606 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203
The Wisconsin Tower · Multifamily Property For Sale · 75 Units

The Wisconsin Tower, located at 606 W Wisconsin Avenue, is a 22-story high rise tower in Milwaukee, WI. Original completion was 1930, and at the time, it was the second tallest building in Milwaukee. The building was originally built as an office tower, but in 2004 it was purchased and later redeveloped into 74 condos with ground floor retail spaces. Built in the middle of the Art Deco era, the Wisconsin Tower is a great example of Art Deco architecture. The building was designed by the architectural firm Weary and Alford out of Chicago. The firm designed multiple Midwest office buildings and banks during this time period.The lobby walls are Levanto Italian marble, the entrance is composed of dramatic brown marble and there is a grillwork of birds and flowers leading to the lobby and continuing along the south and east sides of the outside of the building. All of the grill work was designed by Edwin Weary. The Wisconsin Tower was known as the Mariner Tower until 1939, after developer John W Mariner. The land that the tower was built on was originally purchased by John W Mariner. The name change came about due to the building often being confused with another Downtown building know are “The Mariner”.