BMO Tower (Milwaukee)

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BMO Tower (Milwaukee)
Former namesBMO Harris Financial Center at Market Square
General information
StatusCompleted
Type High-rise building
Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Address790 North Water Street
Coordinates 43°2′27.024″N87°54′30.312″W / 43.04084000°N 87.90842000°W / 43.04084000; -87.90842000
Construction started2017 [1]
CompletedDecember 2019
Client BMO Bank
Height328 feet (100 m) [2]
Technical details
MaterialGlass and Steel
Floor count25
Floor area381,000 feet (116,000 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s) Kahler Slater
DeveloperIrgens Development Partners
Other information
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg MCTS
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Website
www.bmotower.com

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 and 328 feet tall. [4]

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History

BMO Financial Center was under construction in June 2019. BMO Harris Financial Center Under Construction 06-19-2019.jpg
BMO Financial Center was under construction in June 2019.

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. It is a glass tower. [9]

Tenants

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