411 East Wisconsin Center
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The 411 East Wisconsin Center is a high-rise located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

. It was built in 1985 on the former site of the Goldsmith Building. It is the fifth tallest building in Milwaukee, and it was the second tallest building in Milwaukee at the time of its completion, surpassed by the Milwaukee Center
Milwaukee Center
The Milwaukee Center is a 28-story, postmodern high-rise building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building was completed in 1988, during a small building boom in Milwaukee that also included 100 East Wisconsin. Until 100 East was completed, the Milwaukee Center was the second tallest building in...

 in 1988.

The building has been home to the Quarles & Brady
Quarles & Brady
Quarles & Brady LLP is a large U.S. law firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to the National Law Journal's 2007 rankings, it is the 90th largest law firm in the United States, and the second-largest firm in the state of Wisconsin...

 law firm since 1986 and the von Briesen & Roper law firm since 1985.

In 2005 the building was sold by TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund is a Fortune 100 financial services organization that is the leading retirement provider for people who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields...

 to Triple Net Properties, a real estate company based in Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....

, for $95 million. It had an assessed value of $89.2 million in 2005. The Quarles & Brady signage atop the tower was installed with a helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...

on March 4, 2007.
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