Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Office | August 9, 2018

Michels Will Anchor Its $100M MXU in Milwaukee’s Harbor District

Infrastructure construction contractor Michels is planning a $100-million mixed-use development in Milwaukee’s Harbor District, including an eight-story office building that Michels will anchor in a relocation of its headquarters from Brownsville, WI. To be known as River 1, the project will include 220,000 square feet of office space, 67 apartments, 19,000 square feet of retail, a 103-key hotel and nearly 1,000 underground parking spaces.

“This will be the largest project in the ongoing redevelopment of the Bay View area,” said Alderman Tony Zielinski, whose district includes the River 1 site. “The success we have had in Bay View makes it an incredibly attractive place for companies like Michels to locate and grow.”

The project’s first phase is expected to be completed by the summer of 2020. Additional phases of the project include two more office buildings on the site that could be built concurrently, based on response from the market.

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