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Upscale Residential Tower Rises in Milwaukee By Eric Olson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Towmaster Holds Truck, Trailer Education Expo…12
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Ditch Witch Midwest Breaks Ground…22
A beautiful view of nearby Lake Michigan will await residents of a new, 22-story tower just northeast of downtown Milwaukee when construction on the building is completed in 2020. The new $123 million Saint John’s on the Lake project is taking shape on a low hillside just across the street from McKinley Park, which borders the lake and is a short walk from the McKinley Marina. Construction at the site began in April of 2018. The prime contractor is VJS Construction in Pewaukee. The tower is part of a five-acre complex of upscale senior housing facilities operated by Saint John’s along North Prospect Avenue on Milwaukee’s eastside. First opened in 1979, the campus offers older residents the options of independent living, assisted living and skilled-nursing care. The latest building, which will be designated as the North Tower, will encompass 422,000 sq. ft. and is designed to include 170 units. It will eventually replace a threestory building, in place for almost four decades, that has 50 beds for
Excavators, off-road trucks and concrete-pump equipment have effortlessly joined the cranes and the crew in working on the foundations of the 22-story tower.
folks requiring nursing care, as well as 24 assisted-living apartments. When the new structure is finished, it will house 300 residents. Nearby is Saint’s John’s 21-story South Tower, built in 2011, and a 10-story Central Tower that was
part of the community’s original footprint. Meeting a Demand Renee Anderson, president and CEO of Saint John’s Communities Inc. and the on-site manager of the complex, said the new tower at
Saint John’s is being built in response to the facility’s long waitlist of applicants. “Our market study indicated to us that there was capacity in our primary market area, the downtown and immediate North Shore see TOWER page 40
Table of Contents ............4 Backhoes & Attachments Section ......................55-67
Work on World-Class HSEC Begins in Minn. By Lori Tobias
Paving Section ..........81-93 Auction Section ......97-103 Business Calendar…....100 Advertisers Index ........102
CEG CORRESPONDENT
The new Health Sciences Education Center (HSEC) under construction at the University of Minnesota will be the one of the most comprehensive interprofessional education facilities in the country when complete, according to a University press release. “This new facility will help Minnesota develop the next generation of world-class medical professionals, to meet our future health care challenges and improve the well-being of all our see EDUCATION page 50
Excavators, off-road trucks and concrete-pump equipment have effortlessly joined the cranes and the crew in working on the foundations of the 22-story tower.