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17-06-2025
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Milwaukee mass timber building groundbreaking, will be tallest in US
MILWAUKEE - It's a historical moment for the City of Milwaukee. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android On Monday, June 16, the groundbreaking for "The Edison" took place downtown near Edison and State. It will be the tallest mass timber building in the United States. What we know The building was developed by Neutral and is one of a few different projects it is developing in Milwaukee and Madison, all of which prioritize sustainability and resident well-being. The Edison will have 31 stories and 353 units. It will also include a full-floor membership club and fitness center, health clinic, spa, pool, bathhouse and sauna, as well as a café and organic grocery store. The Edison is set to open in 2027. The materials used to build it are estimated to reduce the embodied carbon footprint by 54% accounting for biogenic carbon, as well as reduce the operational carbon footprint and energy consumption by 45% compared to conventional buildings of the same typology and use, per Neutral. What they're saying "This project is going to bring hundreds and hundreds of new units online and 378 new housing units right in the heart of the city," said Mayor Cavalier Johnson. "Now this matters for a couple of reasons. First, it means more it helps this neighborhood to grow, it helps Juneau town to grow and to thrive, because more residents means more activity." SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Why you should care The goal is to have a new standard of stainable construction and wellness-centered living, aiming to reduce energy consumption and operational carbon footprint by 45% compared to traditional buildings. The Source FOX6 News attended the groundbreaking.
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13-06-2025
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The Edison high-rise under development has landed its commercial tenant: a coffee shop and cafe
The Edison apartment high-rise under development in downtown Milwaukee has landed its commercial tenant: a coffee shop and cafe. Copa Vida, a California-based chain, will lease just over 3,000 square feet on the ground floor of The Edison, a 32-story, 378-unit tower, 1005 N. Edison St. The cafe, known as Copa Vida Provisions, will feature a menu with pastries, sandwiches, and breakfast items, including omelets and pancakes, said Nate Helbach, CEO of Madison-based Neutral, which is developing The Edison. Its main entrance will be at the corner of North Edison and East State streets, he said. Copa Vida also will provide food and beverage service for The Edison's residents who use the building's 6,000-square-foot co-working space, Helbach told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. That space also will be on the ground floor, along the RiverWalk. Neutral has been doing site preparation and foundation work this spring, with the first concrete slab to be poured this summer, Helbach said. The $133 million development's first apartments are to completed by spring 2027, with the remaining units finished by summer 2027, he said. The Edison has a groundbreaking ceremony set for June 16. Copa Vida's first location opened in 2022 in Pasadena, California, according to its website. It operates cafes throughout southern California, and has two locations at Neutral-developed buildings in Madison. The Copa Vida news was first reported by Tom Daykin can be emailed at tdaykin@ and followed on Instagram, Bluesky, X and article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee's developing Edison high-rise lands Copa Vida cafe
