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Highlights
- Bring your Restaurant Vision to Life!
- Within 1 mile NML Campus, Art Museum, Lakefront, Gold Coast & Downtown neighborhoods
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Bring your vision to life! Located in Milwaukee’s dense, walkable Yankee Hill neighborhood, this historic commercial space inside The Knickerbocker on the Lake is ready to be tailored to your business needs. Perfect for a premier restaurant or retail boutique operator looking to add to or renovate this open space, the property features a blank-canvas open floor plan and a nice seasonal outdoor patio. Enjoy an immediate, built-in customer base within the condo-hotel units, plus great foot traffic near Lake Michigan, downtown commerce, and the expanding Northwestern Mutual campus. Recognizing all the unique possibilities, the highly supportive condo association is committed to actively collaborating with the new tenant on major HVAC, infrastructure, and mechanical system upgrades.
- Listed rate may not include certain utilities, building services and property expenses
- Located in-line with other retail
- Finished Ceilings: 8’
- Partially Built-Out as a Restaurant or Café Space
- Space In Need of Renovation
Additional 558 square feet is available as private dining, prep or office space.
- Located in-line with other retail
- Finished Ceilings: 7’ - 8’
- Freezer Space
- WAITING FOR A WONDERFUL RESTAURANT
| Space | Size | Term | Rental Rate | Space Use | Build-Out | Available |
| 1st Floor, Ste 100 | 3,443-4,001 SF | 5 Years | $20.33 /SF/YR $1.69 /SF/MO $81,340 /YR $6,778 /MO | Retail | Partial Build-Out | September 30, 2026 |
| 1st Floor, Ste Across Hall | 558 SF | 5 Years | $13.44 /SF/YR $1.12 /SF/MO $7,500 /YR $624.96 /MO | Retail | Partial Build-Out | October 31, 2026 |
1st Floor, Ste 100
| Size |
| 3,443-4,001 SF |
| Term |
| 5 Years |
| Rental Rate |
| $20.33 /SF/YR $1.69 /SF/MO $81,340 /YR $6,778 /MO |
| Space Use |
| Retail |
| Build-Out |
| Partial Build-Out |
| Available |
| September 30, 2026 |
1st Floor, Ste Across Hall
| Size |
| 558 SF |
| Term |
| 5 Years |
| Rental Rate |
| $13.44 /SF/YR $1.12 /SF/MO $7,500 /YR $624.96 /MO |
| Space Use |
| Retail |
| Build-Out |
| Partial Build-Out |
| Available |
| October 31, 2026 |
1st Floor, Ste 100
| Size | 3,443-4,001 SF |
| Term | 5 Years |
| Rental Rate | $20.33 /SF/YR |
| Space Use | Retail |
| Build-Out | Partial Build-Out |
| Available | September 30, 2026 |
Bring your vision to life! Located in Milwaukee’s dense, walkable Yankee Hill neighborhood, this historic commercial space inside The Knickerbocker on the Lake is ready to be tailored to your business needs. Perfect for a premier restaurant or retail boutique operator looking to add to or renovate this open space, the property features a blank-canvas open floor plan and a nice seasonal outdoor patio. Enjoy an immediate, built-in customer base within the condo-hotel units, plus great foot traffic near Lake Michigan, downtown commerce, and the expanding Northwestern Mutual campus. Recognizing all the unique possibilities, the highly supportive condo association is committed to actively collaborating with the new tenant on major HVAC, infrastructure, and mechanical system upgrades.
- Listed rate may not include certain utilities, building services and property expenses
- Partially Built-Out as a Restaurant or Café Space
- Located in-line with other retail
- Space In Need of Renovation
- Finished Ceilings: 8’
1st Floor, Ste Across Hall
| Size | 558 SF |
| Term | 5 Years |
| Rental Rate | $13.44 /SF/YR |
| Space Use | Retail |
| Build-Out | Partial Build-Out |
| Available | October 31, 2026 |
Additional 558 square feet is available as private dining, prep or office space.
- Located in-line with other retail
- Freezer Space
- Finished Ceilings: 7’ - 8’
- WAITING FOR A WONDERFUL RESTAURANT
Property Facts
| Total Space Available | 4,559 SF | Property Subtype | Hotel |
| Min. Divisible | 558 SF | Building Size | 151,070 SF |
| Property Type | Hospitality | Year Built/Renovated | 1929/2005 |
| Total Space Available | 4,559 SF |
| Min. Divisible | 558 SF |
| Property Type | Hospitality |
| Property Subtype | Hotel |
| Building Size | 151,070 SF |
| Year Built/Renovated | 1929/2005 |
About the Property
Restaurant space FOR LEASE in The Knickerbocker on the Lake condo/hotel in Milwaukee's Yankee Hill neighborhood. It's close proximity to the lakefront, downtown, Art Museum, The Hop public transit, and the NML expanding campus offers many possibilities. The built in customer base is for both the location in a walkable dense vertical residential neighborhood, a destination for travel + a destination for great food. A new restaurant in this neighborhood has the possibility to be a great destination. The space has a great open floor plan for dining, amazing patio available for additional seating and oversized bar. The opportunities are endless to create your dream restaurant in this special location. Modified Gross rent is $70,000 a year, there is an additional room available for $7,500 a year plus CAM charges. Tenant is responsible for electric, gas and water, tax, and trash/recycling expense. The property is positioned perfectly between downtown commerce and the scenic bluffs of Milwaukee's historic Gold Coast. Backed by a 1.5-mile trade area of over 71,000 residents—skewing heavily toward young, highly educated urban professionals and high-net-worth empty nesters—this site delivers exceptional, year-round purchasing power that is highly insulated from retail downturns.
Features and Amenities
- Fitness Center
- Restaurant
- Spa
- High Speed Internet Access
- Barber/Hair Salon/Beauty Shop
- Meeting Event Space
- Public Access Wifi
- Smoke-Free
- Fully-Equipped Kitchen
- Multi-Room Suites
Nearby Major Retailers
Contact the Leasing Agent
West Restaurant | 1028 E Juneau Ave



