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name: "Milwaukee Tool"
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status: unknown
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/milwaukee-tool-f15c34
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# Milwaukee Tool

Business in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee.

Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 551 N 5th St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0367318724824&lng=-87.9182126962617) | City permit | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [milwaukeetool.com](https://milwaukeetool.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1978 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Renovation permit | commercial alteration permit issued November 17, 2025 | City permit | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/11159662056](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11159662056) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Milwaukee Tool is on OpenStreetMap at 551 N 5th St, Milwaukee. 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 1978, insurance agency, 5 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1978 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Insurance agency | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 5 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 370,160 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $117,352,300 \(land $5,108,700, building $112,243,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 34 and BlueLine at Clybourn & N 5th, a 1-minute walk (65 m)
- Routes 12, 31, 34, 80 and BlueLine at N 6th & Michigan, a 1-minute walk (84 m)
- Routes 12, 31 and 57 at N 5th & Clybourn, a 1-minute walk (86 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Zeidler Union Square Park (335 W. Michigan St.), a 3-minute walk (206 m)
- Bublr dock Intermodal Station (433 W St. Paul Avenue), a 3-minute walk (242 m)
- Bublr dock Vel R. Phillips & Wisconsin (799 Vel R. Phillips Ave.), a 4-minute walk (315 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N 5th St (zone 5486), 49 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 724 N 2nd St, a 7-minute walk (555 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0367318724824&lng=-87.9182126962617).

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.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee loading zone permits](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/5): 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
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [City of Milwaukee residential and commercial permit work data](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/buildingpermits): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\); the dataset page states Creative Commons Attribution. Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Neighborhood Services

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 551 N 5th St | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $117,352,300 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 370,160 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Insurance agency, land use code 6411 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03673, -87.91821 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Milwaukee Tool | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-01 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2025-09-04 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 339371 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Loading Zone Permit \(LZ\) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Milwaukee Tool | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | office=company | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/11159662056 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3610814122 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Building permit | Commercial alteration, commercial office | City permit | City of Milwaukee residential and commercial permit work data | 2026-11-02 |
| Building permit issued | 2025-11-17 | City permit | City of Milwaukee residential and commercial permit work data | 2026-11-02 |
| Building permit kind | renovation | City permit | City of Milwaukee residential and commercial permit work data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 5 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://milwaukeetool.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1978 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02.

Record id: f15c344a-3a51-4798-a8d0-45a656862939

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## For agents

Milwaukee Tool \(business in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee\) is at 551 N 5th St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/milwaukee-tool-f15c34.json

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