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CBRE recently merged two divisions into one downtown location at BMO Tower.

Their new 15,330 SF space on the 18th floor features splashes of local flair combined with modern elements. Those elements, along with shared, free-address desks and collaborative work areas, are part of the company’s intent of making the office an engaging place for its hybrid workers.

According to a story written by Milwaukee Business Journal Reporter Sean Ryan, about 150 people are assigned to the Milwaukee CBRE office, but due to their hybrid work schedules, about 40 or 50 are in-office on a given day, Murphy said. There is one desk for every 1.5 people who are based in the office. Workers can sit at any open workstation and plug in a laptop. Some have second monitors.

To view a photo slide show and read the full Milwaukee Business Journal story about CBRE, click here.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group is the latest company to announce plans to move to BMO Tower. Silvercrest will lease 11,194 square feet on the 22nd floor. Anticipated occupancy is May 1, 2023.

Silvercrest, founded in April 2002, is an independent employee-owned registered investment adviser with assets under management over $27 billion. The Milwaukee office, which specializes in growth equity strategies, joins locations in New York, Boston, California, Virginia and New Jersey.

“Silvercrest professionals deserve a high-end office environment that recognizes their talent and enhances the culture of our firm. Our partners enjoy working together in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment to deliver the best possible advice to our clients. This played an integral part in Silvercrest’s choosing to locate at BMO Tower,” said Rick Hough, CEO of Silvercrest.

“We have found a common thread from many of the occupiers at BMO Tower that the combination of aesthetics, stature, views, technology and amenities have provided their ability to attract work force and their experience has exceeded their expectations,” said Alyssa Geisler, Vice President, Portfolio Leasing, Irgens.

Current occupiers within BMO Tower include BMO Harris Bank, Michael Best & Friedrich, B.C. Ziegler & Company, Heartland Advisors, Kahler Slater and Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP.

Adam Leshowitz with CBRE’s New York City office and John Mazza and Nick Becker with CBRE’s Milwaukee office represented Silvercrest in the lease negotiations.

A national chain of fertility clinics is opening a local branch at downtown Milwaukee’s BMO Tower, developed by Irgens. The Kindbody clinic is planning to open on the ground floor of the 25-story building, located at 790 N. Water Street. Kindbody, which offers services such as egg freezing and embryo banking, plans to operate in 7,500 SF. Click here for more details.

Developer Irgens overcame several challenges to complete the BMO Tower in downtown Milwaukee, the Business Journal’s Project of the Year for the 2021 Real Estate Awards. Find out more about the high-profile development that is one of the newest additions to the city’s skyline.

“Since our first meeting with Mark Irgens, we believed it had the potential for a great partnership. First, the Tower redefines Class A space in Milwaukee. Then, our premium offerings as a café, match tenants like BMO, Michael Best and others that we naturally serve in our other cafés. Lastly, the ground floor, retail space, open to the public checked all the boxes we were looking for in a Downtown location. It’s truly extraordinary.”

– Ray Marcy

Architecture firm Kahler Slater announced it will relocate its downtown Milwaukee offices at ASQ Center to the new BMO Tower at 790 N. Water St., a 25-story glass office building that it helped design.

BMO Financial Group announced the grand opening of the BMO Tower, which will serve as BMO’s Wisconsin Headquarters building. “This new tower signals our commitment to the city, to the economic development of the area, and to our own prospects for future growth in Milwaukee, and throughout the state,” said David Casper, U.S. CEO, BMO Financial Group. “Milwaukee will always be an extremely important market for BMO, and we’re thrilled to be moving into our beautiful new Wisconsin Headquarters.”

As construction is completed on the new 24-story BMO Tower in downtown Milwaukee, developer Irgens is finalizing plans for the overhaul of the adjacent 52-year-old former BMO Harris office building that would include offices, retail spaces, a food hall, first floor upscale restaurant and an urban pocket park on North Broadway.

“At Irgens, we prioritize public art with our projects,” said Irgens CEO Mark Irgens. “Public art benefits the community at large, attracts talent and is a valuable amenity that sets apart our building and city.”