass timber high rise begin to rise next year.

[bucksfan15]

Also.....large cranes now on site at Michels development in Bay View. We should see that one begin to rise shortly.

[mbradleyc]

Finally getting serious! They have needed this for decades.

Project management team named for city hall (https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/project-management-team-named-for-city-hall/article_124d4ee2-9f87-59e9-8be1-d6b87d31e5e5.html)

A Chicago-based project management company will oversee construction of a new city hall, one of the key first steps of Mayor John Antaramian’s proposed $400 million Downtown Vision Project.

Newmark Knight Frank is expected to take the lead in relocating Kenosha’s city hall from 625 52nd St. to the corner of Sheridan Road and 56th Street. The company’s contract was approved this week by the common council.

The building presently located at the site of the new city hall is scheduled to be razed as soon as its occupants find a new home, according to Zohrab Khaligian, a city redevelopment specialist for Community Development and Inspections. It housed the original Kenosha Police Department and most recently the Kenosha Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and the Kenosha Public Library’s Administration and Support Center.

Once the site of the new city hall is leveled and construction begins in 2020, the current city hall will be replaced with a new public park and performing arts center. One of three new downtown parking structures is slated at the corner of 52nd Street and Sheridan Road, with luxury, high-rise condominiums planned along 54th Street from Eighth Avenue to Fifth Avenue.

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[mbradleyc]

https://twitter.com/aerialagents/status/1175038251356368899

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[the urban politician]

I can’t seem to find pics of Kenosha city hall online. I hope it’s not a classic building that they will be razing

[Busy Bee]

^
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[mbradleyc]

I can’t seem to find pics of Kenosha city hall online. I hope it’s not a classic building that they will be razing

Nope.

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kenoshanews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/51/c510f51b-2627-5623-953c-1c09c7893c3d/5a4c20fed7f2c.image.jpg?resize=728%2C450

[the urban politician]

Thanks. Whew!

[LouisVanDerWright]

The more the merrier. Good to hear from ya. :cheers:

There's plenty of us who follow this thread, I just don't spend enough time in Milwaukee to contribute. Appreciate any and all updates you can provide.

[Tom In Chicago]

Interesting news from Kenosha. . .

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[mbradleyc]

This is cool. A conceptual rendering at the site at Clybourne and LMD of a 50 story building just to show what could be built there.

State marketing lakefront property with vision of Milwaukee's tallest building: Slideshow (Video) (https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2019/09/24/state-marketing-lakefront-property-with-vision-of.html?iana=hpmvp_mil_news_headline)

https://www.mkegateway.com/

[Steely Dan]

that would be pretty dope, if it were real.

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[Booch]

While I appreciate the optimism about that beautiful building, it is difficult for me to feel any sort of enthusiasm for that parcel or any neighboring parcel given how I feel that the citizens of our beloved city have been routinely bent over by the likes of Marcoux, Abele, Barret-Lo, Marcus, POP, Foxcon, Johnson Controls, et al.

Things that will happen in Milwaukee before this parcel (or the Couture) are developed;

Giannis signs a 10 year deal at max money
Bucks win a NBA championship
Yelich signs a 10 year deal for Mike Trout money
Brewers win a World Series
Prohibition returns
Bars run out of pull-tabs

[bucksfan15]

Milwaukee Streetcar's Lakefront Line Delayed By Construction Project (https://www.wpr.org/milwaukee-streetcars-lakefront-line-delayed-construction-project)

After being pressed by Bauman for a date, Marcoux said he wanted to give Barrett until mid-2020 to break ground on the Couture before moving forward with another option for the streetcar.

Can't LOL at this enough.

For once, I'm with Bauman. Rick Barrett is making the city and county look like bigger fools than they already are.

[mbradleyc]

This is the next step in the Bucks' plans.

Potential groundbreaking right after the DNC!

Milwaukee Bucks closer to finalizing contracts for hotels near Fiserv Forum (https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2019/10/06/milwaukee-bucks-closer-to-finalizing-contracts-for.html?iana=hpmvp_mil_news_headline)

The Bucks want to see a hotel with 175 to 200 keys and a hotel with 250 or more keys on two sites near Fiserv Forum.

[bucksfan15]

Delayed Couture high-rise owner hasn't yet paid the downtown project site's $400,000 property tax bill (https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/real-estate/commercial/2019/10/07/couture-owner-late-paying-property-tax-bill-milwaukee-site/3881132002/)

Richard Barrett, who operates Barrett Lo, said the overdue bill was "an oversight on our part that we were made aware of on Friday."

So shady. Must be nice to be sitting court-side at the Eastern Conference Finals while your almost half a million delinquent in property taxes. Milwaukee's leaders should be ashamed of themselves.

[bucksfan15]

This is the next step in the Bucks' plans.

Potential groundbreaking right after the DNC!

Milwaukee Bucks closer to finalizing contracts for hotels near Fiserv Forum (https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2019/10/06/milwaukee-bucks-closer-to-finalizing-contracts-for.html?iana=hpmvp_mil_news_headline)

The Bucks want to see a hotel with 175 to 200 keys and a hotel with 250 or more keys on two sites near Fiserv Forum.

Looking forward to those lots surrounding Fiserv to be filled.

[mbradleyc]

Milwaukee's Lakefront Brewery plans to build an open-air shelter on the RiverWalk (https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/real-estate/commercial/2019/10/04/milwaukees-lakefront-brewery-plans-open-air-shelter-riverwalk/3863463002/)

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1180142801511690244/WO1SM8UZ?format=jpg&name=900x900

[mbradleyc]

This looks interesting. I've never heard of this group before.

Milwaukee Blue Crew to host special informational meeting on Milwaukee's Rivers (https://milwaukeeestuaryaoc.squarespace.com/news/2019/10/18/special-sediment-meeting?fbclid=IwAR0cDumGZ77t-pMAO12SNB-qeEjY4jGVpRX6pXSmtGZh80aEEy0oX6f6IgY)

Mark your calendars for the first in a series of discussions being held throughout the Milwaukee River Basin on progress and future plans for restoring Milwaukee’s waterways hosted by the Milwaukee Blue Crew.

Help shape the future of Milwaukee’s Rivers! Learn how upcoming sediment projects will lead to SAFE and CLEAN waterways from a panel of experts. Your voice matters. Ask questions and share thoughts about the projects YOU care about.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 13th | 4:30PM to 7PM

WHERE: Discovery World (500 N. Harbor Drive, Milwaukee Wi)

[bucksfan15]

Just got word from a close friend and reliable source that American Family is moving it's offices to the Mandel building in the Deer District. Apparently they are adding a vertical addition. She was not sure of the height though.

[bucksfan15]

https://assets.biztimes.com/uploads/2019/12/st-camillus-e1575313761333.jpg

With the Couture dead and still a few months removed from Ascent's groundbreaking, there's been relatively no news regarding new Milwaukee skyscrapers/high-rises, so here is a high rise being built in suburban Wauwatosa...

St. Camillus breaks ground on residential tower project (https://biztimes.com/st-camillus-breaks-ground-on-residential-tower-project/)

This project was supposed to exceed 20 stories but NIMBYs helped shut that down and we ended up with a 15 story tower.

[mbradleyc]

Mark Belling on twitter says Barrett finally got the last financing for the Couture.

[bucksfan15]

Mark Belling on twitter says Barrett finally got the last financing for the Couture.

:haha:

Even so, we all know it's not worth reading too much into. Barrett is probably just looking to buy time until his next annual "Breaking ground next summer" announcement. I can't believe people are still buying into this BS after all the lies Barrett has sold the city on since the beginning of this disaster.

[mbradleyc]

:haha:

Even so, we all know it's not worth reading too much into. Barrett is probably just looking to buy time until his next annual "Breaking ground next summer" announcement. I can't believe people are still buying into this BS after all the lies Barrett has sold the city on since the beginning of this disaster.

But then, you have always been the pessimist.

[bucksfan15]

But then, you have always been the pessimist.

I mean 8 years of lies will do that to ya :cheers:

Lemme know when you see a crane in the air.

[mbradleyc]

I mean 8 years of lies will do that to ya :cheers:

Lemme know when you see a crane in the air.

Tell you what. I live in Spokane, Washington now. I'll keep reading, you keep watching. I bet I'll know first.

In any event, life is too short and it's all so good. One project out of dozens hasn't yet happened, but even it is looking good.

You just keep on being you. Eventually, you will get there.

I am out of here. Good bye.

[LouisVanDerWright]

I'm actually more prone to believe this because Barrett has actually been refusing to comment on this or provide their own "construction is imminent" PR release. $20 Million of equity isn't even that much money to come up with when the government is giving you that much more more and the land for pretty much free...

[bucksfan15]

https://assets.biztimes.com/uploads/2019/05/AcentMKE1-e1561577069909.jpg

Work ramps up for Ascent mass timber tower in Milwaukee (https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/01/07/work-ramps-up-for-ascent-mass-timber-tower-in.html)

New Land Enterprises this month will start taking down the former Edwardo’s restaurant building in Milwaukee and driving foundation piles to prepare for construction on what could become North America’s tallest mass timber building.

That Ascent tower would stand 23 stories with 231 apartments at East Kilbourn Avenue and North Van Buren Street. The parking structure on its lower level will be made of concrete, but its upper housing floors will have a structure of manufactured timber columns and beams, and wooden floors and ceilings. It is a more environmentally friendly construction material that is gaining momentum internationally.

[bucksfan15]

Title of the article seems very misleading. Alderman ready to move on and nobody in the industry thinks this is happening. Dude's been taking Milwaukee County taxpayers on a decade-long ride.

Milwaukee officials expect ‘good news’ on Couture project by end of June (https://biztimes.com/milwaukee-officials-expect-good-news-on-couture-project-by-end-of-june/)

But at least one Common Council member said the city has waited long enough, and has promised to put forward a directive that would ultimately sever ties between the development and an idle downtown streetcar extension.

He noted the line extension is about three-quarters finished, and now has to wait for the Couture to move forward before the “loop” at the development site can be installed. He said due to the Couture construction schedule, it could be another 18 months before the extension is up and running.

Bauman also said that, through his conversations with the commercial real estate community, it seems other developers are skeptical the Couture project could even work.

“No developer in Milwaukee thinks this building will be built,” he said. “Nobody, and they’ve got very specific reasons for that, which make a lot of sense in terms of the building design, the amount of rentable space, the mix of units, on and on and on.”

Rick Barrett is a joke. I hope this is his last hurrah.

[41Forum]

The county taxpayers were on the hook for almost $7,000,000 to the Feds because Barrett and Lo didn't get this building done (much less even started) by 2020. I've not heard anything if the county paid, if so, they had better be taking these two squatters to court to recoup our money! Now that Able is no longer County Exec, Crowley needs to start putting the squeeze on this or move on to an actual builder who would love to use that space.

Shawn

Title of the article seems very misleading. Alderman ready to move on and nobody in the industry thinks this is happening. Dude's been taking Milwaukee County taxpayers on a decade-long ride.

Milwaukee officials expect ‘good news’ on Couture project by end of June (https://biztimes.com/milwaukee-officials-expect-good-news-on-couture-project-by-end-of-june/)







Rick Barrett is a joke. I hope this is his last hurrah.

[LouisVanDerWright]

https://assets.biztimes.com/uploads/2019/05/AcentMKE1-e1561577069909.jpg

Work ramps up for Ascent mass timber tower in Milwaukee (https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/01/07/work-ramps-up-for-ascent-mass-timber-tower-in.html)

This tower is officially under construction. Milwaukee will soon be home to the tallest mass timber tower on Earth.

[colemonkee]

That's crazy! And the building doesn't look like a timber building, at least from the rendering. Hoping to see pictures of this being built. Very interested in what that looks like.

[41Forum]

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/19/PMJS/f74ceb2c-5af2-48b0-b533-56ef5865ac9b-333Water2.PNG?width=990&height=493&format=pjpg&auto=webp

https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/real-estate/commercial/2021/06/16/milwaukee-historic-third-ward-apartment-high-rise-wins-key-approval/7713386002/

Too bad it's another 11 months before this breaks ground.

[colemonkee]

As long as it does break ground - and get completed - that's all that matters.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Tallest mass timber building on earth:

https://i.imgur.com/8dxvEyhh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hPYmaMLh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/s0DAorVh.jpg

[Yuri]

From the Downtown thread:

Downtown Milwaukee

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51405626560_455bb366fb_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mjxgQd)


--------------------------------- 2020 ------ 2010 ------ 2000 ------ 1990 ------ Growth ------ Density

Downtown ---------------------- 13,556 ----- 10,518 ------ 7,557 ------ 5,736 ---- 28.9% ---- 39.2% --- 31.7% ------- 3.6 km² --- 3,784.5 inh./km²

Milwaukee --------------------- 577,222 ---- 594,503 ---- 596,783 ---- 628,568 ---- -2,9% ---- -0,4% --- -5,1% ----- 249.1 km² --- 2,317.2 inh./km²

Milwaukee Metro Area ------ 1,772,458 -- 1,751,316 -- 1,689,572 -- 1,607,183 ----- 1.2% ----- 3.7% ---- 5.1% --- 4,629 km²


Downtown Milwaukee seems to be a very charming place and apparently it's regarded highly for its inhabitants way before "flight back to city" to become a trend. It's in a better shape and more populated than the ones of cities much bigger (Cleveland or Detroit).

[deja vu]

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra celebrated the completion of their Bradley Symphony Center with a live performance on October 2. The $89 million project began in June 2018. It centered around the restoration of the original 1930's Warner Grand Theater movie palace, along with the adjacent office tower renovation and three distinct additions. Milwaukee PBS aired a special on it - pretty neat stuff, including the deepening of the stage by physically moving the existing historic exterior façade closer to the street behind (also shown in the video below, around the 6 minute mark) -

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Some photos -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rtikj0he6hfaok3/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%201.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlhkva7cw4cam4g/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%202.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ztnxop12hetye77/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%203.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/eih3s5qvdycp11j/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%204.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3bx97nvv7nql6sq/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%205.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h92jlvftli3quq8/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%206.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rkec8gv9ikd1foo/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%207.jpg?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xtmddlrnflemly/2021_10_11_Milwaukee_Bradley%20Symphony%20Center%208.jpg?raw=1
Source: LinkedIn | C.D. Smith Construction (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cdsmithconstruction_it-was-a-big-night-for-the-milwaukee-symphony-activity-6852302968268562434-KaGz)

(earlier discussion on this thread, from July 2019 (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8631304&postcount=2111))

[HomeInMyShoes]

Oh my, that symphony space is lovely.