At 32 stories, the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons is designed to strike a grand pose on the Milwaukee skyline for generations to come. Size and scale of the project notwithstanding, the imprint on the community may actually be larger.
General contractor Gilbane Building Co., in partnership on this project with C.G. Schmidt, is on target to complete the 1.1-million-sq-ft tower by the middle of 2017 for planned occupancy by the end of that year, says Adam Jelen, Gilbane senior vice president. The tower sits on a podium that spans two downtown blocks.