Milwaukee, WI
Title of Tallest Mass Timber Building Could Come Back to Milwaukee
Plans are gaining momentum in Milwaukee for two mass timber-concrete hybrid buildings, including one that would rise more than 50 stories tall and thereby gain the title of the tallest such structure in the world.
C.D. Smith Construction, based in Fond du Lac, Wis., is the contractor for both projects. The structural engineer is Thornton Tomasetti. Both firms were part of teams selected by the City of Milwaukee to develop and build both The Edison, a 32-story residential tower, and for The Marcus Center, a multi-use development with a residential tower that would have 55 stories.
The world’s tallest mass timber hybrid structure currently is the Atlassian Tower in Sydney, Australia, which is under construction, says Daniel Glaessl, partner and CPO at The Neutral Group, developer of both The Edison and The Marcus Center.
“With the mass timber hybrid system we are using we can build up to approximately 60 stories without triggering major engineering challenges,” Glaessl says.
Madison, Wis.-based Neutral recently secured $133.3 million in construction financing for The Edison, which Dodge Construction Network reports is a $200-million project.
The company expects to begin construction this spring on the 378-unit Edison, which will be built on a site along the Milwaukee River. The Edison was first proposed in 2021 as a 15-story, $60-million building, but has more than doubled in height.
“The tower height was increased to improve development efficiency and economics,” Glaessl says.
Plans for The Edison also entail two public plazas on the north and south ends of the development site, 7,000 sq ft of retail space on the tower’s first floor, an amenity floor and 288 parking spaces.
C.D. Smith was chosen for both The Edison and Marcus projects “based on their decades of expertise in Wisconsin, and specifically their expertise with timber high rise projects,” Glaessl says.
Plans for the even-taller tower hinge on financing. The estimated cost for The Marcus is $700 million. Earning the right to develop the project in August 2024, Neutral has a year-long window, with possible extensions, to gain financing for it.
The Marcus development would be built via phases in place of a demolished parking garage next to the Marcus Performing Arts Center. It would encompass three buildings, include up to 750 residential units, 190,000 sq ft of office space, 40,000 sq ft of retail space, 300 hotel rooms, 1,100 parking spaces and public plazas.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says The Marcus Center will contribute to his goal of growing the city’s population to more than 100,000.
“To do that, we need to be aggressive and reach for new heights,” he said in a news release. “This project will help us do just that, literally aiming to set local and global records, but just as importantly add density and activity to an underutilized city-controlled parcel in downtown Milwaukee.”
Milwaukee is also home to the Ascent which, at 25 stories tall, was certified in 2022 as the world’s tallest mass concrete-hybrid timber building.
While having the world’s tallest mass timber-concrete hybrid building would be a nice accolade, Glaessl says that’s not what is driving the projects.
“For us, the achievement of our sustainability goals has the highest priority,” he says, adding that his firm will pursue both PassiveHouse and Living Building Challenge certifications for The Edison, which “will require a high level of integrated design delivery and closely managed construction execution protocols from all parties involved to achieve the performance goals needed.”
Milwaukee, WI
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Murray Avenue and Edgewood Avenue, Shorewood
SHOREWOOD, Wis. – A 13-year-old was taken into custody on Wednesday morning, May 13, following a police chase that started in Milwaukee and ended in Shorewood.
Police chase
The backstory:
It was around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday when the Shorewood Police Department was notified of a pursuit involving a reported stolen vehicle.
The pursuit had been initiated by the Milwaukee Police Department and was terminated before entering Shorewood.
Shorewood officers located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle did not stop, and a pursuit was initiated.
The chase ended near Murray Avenue and Edgewood Avenue.
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The 13-year-old driver and sole occupant ran from the scene – and their vehicle rolled backward into the front of a Shorewood squad car.
Murray Avenue and Edgewood Avenue, Shorewood
Teen in custody
What we know:
The teen was taken into custody with the assistance of several neighboring law enforcement agencies.
The individual will be referred to the Milwaukee County Children’s Court for charging.
No injuries were sustained by the suspect or officers, and no damage was reported resulting from the contact between the vehicles.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Shorewood Police Department.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man is accused of shooting and killing Dennis Johnson, a 56-year-old Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office employee, on the city’s north side earlier this month.
Charges filed
In court:
Prosecutors charged 29-year-old Prinston Underwood with first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a firearm by an outstate felon.
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Another man, 53-year-old Darrin Sutton, is charged with a gun possession felony in the case. A 25-year-old woman was also arrested in the case; the district attorney’s office said charges against her are still under review.
Prinston Underwood and Darrin Sutton
Teutonia and Chambers shooting
The backstory:
Milwaukee police responded to a shooting near Teutonia and Chambers just after 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8. When officers arrived, a criminal complaint said they found Johnson shot in the driver’s seat of his Jeep.
An autopsy determined a bullet went through Johnson’s right arm and into his chest, and the medical examiner’s office ruled his manner of death as homicide.
Court filings said there were three other people in Johnson’s Jeep at the time of the shooting, including Sutton and two children. Prosecutors said Johnson was not the intended target.
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What they’re saying:
Sutton told police that Johnson drove him to the area of 12th and Locust to pick up his two kids, according to the complaint. While there, he got into a verbal argument with two women.
Prosecutors said Sutton claimed one of the women gestured to her boyfriend, later identified as Underwood, in a way that Sutton interpreted as a directive for Underwood to shoot at him. Sutton admitted to arming himself and displaying a gun, and noted that, at the time, he saw Underwood holding a gun of his own.
According to court filings, Sutton said Johnson then began to drive away from the scene. Sutton claimed that, as they drove away, Underwood opened fire on the Jeep – and he fired back four or five times.
Sutton said that a few moments later, per the complaint, Johnson alerted him to the passenger side of the Jeep as they were driving on Teutonia Avenue.
The complaint said Sutton looked out the window and saw a white GMC before hearing a gunshot. He admitted that, once he realized Johnson had been shot, he discarded the gun he had next to a nearby building.
A witness told detectives that Underwood fired a single shot through the Jeep’s front passenger window as the Jeep slowed down for a red light at Teutonia and Chambers, per the complaint.
Surveillance footage
Dig deeper:
Detectives recovered surveillance footage from a home near 12th and Locust, which captured the shooting. Court filings said it showed the Jeep and the white GMC were both parked on the west side of the street.
The video showed Sutton arguing with two women from the front passenger seat of Johnson’s seat, the complaint said. It also showed Johnson got out of the vehicle and walked around to try to de-escalate the argument.
Underwood was seen on the sidewalk with a gun in his hand, according to court filings. As Johnson began to drive away, Sutton then showed a gun from the window – at which time Underwood took aim at the Jeep while shielding himself behind the white GMC.
The complaint said Sutton and Underwood pointed their guns at each other but held fire until, seconds later after the Jeep drove away and out of view of the camera, Underwood fired toward the Jeep while attempting to take cover from return fire. Underwood then got into the white GMC and followed the Jeep.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage related to the shooting and Johnson’s death.
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