MILWAUKEE | Moderne | 347 FT / 106 M | 30 FLOORS | APP

[i_am_hydrogen]

The Moderne is part of the larger-scale redevelopment of Park East, a tract of vacant land in downtown Milwaukee that was left over after the demolition of an underused freeway spur.

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Moderne loans win full council approval

By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
Nov. 3, 2009 8:58 a.m.

The City of Milwaukee will lend $9.3 million to help finance development of the $55.2 million Moderne apartment high-rise under a 13-2 vote this morning by the Common Council...

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/68844897.html

[i_am_hydrogen]

Originally posted by EastSider:

From Rinka Chung (Architect)





Interior:






Skyline

[CGII]

Sick nasty!

I think this will be the tower that will end the city's legacy for white buildings sparked by the Calatrava as it was really the last large project to follow that trend designed before the recession.

[ardecila]

Well, US Bank Tower is the biggest white building, and it predates the Calatrava.

Regardless, this tower is sick. Score one for Milw!

[KevinFromTexas]

Good name (and spelling) for it. It suits it well. I like the streamlined look of it. I've always had a thing for curved corners like that, and I like the hint of an overhang.

[CGII]

Originally Posted by ardecila

Well, US Bank Tower is the biggest white building, and it predates the Calatrava.

Regardless, this tower is sick. Score one for Milw!

I'm well aware; my point is that the Calatrava sparked a local trend for futuristic, clean and white architecture. The 6th st. Viaduct, Amtrak Station, Pier Wisconsin and UCT all come to mind...

[Nowhereman1280]

^^^ Agreed, I see the whole white thing as also tangent to the rebirth of all of Milwaukee's "cream city" brick as we uncover the brick that caused the name "cream city" out from under years of grime and soot. The whole city has really gone up a few shades on the brightness scale will all the new white structures, cleaned up old cream city brick, and cleaned up city hall. I'm all for a continuation of the tradition of Milwaukee being "Cream City".

Also, this just seems to be more evidence that the boom hasn't really stopped in Milwaukee. The downtown just seems to have so much momentum that projects keep starting despite the recession. Hopefully this bodes well for an uber-boom during the imminent upswing in the economy.

[GregBear24]

Usually, neighboring cities don't like each other, but I love Milwaukee and I always enjoy myself there. Perhaps it's because I'm german. Anyway, this building is awesome and I especially love the location. Hopefully a few more tall residential buildings pop up around that area of the city. Milwaukee has planned new developments on or near the river perfectly, and I wish chicago would do the same.

[ChiPsy]

Yeah, everybody I know from Chicago who's been to Milwaukee loves the place.

The interior layouts of this building look great, btw -- I love the cut-through fireplaces!

[the urban politician]

^ I'm bullish on Milwaukee. I think as a city it is finding a new niche as Chicago's northern "boutique" little brother.

And I like the tower too, btw.

[Nowhereman1280]

^^^ Well Milwaukee has been for some time the place people from Chicago move when they don't want to live in or raise their children in the hectic, big city, atmosphere of Chicago, but still want to live in a town with many job opportunities, class, and culture in the lower Lake Michigan area.

The pictures of all the new development there hardly do it any justice. There are parts of the city that look different every time I go home. I mean new buildings just appear out of the ground where there were once gravel lots in a matter of months and they all have excellent, modern designs.

[CGII]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ I'm bullish on Milwaukee. I think as a city it is finding a new niche as Chicago's northern "boutique" little brother.

And I like the tower too, btw.

Actually Chicago is just Milwaukee's southern 'business' little brother.

[Complex01]

Its a nice looking tower. I like it. Very Nice...