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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 Yankee Hill neighborhood, this historic commercial space inside The Knickerbocker on the Lake condo/hotel is ready to be tailored to your business needs. The space is well suited for a restaurant or bakery with a catering business and includes a large seasonal outdoor patio. There's an immediate, built-in customer base within the condo-hotel plus the location walking distance to the lakefront, Art Museum, and the 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’
- Sun Filled Space with Large Seasonal Patio
- Partially Built-Out as a Restaurant or Café Space
- Space In Need of Renovation
- Yankee Hill and Gold Coast Neighborhoods Nearby
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 SF | 5 Years | $28.49 CAD/SF/YR $2.37 CAD/SF/MO $98,097 CAD/YR $8,175 CAD/MO | Retail | Partial Build-Out | 2026-09-30 |
| 1st Floor, Ste Across Hall | 558 SF | 5 Years | $18.84 CAD/SF/YR $1.57 CAD/SF/MO $10,510 CAD/YR $875.86 CAD/MO | Retail | Partial Build-Out | 2026-10-31 |
1st Floor, Ste 100
| Size |
| 3,443 SF |
| Term |
| 5 Years |
| Rental Rate |
| $28.49 CAD/SF/YR $2.37 CAD/SF/MO $98,097 CAD/YR $8,175 CAD/MO |
| Space Use |
| Retail |
| Build-Out |
| Partial Build-Out |
| Available |
| 2026-09-30 |
1st Floor, Ste Across Hall
| Size |
| 558 SF |
| Term |
| 5 Years |
| Rental Rate |
| $18.84 CAD/SF/YR $1.57 CAD/SF/MO $10,510 CAD/YR $875.86 CAD/MO |
| Space Use |
| Retail |
| Build-Out |
| Partial Build-Out |
| Available |
| 2026-10-31 |
1st Floor, Ste 100
| Size | 3,443 SF |
| Term | 5 Years |
| Rental Rate | $28.49 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use | Retail |
| Build-Out | Partial Build-Out |
| Available | 2026-09-30 |
Bring your vision to life! Located in Milwaukee’s Yankee Hill neighborhood, this historic commercial space inside The Knickerbocker on the Lake condo/hotel is ready to be tailored to your business needs. The space is well suited for a restaurant or bakery with a catering business and includes a large seasonal outdoor patio. There's an immediate, built-in customer base within the condo-hotel plus the location walking distance to the lakefront, Art Museum, and the 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’
- Yankee Hill and Gold Coast Neighborhoods Nearby
- Sun Filled Space with Large Seasonal Patio
1st Floor, Ste Across Hall
| Size | 558 SF |
| Term | 5 Years |
| Rental Rate | $18.84 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use | Retail |
| Build-Out | Partial Build-Out |
| Available | 2026-10-31 |
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 | 4,001 SF | Building Size | 151,070 SF |
| Property Type | Hospitality | Year Built/Renovated | 1929/2005 |
| Property Subtype | Hotel |
| Total Space Available | 4,001 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
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