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| building_type = Commercial building
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| location = 2219 North [[Farwell Avenue (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Farwell Avenue]]<br/>[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]
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==History==
==History==
2219 North Farwell Avenue was formerly the location of an apartment building, which was severely damaged by a fire on August 2, 1994, <ref>[https://ia601500.us.archive.org/25/items/reschultzed-newsbank/News_Article__Milwaukee_Sentinel__August_3_1994__p1.pdf "East side fire damages 3 buildings"], [[Milwaukee Sentinel]], August 3, 1994, front page and [https://ia601500.us.archive.org/25/items/reschultzed-newsbank/News_Article__Milwaukee_Sentinel__August_3_1994__p11.pdf page 11A].</ref> and subsequently demolished.
2219 North Farwell Avenue was formerly the location of an apartment building, which was severely damaged by a fire on August 2, 1994,<ref>[https://ia601500.us.archive.org/25/items/reschultzed-newsbank/News_Article__Milwaukee_Sentinel__August_3_1994__p1.pdf "East side fire damages 3 buildings"], [[Milwaukee Sentinel]], August 3, 1994, front page and [https://ia601500.us.archive.org/25/items/reschultzed-newsbank/News_Article__Milwaukee_Sentinel__August_3_1994__p11.pdf page 11A].</ref> and subsequently demolished.


The current building was constructed in 1996.<ref name=assessment>[http://assessments.milwaukee.gov/Summary.asp?AccountNumber=190628 Property Summary: 2219 N FARWELL AV"], milwaukee.gov.</ref> The building is owned by [[Bieck Management (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Bieck Management]], and consists of two commercial spaces, which were previously occupied by a [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] restaurant<ref name=bieck>[https://bieckmanagement.com/content/2219-n-farwell-ave 2219 N. Farwell Ave.], [[Bieck Management (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Bieck Management]].</ref> and a [[Utrecht Art Supply]] store. The Utrecht chain was acquired by Dick Blick in 2013, and all Utrecht stores were converted into Blick Art Materials stores. The Blick store closed on January 19, 2019, after its lease expired while Bieck was planning to redevelop the building.<ref>Snyder, Molly. [https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/blick-farwell-closing "Blick Art Supplies on Farwell is closing"], OnMilwaukee, December 29, 2018.</ref> As of September 2020, the building is vacant and neither space is available for rent.<ref name=bieck/>
The current building was constructed in 1996.<ref name=assessment>[http://assessments.milwaukee.gov/Summary.asp?AccountNumber=190628 Property Summary: 2219 N FARWELL AV"], milwaukee.gov.</ref> The building is owned by [[Bieck Management (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Bieck Management]], and consists of two commercial spaces, which were previously occupied by a [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] restaurant<ref name=bieck>[https://bieckmanagement.com/content/2219-n-farwell-ave 2219 N. Farwell Ave.], [[Bieck Management (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)|Bieck Management]].</ref> and a [[Utrecht Art Supply]] store. The Utrecht chain was acquired by Dick Blick in 2013, and all Utrecht stores were converted into Blick Art Materials stores. The Blick store closed on January 19, 2019, after its lease expired while Bieck was planning to redevelop the building.<ref>Snyder, Molly. [https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/blick-farwell-closing "Blick Art Supplies on Farwell is closing"], OnMilwaukee, December 29, 2018.</ref> As of September 2020, the building is vacant and neither space is available for rent.<ref name=bieck/>

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Coordinates: 43°03′35″N 87°53′10″W / 43.05979°N 87.88613°W / 43.05979; -87.88613

2219 North Farwell Avenue
General information
TypeCommercial building
Location2219 North Farwell Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
OwnerBieck Management

2219 North Farwell Avenue is a commercial building located on Farwell Avenue in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

History

2219 North Farwell Avenue was formerly the location of an apartment building, which was severely damaged by a fire on August 2, 1994,[1] and subsequently demolished.

The current building was constructed in 1996.[2] The building is owned by Bieck Management, and consists of two commercial spaces, which were previously occupied by a Subway restaurant[3] and a Utrecht Art Supply store. The Utrecht chain was acquired by Dick Blick in 2013, and all Utrecht stores were converted into Blick Art Materials stores. The Blick store closed on January 19, 2019, after its lease expired while Bieck was planning to redevelop the building.[4] As of September 2020, the building is vacant and neither space is available for rent.[3]

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