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name: "BelAir Cantina Downer"
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# BelAir Cantina Downer

Restaurant in Murray Hill, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2625 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0665816500741&lng=-87.8784514970955) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | BelAir Cantina Downer Inc | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Food Dealer - Restaurant: September 24, 2026; Class B Tavern License: September 24, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 40 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

BelAir Cantina Downer is a restaurant at 2625 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued September 24, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued September 24, 2026; the City lists the licenses as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Built 1913, mixed commercial building, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 10,310 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $2,533,800 \(land $164,700, building $2,369,100\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | North Downer Avenue Commercial: City historic district, designated 2001 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- Routes 21 and 30 at Downer & Belleview, on the block (50 m)
- Routes 21 and 30 at Downer & Newberry, a 4-minute walk (282 m)
- Routes 21 and 30 at Downer & Bradford, a 4-minute walk (315 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Downer & Park Place (2605 E. Park Place), a 1-minute walk (96 m)
- Bublr dock Webster & Downer (2526 East Webster Place), a 2-minute walk (176 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Downer Ave (zone 8034), 23 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0665816500741&lng=-87.8784514970955).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Assessor
- [SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/ppp-foia): U.S. Government Works \(public domain\), as stated on the dataset page. Credit: U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2625 N Downer Av | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 2625 N Downer Av | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $2,533,800 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 10,310 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 150 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 150 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 40 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06658, -87.87845 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06658, -87.87845 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | North Downer Avenue Commercial, City designation, 2001 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | BelAir Cantina Downer Inc | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | BelAir Cantina Downer Inc | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | BELAIR CANTINA DOWNER INC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-28 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-28 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-24 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-24 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 352077 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 352076 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | BelAir Cantina Downer | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | BelAir Cantina Downer | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | Locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3190305000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3190305000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Personal property account | 93150080 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-03. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

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## For agents

BelAir Cantina Downer \(restaurant in Murray Hill, Milwaukee\) is at 2625 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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