Contractor Sues Over Stalled Milwaukee Timber Tower, Seeks $11.3M and Foreclosure
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Why is C.D. Smith seeking foreclosure and sale of the site of The Edison, which was once planned to be the tallest timber building in North America?
ProjectsBusinessMidwestMidwest Construction NewsConstruction methodsBuildingsCompaniesRisk Projects Contractor Sues Over Stalled Milwaukee Timber Tower, Seeks $11.3M and Foreclosure The building's foundation had been poured before the developer stopped construction to value engineer the project planned in downtown Milwaukee. By Annemarie Mannion Photo courtesy of The Neutral A lawsuit filed by C.D. Smith Construction seeks foreclosure and sale of The Edison, an unfinished timber-concrete hybrid high-rise, citing unpaid construction costs and an estimated $25 million shortfall in project financing. March 18, 2026 A Wisconsin contractor has filed a lawsuit against the developer of The Edison, seeking more than $11.3 million for work done on the stalled $230-million, 32-story mass timber–concrete hybrid tower in downtown Milwaukee. Once planned as the tallest timber building in North America, construction on The Edison stopped in September 2025, with the developer citing rising tariff costs and inflation.C.D. Smith Construction filed the lawsuit March 6 in Milwaukee County Circuit Court against The Edison SPE LLC, an affiliate of Madison-based Neutral. It seeks foreclosure and the sale of the unfinished high-rise, citing unpaid construction costs and an estimated $25-million shortfall in project financing, according to local news reports. In December 2025, the Fond du Lac, Wis.-based general contractor filed more than $14 million in construction liens against the developer fo...
