Work continues on the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons project in Milwaukee on June 23. The Milwaukee offices of Gilbane Building Co. and C.G. Schmidt Inc. have teamed up to oversee construction of the 1.1 million-square-foot, 550-foot, 32-story expansion project, which is slated to be complete in late 2017.
Staff photos by Kevin Harnack
- An ironworker connects a safety railing atop what will one day be the new commons building.
- Finishers spread concrete for the base of the 32-story tower.
- Two ironworkers look over what will one day be the commons building.
- The result of months of effort are starting to take shape as the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons project begins to rise out of the ground.