- Neighborhood
- Juneau TownMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 777 N Jefferson St, MilwaukeePlaces nearCity license
- Website
- thesofie.comOpenStreetMap
- Current license term from
- Licenses in force
What the record says
The Sofie is a tavern at 777 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued November 19, 2025 and a Class B tavern license issued November 19, 2025; 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
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 1860, mixed commercial building, 4 stories. In a National Register district since 1986.
- Year built
- 1860City property file
- Use
- Mixed commercial buildingCity property file
- Stories
- 4City property file
- Floor area
- 24,684 square feetCity property file
- Assessed value, 2026
- $2,029,600 (land $360,000, building $1,669,600)City property file
- Historic district
- East Side Commercial: National Register district, listed 1986City historic districts
- Historic district
- Jefferson Street: City historic district, designated 2020City historic districts
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 and 30 at Wisconsin & Jackson, a 3-minute walk (234 m)
- Routes 30 and 33 at Van Buren & Wells, a 3-minute walk (239 m)
- Routes 14, 30 and Connect 1 Wisconsin Ave at Wisconsin & Jackson Brt Station, a 3-minute walk (276 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock Cathedral Square (801 N. Jackson Street), a 2-minute walk (151 m)
- Bublr dock MSOE Library (498 East Kilbourn Avenue), a 3-minute walk (219 m)
- Bublr dock 411 East Wisconsin (411 East Wisconsin Avenue), a 3-minute walk (227 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on N Jefferson St (zone 460), 22 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 5-minute walk (411 m)
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, 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.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works, checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), checked November 1, 2026.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most taverns and bars?
Kilbourn Town has the most taverns and bars of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 48 taverns and bars.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most bars per resident?
The Historic Third Ward has the most bars for its size in the City of Milwaukee, 16.5 per 1,000 residents.
Discussions
Sources and record
Datasets
- City of Milwaukee business licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee liquor licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)Public domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan dataU.S. Government Works (public domain), as stated on the dataset page
- City of Milwaukee local and national historic districtsPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- OpenStreetMap through the Overpass APIOpen Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Data sources: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), City Assessor; U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data; © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every fact (35)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 777 N Jefferson St | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Address | 777 N Jefferson St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Assessed value | $2,029,600 (2026) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building area | 24,684 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Capacity | 99 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Employees in 2020 | 7 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Map point | 43.04073, -87.90588 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Map point | 43.04073, -87.90588 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Historic district | Jefferson Street, City designation, 2020 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | |
| Historic district | East Side Commercial, National Register, 1986 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | |
| Legal name | HDS 777, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Legal name | HDS 777, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Expires | 2026-11-21 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Expires | 2026-11-21 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Issued | 2025-11-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Issued | 2025-11-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License number | 341695 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License number | 341694 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License (PEP) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License type | Class B Tavern License (BTAVN) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Name | The Sofie | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Name | The Sofie | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Opening hours | Tuesday to Thursday: 4:00 pm to 2:00 am; Friday and Saturday: 4:00 pm to 2:30 am | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm category | amenity=bar | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm id | node/5650823326 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Parcel number | 3920814000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Parcel number | 3920814000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Stories | 4 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Website | https://www.thesofie.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Year built | 1860 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) |
For agents
The Sofie (tavern in Juneau Town, Milwaukee) is at 777 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).