Dudley Tower, also known as First Wausau Tower, is a high-rise building located in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin. Sitting on the shore of the Wisconsin River, it is the prominent building in the Wausau city skyline. First Wausau Tower is the tallest commercial building in Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee.
| Dudley Tower | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Wausau, with Dudley Tower visible on the left | |
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| Alternative names | First Wausau Tower[1] |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial Offices |
| Location | 500 1st St #3,Wausau, Wisconsin |
| Construction started | Spring 2006 |
| Completed | July 2007 |
| Owner | Dudley Investments, LLC |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 241 ft (73 m) |
| Roof | 199 ft (61 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Floor area | 160,000 sq ft (14,900 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Preforma, Inc[2] |
| Main contractor | Miron Construction[3] |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Metro Ride |
| Website | |
| dudleytower | |
Currently, First Wausau Tower is occupied by Ruder Ware, WoodTrust, CGI, and Miron Construction. Architect, Performa, Inc, designed the building to be a "state-of-the-art office building features amenities that go beyond building codes, including security systems with proximity card readers; wireless, cable, or satellite communications infrastructure, an advanced heating and cooling system, and a lower level, climate-controlled executive parking facility."[3] Dudley Tower's offices can hold, in total, about 500 employees. The building is also host to WAOW-TV's Dudley Tower Skycam.
The building has won two awards: The Daily Reporter - Top Projects in Wisconsin - 2007[4] and the WRMCA Concrete Design Award - 2007.
Dudley Tower's builder, Miron Construction, created a time-lapse video showing its construction phase during 2006 & 2007.
References
edit- ^ "First Wausau Tower, Wausau | 249152". Emporis. 2007-01-22. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Performa, Inc". Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ a b "Dudley Tower".
- ^ "The Daily Reporter and Wisconsin Builder's Top Projects of 2007 Announced | the Daily Reporter - WI Construction News & Bids". 5 March 2008.