Ascent MKE explained

Ascent MKE
Status:Completed
Location:700 E. Kilbourn Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Start Date:2020
Architect:Korb + Associates
Floor Count:25
Building Type:Residential
Opening:2022
Developer:New Land Enterprises/ Wiechmann Enterprises
Public Transit: MCTS
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Ascent MKE is a mass timber hybrid high-rise apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The 284-foot (87 meter),[2] 25-story high-rise is the world's tallest mass timber structure, edging out Norway's Mjøstårnet.[3] [4] It features 259 luxury apartments, retail space, an elevated pool with operable window walls, and a sky-deck.[5] [6]

In May 2019, Ascent was named a recipient of a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant awarded through the Forest Service's Wood Innovations Grant program.[7] The federal grant assisted with the testing needed to prove mass timber's ability to perform as well as traditional building materials like concrete and steel to meet U.S. building codes.[8]

Plans for the project were unveiled in 2018.[9] While the initial design included 21 floors,[10] [11] updates and subsequent approvals brought the total to 25 floors in March 2020.[12] [13]

The project has been presented at the 2018 international CTBUH conference in Dubai,[14] the 2019 international CTBUH conference in Chicago, the 2019 International Mass Timber conference in Portland.[15]

Construction on Ascent began in August 2020, and the building was completed in August 2022.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daykin. Tom. Construction starts on unusual $80 million, 25-story mass timber apartment tower in downtown Milwaukee. 2020-11-02. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. en-US.
  2. Web site: Ascent - The Skyscraper Center. 2020-11-09. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  3. Web site: 284-Ft 'Ascent' Could Break Mass Timber Tower Height Record. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906144305/https://www.enr.com/articles/49995--ft-ascent-could-break-mass-timber-tower-height-record . 2020-09-06 . 2020-11-01. Engineering News-Record.
  4. Web site: Hayda. Julian. World's Tallest Wooden Building Might Soon Join Milwaukee Skyline. 2020-11-09. www.wuwm.com. en.
  5. News: Log Cabins? No, These Wooden Buildings Are High-Rises. The New York Times. January 2019. Hughes. C. J..
  6. News: January 22, 2019. Rare timber frame, 21-story downtown Milwaukee apartment tower wins Plan Commission approval. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 21, 2019.
  7. Web site: Forest Service announces 2019 Wood Innovation Grant Awards. 7 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Christianson. Rich. 2020-09-24. World's tallest wood building rising in Milwaukee. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926083812/https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/worlds-tallest-wood-building-rising-milwaukee . 2020-09-26 . 2020-11-09. Woodworking Network. en.
  9. Web site: Design revealed for mass-timber residential tower in Milwaukee. 2020-11-09. Building Design + Construction. 19 October 2018. en.
  10. Web site: Timber Frame, 21-Story Milwaukee Apartment Tower Wins Plan Commission Approval. 2020-11-09. www.ctbuh.org.
  11. Web site: 2019-01-29. North America's tallest timber tower wins city support in Milwaukee. 2020-11-09. The Architect's Newspaper. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2019-02-06. 21-Story Mass Timber Building Proposed in Milwaukee. 2020-11-09. GreenBuildingAdvisor. en-US.
  13. Web site: Milwaukee. Urban. Ascent to add 2 floors; will become tallest mass timber building in the world. 2020-11-09. Urban Milwaukee. en.
  14. Web site: Day 2 Dubai Program CTBUH 2018 Conference. 2020-11-09. en-US.
  15. Web site: Sanmax. 2020-09-03. US: Construction begins on 25-storey mass timber tower "Ascent". 2020-11-09. www.panelsfurnitureasia.com. en.

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