The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home to 110 high-rise buildings, 49 of which stand taller than 200Â ft (61Â m). The majority of the city's high-rises are located north of the Interstate 794, south of Juneau Avenue, east of Interstate 43, and west of Lincoln Memorial Drive. However, there are additional high-rises extending northward along Lake Michigan. The tallest building in Milwaukee, and Wisconsin, is the 42-story, 601Â ft (183Â m) tall, U.S. Bank Center, which was completed in 1973. The second-tallest is the 32-story, 550Â ft (170Â m) tall, Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons building, completed in 2017.
The history of skyscrapers in Milwaukee began with the Pabst Building. Completed in 1891, and standing 235Â ft (72Â m) tall, it was Milwaukee's first skyscraper, and the tallest building in the city until City Hall was completed four years later. The Pabst Building was demolished in 1981, and 100 East Wisconsin now stands on the site. For nearly eighty years, from 1895 to 1973, the Milwaukee City Hall dominated the skyline, and was at the time of its completion, the tallest habitable building in the United States. The city then experienced a building boom whereby five of the twelve tallest buildings in the city were constructed between 1985 and 1991. But a second building boom in the twenty-first century includes the construction of the Moderne, a skyscraper with luxury condominiums, the 833 East Michigan office building, the Potawatomi Casino Hotel, and the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons, all constructed since 2012. Future under construction or approved skyscrapers include the 44-story, 537 ft tall, Couture, a mixed-use tower with high-end residential apartments and retail space, the 34-story, 387 ft tall, Northwestern Mutual Residential Tower, the 25-story, 335 ft tall, BMO Harris Financial Center, a second 21-story, 307 ft tall, Potawatomi Casino Tower (still requiring final Common Council approval), and the resurrected 27-story, 301 ft tall, Goll Mansion Apartment Tower, resulting in ten of the sixteen tallest buildings in the city having been constructed since 2005. As of October 2017, another five high-rises have been proposed since the beginning of 2017.
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Milwaukee skyscrapers that stand at least 200Â ft (61Â m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed
This lists buildings that are under construction, approved, or proposed in Milwaukee.
Timeline of tallest buildings
References
- General
- Emporis.com - Milwaukee
- Specific
