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 Norway's Mjøstårnet.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 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.04328° or 43° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
-87.9029° or 87° 54′ 10″ westLevels
25Height
283 feet (86 metres)Open location code
86MJ23VW+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 394227003OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q106298611
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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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