Developer buys former Assurant building in downtown Milwaukee

Project would add floors, new amenities to vacant office building

Milwaukee real estate developer Scott Lurie has purchased the former Assurant office building at 501 W. Michigan St. in downtown Milwaukee, with plans to dramatically redevelop and expand the structure.

Lurie, founder and president of F Street Group, announced he closed on the purchase of the 370,000-square-foot building on Friday. The sale price wasn’t disclosed in the announcement. The building has an assessed value of $17.12 million, according to city records...