Ascent MKE

Ascent MKE is a mass timber hybrid high-rise apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 284-foot, 25-story high-rise is the world's tallest mass timber structure, edging out the Mjøstårnet in Brumunddal, Norway.

Photo: SidewalkMD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Apartment building
Description: residential in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Also known as: “Ascent”
Address: 700 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist.

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the episcopal see of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building itself is in German Renaissance Revival style, built in 1847, with changes after several fires. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is situated 580 feet south of Ascent MKE.

Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist

Church

Photo: Freekee, Public domain.

The former Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1902, is an historic Christian Science church edifice located at 1036 North Van Buren Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist is situated 520 feet north of Ascent MKE.

Cathedral Square Park

Park

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cathedral Square Park is a small urban Milwaukee County Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, located to the west of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and East Side.

Downtown Milwaukee

Suburb

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of the region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

East Side

Suburb

The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east.

Jones Island

Quarter

Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. Jones Island is situated 2 miles south of Ascent MKE.

Ascent MKE

Categories: plyscraper, building, and residential building
Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.04328° or 43° 2′ 36″ north

Longitude

-87.9029° or 87° 54′ 10″ west

Levels

Height

283 feet (86 metres)

Open location code

86MJ23VW+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 394227003

OpenStreetMap feature

building=apartments

Wikidata ID

Q106298611

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to German—“Ascent MKE” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Ascent MKE”
Finnish: “Ascent MKE”
French: “Ascent MKE”
German: “Ascent MKE”

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Highlights include Woman’s Club of Wisconsin and Cass--Wells Street Historic District.

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