The Daily Reporter – WI Construction News & Bids Wisconsin's Construction Authority
The new chemistry building at UW-Milwaukee will create 163,400 square feet of space for 5,000 chemistry and biochemistry students. Headed by VJS Construction Services, the building is expected to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024. (Rendering courtesy of Kahler Slater)
ADDRESS: 2000 E. Kenwood Blvd.
SIZE: 163,400 square feet
COST: $118 million
START MONTH: January 2022
COMPLETION: December 2023
OWNER: University of Wisconsin System
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: VJS Construction Services Inc.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: CannonDesign/Kahler Slater
LEAD ARCHITECT: CannonDesign/Kahler Slater
PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s new chemistry building will support up to 5,000 chemistry and biochemistry students, as chemistry is one of the strongest college’s departments, university officials said. The new facility will replace the previous chemistry building built in 1972 and will connect to the Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Center.
