University Club Tower (Milwaukee)

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University Club Tower
Information
Location	n/a, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Status	Complete
Constructed	2007
Use	residential
Height
Antenna/Spire	add
Roof	136 m (446 ft)
Top floor	add
Technical details
Floor count	36
Floor area	add
Elevator count	add
Companies
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

University Club Tower is a condominium tower which is near completion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At 446 feet, the tower is the tallest residential building in Wisconsin and third tallest building overall, in Milwaukee (and Wisconsin). It is located in Milwaukee's East Town neighborhood adjacent to the shoreline of Lake Michigan.

The originally planned tower was designed by Santiago Calatrava (who had just designed the Milwaukee Art Museum) in 2001 and was to have only 25 stories. That plan was cancelled due to a concerns about parking and its potential to obstruct views of the lake from existing buildings (a problem which has stopped the development of a number of towers in Downtown Milwaukee in recent years). However, the project for the current, taller tower was revived in June of 2002 and ground was broken two years later.

The tower is built on land owned by the University Club of Milwaukee. It is also adjacent with and connected to the Club, and the Tower's state-of-the-art health center serves as the health center for club members.

[edit] References

• [1] at the Emporis buildings database