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name: "PUFF"
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status: open
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# PUFF

Business with a cigarette and tobacco license in Harambee, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2845 N Martin L King Jr Dr, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0704180918836&lng=-87.914459251658) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1923 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | HELLO HOOKAH LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | February 16, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Cigarette and Tobacco](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/cigarette-and-tobacco) | City license | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

PUFF, at 2845 N Martin L King Jr Dr, Milwaukee, holds a cigarette and tobacco license issued February 16, 2026; the City lists the license 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 1923, retail store, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1923 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Retail store | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 2,400 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $149,800 \(land $7,600, building $142,200\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 40U at Locust & MLK, a 1-minute walk (66 m)
- Route 19 and Via Rt 19 at Dr. MLK Drive & Locust, a 1-minute walk (80 m)
- Route 19 and Via Rt 19 at Dr. MLK Drive & Hadley, a 1-minute walk (104 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock MLK Library (2901 North Martin Luther King Drive), a 1-minute walk (95 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0704180918836&lng=-87.914459251658).

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.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/puff-597b4e/correct)
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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): 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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2845 N Martin L King Jr Dr | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $149,800 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 2,400 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Retail store, land use code 5999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.07042, -87.91446 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | HELLO HOOKAH LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-03-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-02-16 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 343934 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Cigarette and Tobacco \(CIG\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | PUFF | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3130157000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1923 | 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: 597b4ed0-4b9f-44c3-acb3-87a57beea862

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## For agents

PUFF \(business with a cigarette and tobacco license in Harambee, Milwaukee\) is at 2845 N Martin L King Jr Dr, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/puff-597b4e.json

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