Milwaukee takes tallest timber high-rise title | Woodworking Network

MILWAUKEE–The results are in, and Milwaukee can now claim to be the home of the world’s tallest timber building at 284 feet, which beats the current record holder in height by 4 feet. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has designated the Ascent, a 284-feet-tall, 488,000-square-foot residential building in Milwaukee as the world’s…