Chase Tower (Milwaukee)
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The Chase Tower is a 22-story, 288 feet (87.8 m) high-rise building in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. Built in the International style
, the building has with a very dark green, almost black, façade. It is located alongside the Milwaukee River
.
Presently, the building is home to a Chase Bank
branch and underground vault, the studios of Milwaukee Public Radio (WUWM
), a few eateries, and numerous offices. Skywalks connect it to its parking structure to the south and the Shops of Grand Avenue
across the river via the ASQ Center.
. Before that, it was home to Marine Bank. In 2006, the building was sold to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. of Toronto
. At the time of the sale, the Chase Tower had an assessed value of $34 million.
Currently it is the 11th tallest building in Milwaukee, and was the second tallest building in Milwaukee from 1961 to 1973, when U.S. Bank Center was completed.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. Built in the International style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
, the building has with a very dark green, almost black, façade. It is located alongside the Milwaukee River
Milwaukee River
The Milwaukee River is a river in the state of Wisconsin. It is about long.- Description :The river begins in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and flows south past Grafton to downtown Milwaukee, where it empties into Lake Michigan...
.
Presently, the building is home to a Chase Bank
Chase (bank)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is a national bank that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of financial services firm JPMorgan Chase. The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000...
branch and underground vault, the studios of Milwaukee Public Radio (WUWM
WUWM
WUWM is a radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee College of Letters and Science and licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System...
), a few eateries, and numerous offices. Skywalks connect it to its parking structure to the south and the Shops of Grand Avenue
Shops of Grand Avenue
The Shops of Grand Avenue is an urban shopping plaza that spans three city blocks in the downtown neighborhood of Westown in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
across the river via the ASQ Center.
History
The building was completed in 1961, and was formerly known as Bank One Plaza until their merger with ChaseChase (bank)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is a national bank that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of financial services firm JPMorgan Chase. The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000...
. Before that, it was home to Marine Bank. In 2006, the building was sold to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. At the time of the sale, the Chase Tower had an assessed value of $34 million.
Currently it is the 11th tallest building in Milwaukee, and was the second tallest building in Milwaukee from 1961 to 1973, when U.S. Bank Center was completed.