Ascent Construction built the first LEED Gold-certified building in Utah. So it was important for the contractor to make its own headquarters a showcase for green building. Ascent did that using ...

MILWAUKEE - It is lighter, greener, and even fire-resistant. Those are some reasons architects and engineers say they are using wood to build a high-rise tower in Milwaukee. At Van Buren and Kilbourn, ...

MILWAUKEE - Police are investigating an arson at one of Milwaukee's newest high-rise buildings. Investigators say someone tried setting an apartment at the Ascent building on fire. It happened Sunday ...

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When it opens up to tenants later this month, the Ascent, a 25-story, $125 million luxury high-rise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will offer an array of swanky amenities, including an indoor dog track and ...

Timber structures are seeing new heights—quite literally, as the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named 25-story Ascent in Milwaukee the world’s tallest timber structure. The ...

The construction of an unusual downtown Milwaukee apartment tower has achieved a key milestone. The 25-story Ascent, 700 E. Kilbourn Ave., staged its topping off ceremony recently. That marks the ...

Construction workers make progress building the Ascent apartment building on Aug. 2, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When completed, Ascent will be a 25-story tower and the world’s tallest hybrid ...