Aurora Health Care Consolidates Offices in BMO Tower
The health system plans to move its administrative staff from three leased Milwaukee locations into the downtown tower next summer.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Remote Work
Aurora Health Care is consolidating three leased office locations into a smaller footprint in BMO Tower at 790 N. Water St. The move would vacate administrative offices at 750 W. Virginia St. and 647 W. Virginia St. in The Tannery Complex, and an office at 7800 N. 113th St. in the Park Place business park.
Why it matters
The consolidation is intended to reduce Aurora's real estate footprint and operating costs while providing a more collaborative workplace. It reflects how large employers in Milwaukee are reassessing office space after the shift toward remote-first work.
BMO Tower is a 25-story, 380,000-square-foot building, while the vacated Virginia Street and Park Place buildings measure 72,000 and 80,000 square feet respectively. Aurora has not said how much of BMO Tower it will lease, and the amount of space it will occupy remains unknown.
The players
Aurora Health Care
Aurora Health Care is a Wisconsin health system that is part of the national Advocate Health network.
Advocate Health
Advocate Health is a national health system headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, operating 69 hospitals across six states.
Irgens
Irgens is a construction and development firm that developed BMO Tower, which opened in 2020.
The details
Aurora will vacate its administrative offices at 750 W. Virginia St. and 647 W. Virginia St. in The Tannery Complex and shutter an office at 7800 N. 113th St. in the Park Place business park. Records show Aurora is the only tenant in the Park Place and LCM Funds-owned buildings, and BMO Tower is anchored by BMO and law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
Timeline
May 2021: Advocate Aurora Health announced about 12,000 non-clinical positions would permanently transition to remote-first work.
2020: BMO Tower, developed by Irgens, opened.
2022: Advocate Health was formed through a combination with Atrium Health.
November 11, 2026: Aurora announced the office consolidation into BMO Tower.
Summer 2027: Aurora plans to make the move into BMO Tower.
Remote Work
The consolidation follows Advocate Aurora Health's May 2021 announcement that about 12,000 non-clinical positions would permanently shift to remote-first work. Moving into a smaller footprint reflects that the health system is now sizing its downtown office needs to a partly remote workforce.
Employees working at the Virginia Street and Park Place offices will be relocated to downtown BMO Tower. Commuters and staff should expect changes to their daily routes and parking arrangements once the move is complete.
The takeaway
Large employers are shrinking their office footprints as remote-first policies become permanent, which can change where and how workers in Milwaukee commute.
What happens next
Aurora plans to complete the move into BMO Tower next summer, in summer 2027.
Further reading
For more on how employers are rethinking their workspaces, see Remote Work coverage in Milwaukee.
