For as protracted as most Milwaukee...

For as protracted as most Milwaukee area residents can recall, a webwork of buildings on the southward side of Wisconsin Avenue at the Milwaukee River was known as "the white elephant" because of the white paint that sheltered its upper floor windows. The slumbering giant has now been transformed into a 435000-sq-ft mixed-use evolution that incorporates 260,000 sq ft of office space, retail space and a 131-room inn The $51.7 million adaptive-reuse throw is a Merit Award winner in Building Design and Construction's 19th annual Reconstruction Awards competition.