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# Silk on Water

Tavern in Juneau Town, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 144 E Juneau Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0459760809243&lng=-87.9117104560943) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1890 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Art's Performing Center, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: July 14, 2026; Class B Tavern License: July 14, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Public Entertainment Premises License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/public-entertainment-premises-license), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Silk on Water is a tavern at 144 E Juneau Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued July 14, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued July 14, 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 1890, tavern, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1890 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Tavern | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 1,800 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $423,800 \(land $90,000, building $333,800\) | City property file | 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 15, 18, 57 and GreenLine at Water & Juneau, on the block (37 m)
- Route 33 at Juneau & Water, on the block (49 m)
- Route 15 at Juneau & Market, a 2-minute walk (159 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Juneau & Water (165 East Juneau Avenue), on the block (44 m)
- Bublr dock MSOE Kern Center (1245 North Broadway), a 3-minute walk (250 m)
- Bublr dock Schlitz Park (123 W Cherry St), a 5-minute walk (362 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on E Juneau Ave (zone 2174), 21 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 1024 N Water St, a 3-minute walk (248 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0459760809243&lng=-87.9117104560943).

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 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 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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 144 E Juneau AV | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 144 E Juneau AV | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $423,800 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 1,800 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Tavern, land use code 5813 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 80 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04598, -87.91171 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04598, -87.91171 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Art's Performing Center, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Art's Performing Center, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-26 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-26 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349301 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349219 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License \(PEP\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Silk on Water | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Silk on Water | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3922143000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3922143000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1890 | 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: 2e2ad0f6-0caf-4b20-af9f-c24836f00e0e

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## For agents

Silk on Water \(tavern in Juneau Town, Milwaukee\) is at 144 E Juneau 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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