ROCKY MARCOUX’S FAVORITE BUILDINGS

It's boom times on the Third Coast.

First place:

The new Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

745 N. Prospect Ave. “An incredibly significant building for the city,” says Marcoux, Milwaukee's development commissioner. “All of that glass was assembled by people from our neighborhoods.”

Second place:

The new Bucks Arena

901 N. Fourth St.

“A beautiful building that talks about the city’s future. A lot of people from New York are looking at Milwaukee who hadn’t before.”

Third place:

Old Main historic hospital at VA Medical Center

5000 W. National Ave.

“There was no VA then, and after the Civil War, we had a huge number of casualties.”

Fourth place:

Art deco former A.O. Smith R&D Facility

27th and Hopkins streets

“It was one of the first open offices in the country.”

Fifth place:

Ingeteam manufacturing facility in the Menomonee Valley

3550 W. Canal St.

“A beautiful design that speaks to renewable resources.”