--- type: Entity id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-foundation-38e826#business" name: "THE FOUNDATION" listed: false status: open url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-foundation-38e826 record_id: 38e8267a-5376-4784-b296-d7eaa4fcabf2 indexable: true --- # THE FOUNDATION Tavern in Riverwest, Milwaukee. Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026. ## At a glance | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 2718 N Bremen St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0679716530406&lng=-87.9000203112259) | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Phone | \(414\) 374-2587 | Business website | 2026-11-02 | | Website | [foundationbar.com](https://www.foundationbar.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | FOUNDATION BAR, INC | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: May 19, 2026; Class B Tavern License: May 19, 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 | | Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/660741842](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/660741842) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | ## What the record says THE FOUNDATION is a tavern at 2718 N Bremen St, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued May 19, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued May 19, 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) ## Getting there Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go. Bus: - Route 22 at Center & Bremen, on the block (49 m) - Route 22 at Center & Breman, a 1-minute walk (81 m) - Route 22 at Center & Humboldt, a 2-minute walk (167 m) Bike share: - Bublr dock Fratney & Center (2665 North Fratney Street), a 2-minute walk (158 m) - Bublr dock Humboldt & Locust (2828 N. Humboldt Blvd.), a 5-minute walk (371 m) Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0679716530406&lng=-87.9000203112259). 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Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division - [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 - [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts - [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied - [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) - [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 ### Facts | Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 2718 N Bremen St | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Address | 2718 N Bremen St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Address | 2718 N Bremen St | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Capacity | 80 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Capacity | 80 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 | | Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.06797, -87.90002 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.06797, -87.90002 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Hours | Monday to Thursday: 4:00 pm to midnight; Friday and Saturday: 4:00 pm to 2:00 am; Sunday: 4:00 pm to midnight | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | FOUNDATION BAR, INC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | FOUNDATION BAR, INC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | FOUNDATION BAR INC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Expires | 2027-05-18 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Expires | 2027-05-18 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Issued | 2026-05-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Issued | 2026-05-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License number | 346781 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License number | 346780 | 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 | | Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 | | Name | THE FOUNDATION | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | THE FOUNDATION | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | FOUNDATION BAR INC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Osm category | amenity=bar | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Osm id | way/660741842 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 3140025000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 3140025000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Personal property account | 93080363 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Phone | \(414\) 374-2587 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 | | Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2021 | 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 | | Website | https://www.foundationbar.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Zip | 53212 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 | Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03. Record id: 38e8267a-5376-4784-b296-d7eaa4fcabf2 Forms: [HTML](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-foundation-38e826), [markdown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-foundation-38e826.md), [JSON](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-foundation-38e826.json). ## For agents THE FOUNDATION \(tavern in Riverwest, Milwaukee\) is at 2718 N Bremen St, 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/the-foundation-38e826.json Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"the-foundation-38e826"}; get_record {"id":"38e8267a-5376-4784-b296-d7eaa4fcabf2"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0679716530406","lng":"-87.9000203112259"}. JSON form keys: entity, facts, sources, actions; the earlier keys record, page_url, canonical_url, indexable, rendered_at, jsonld stay beside them. 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