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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-box-d8d20e#business"
name: "The Box"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-box-d8d20e
record_id: d8d20ef5-c827-4497-8b66-f19e2fbe21b4
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# The Box

Restaurant in Juneau Town, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 311 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0383914281724&lng=-87.9073687866673) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1891 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 1986 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Jay Squared LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: March 25, 2026; Food Dealer - Restaurant: March 25, 2026; Class B Tavern License: March 25, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Public Entertainment Premises License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/public-entertainment-premises-license), [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 |

## What the record says

The Box is a restaurant at 311 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued March 25, 2026, a food dealer restaurant license issued March 25, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued March 25, 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 1891, mixed commercial building, 3 stories. In a National Register district since 1986.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1891 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 51,942 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $1,232,700 \(land $1,215,000, building $17,700\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial: National Register district, listed 1986 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial: City historic district, designated 1987 | 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 14, 30 and Connect 1 Wisconsin Ave at Wisconsin & Water Brt Station, a 2-minute walk (133 m)
- Routes 15, 18, 57 and GreenLine at Water & Wisconsin, a 2-minute walk (134 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Jackson, a 3-minute walk (210 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Water & Wisconsin (222 E. Wisconsin Avenue), a 1-minute walk (107 m)
- Bublr dock 411 East Wisconsin (411 East Wisconsin Avenue), a 2-minute walk (169 m)
- Bublr dock Jefferson & Clybourn (505 North Jefferson Street), a 3-minute walk (274 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Broadway (zone 2591), 29 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 535 N Milwaukee St, a 2-minute walk (156 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0383914281724&lng=-87.9073687866673).

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.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-box-d8d20e/correct)
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- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-box-d8d20e/correct)

## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 311 E Wisconsin AV | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 311 E Wisconsin AV | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 311 E Wisconsin AV | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $1,232,700 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 51,942 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 |
| Capacity | 270 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 270 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03839, -87.90737 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03839, -87.90737 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03839, -87.90737 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial, City designation, 1987 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial, National Register, 1986 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Jay Squared LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Jay Squared LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Jay Squared LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-04-18 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-04-18 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-04-18 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-03-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-03-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-03-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345083 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 345061 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 344998 | 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 food 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 | 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 | The Box | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | The Box | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | The Box | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920745000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920745000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920745000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Ppp year | 2021 | Other source | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1891 | 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: d8d20ef5-c827-4497-8b66-f19e2fbe21b4

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## For agents

The Box \(restaurant in Juneau Town, Milwaukee\) is at 311 E Wisconsin 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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