Ascent MKE | |
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![]() Ascent, the world's tallest mass timber hybrid building, after completion in 2022. | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential |
Location | 700 E. Kilbourn Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin ![]() |
Construction started | 2020 |
Opening | 2022 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 25 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Korb + Associates |
Developer | New Land Enterprises/ Wiechmann Enterprises |
Other information | |
Public transit access |
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Website | |
ascentmke |
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. [1]
Ascent MKE | |
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![]() Ascent, the world's tallest mass timber hybrid building, after completion in 2022. | |
| |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential |
Location | 700 E. Kilbourn Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin ![]() |
Construction started | 2020 |
Opening | 2022 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 25 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Korb + Associates |
Developer | New Land Enterprises/ Wiechmann Enterprises |
Other information | |
Public transit access |
![]() ![]() |
Website | |
ascentmke |
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. [1]