Baker Tilly to move Milwaukee office to U.S. Bank Center

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP announced it will move its Milwaukee office from the Honey Creek Corporate Center on the city’s west side to the U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee.
Baker Tilly said it has signed a lease to occupy 68,000 square feet of office space in the 42-story U.S. Bank Center, which is the tallest building in the state. The company will make the move to downtown in December. Baker Tilly was represented in the transaction by Steve Palec of Cresa.
Baker Tilly’s offices will be located on the 32nd, 33rd and 34th floors of the U.S. Bank Center, Palec said. The firm has about 200 employees in its Milwaukee office.
For almost two years, Baker Tilly executives have indicated that they planned to move the firm’s Milwaukee office to downtown Milwaukee. Last year, the firm signed a letter of intent to lease space in Washington Square, a proposed office building that was under development by Wauwatosa-based Irgens Development Partners LLC and developer Joel Lee, owner of Van Buren Management Inc. However, that project has not moved forward, and Baker Tilly shifted its focus to existing downtown office buildings.
“We anticipate continued growth in virtually all industry and service areas of our firm in Milwaukee, and are very excited to move to the heart of downtown,” said Bill Wertz, partner and market leader of Baker Tilly’s Milwaukee office. “This new location offers many conveniences and amenities to both our employees and clients. It also places us closer to valued business colleagues and referral sources.”
The 1.1 million-square-foot U.S. Bank Center, located at 777 E. Wisconsin Ave., was built in 1971 and is owned by U.S. Bank. The building has very little vacant space, but law firm Foley & Lardner LLP reconfigured some of its space to free up space for Baker Tilly, Palec said.
Baker Tilly’s Milwaukee office is currently located at 115 S. 84th St., Milwaukee, in the Honey Creek Corporate Center, which is owned by Madison-based Greywolf Partners Inc.