Wangard

875 East Wisconsin Avenue

875 East Wisconsin Avenue is the premier office building in the Downtown area. The property was acquired in June of 2006 and completed in 2003. 875 East Wisconsin encompasses great architecture, state-of-the-art construction and an irreplaceable location overlooking the Milwaukee Art Museum and Lake Michigan, all at the heart of the vibrant urban business district. The building attained 100% occupancy shortly after it was acquired in 2006. The tenant roster is indicative of the building’s prestige and includes some of the area’s most respected companies in the Midwest including Roundy’s Inc., Ernst & Young and Artisan Partners. Wangard acquired the property to offer qualified investors a fractional interest in the asset. We identified the asset, completed thorough property due diligence, the operations of the building and its tenants and arranged financing for the acquisition. We continue to manage the asset and ensure that the property remains a true Class “A” building that is fully occupied by quality tenants. Our goal is to provide stable and attractive returns to our investors.

High Pointe Office Centre

Milwaukee County was seeking a high quality development that would generate sale proceeds to the County, but also create long term value, tax revenue, and a solid job base for the area. Wangard met with municipal and county officials, including the City of Wauwatosa planning staff, to design a building that met the City’s and County’s development goals. Wangard worked hard to preserve a majority of the mature trees on the site and develop within the existing topography white maintaining an award winning architectural design. Wangard was the leasing agent for the High Pointe Office Centre and had the building 95% leased within 10 months of the building’s completion. The building is considered the finest in the Mayfair Road corridor. After our repurchase in 2007, many upgrades were completed. It has achieved the reputation as one of the most desirable west suburban office buildings and as the most energy efficient in 2009. In 2011, High Pointe received one of the highest certifications in the U.S. Green Building Council. Taking into account the building’s components and improving water and energy efficiency, materials and resources, and indoor environment quality, High Pointe received the LEED- EB Gold certification.

• 2011 LEED EB-GOLD Certification, for high efficiency and sustainable practices
• 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 ENERGY STAR Label by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for demonstrating superior energy performance.
• The 93 rating ranked High Pointe as the highest rated ENERGY STAR certified office building in Wisconsin in 2009.
• Community Award Civic Achievement – Landscape Beautification Award
• BOMA 360 Designation (2012 and 2016)

Regal Beloit Corporation

This new 45,000 SF office facility, serves as the International IT Headquarters for Regal Beloit Corporation. Wangard was awarded this assignment over the various alternatives and locations considered and evaluated by Regal Beloit. Through an efficient design and value engineering process the Wangard team was able to design and match the specifications of this facility to meet the specific needs of Regal Beloit. At our encouragement, this facility was designed to achieve LEED certified status from the USGBC.

With an aggressive schedule, construction started in June 2012 and was completed in December 2012. This development in Grafton, Wisconsin, sits on ±6.13 acres of land with easy access to I-43. Regal Beloit has relocated to the new facility from its current location just east of the site. Regal Beloit Corporation is one of the largest global manufacturers of commercial, industrial, and HVAC electric motors, electric generators and controls, and mechanical motion control products. The company sells its products to a diverse global customer base using more than 30 recognized brand names through a multi-channel distribution model across many markets.

In 2011, Regal Beloit ranked as the 815th largest American company by Fortune magazine.