By Renee Lorenz Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Jan 17, 2012 at 1:46 PM

Loft Milwaukee is adding some late-night fire to the old Fuego location in Walker's Point.

Milwaukee's newest nightclub opened its doors at 430 S. 2nd St. just in time to ring in 2012.

"We opened on New Year's," said Loft owner Saleh Salem. "We've had an extremely good crowd so far."

The nightclub and lounge offers seven VIP sections and a private VIP bar in addition to a larger L-shaped bar and dance floor in the main lounge. The space is decked out in over 20,000 LED lights. Techno and house music infused with Top 40 hits is spun by guest DJs that change weekly.

Drink and VIP bottle specials, no cover for ladies and a $5 cover for men after 11:30 p.m. have already made Loft a draw, according to Salem.

"Right now we're just open Fridays and Saturdays, but we'll be open more as soon as those days start filling up," he said.

Loft Milwaukee is currently open 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights.

Renee Lorenz Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Contrary to her natural state of being, Renee Lorenz is a total optimist when it comes to Milwaukee. Since beginning her career with OnMilwaukee.com, her occasional forays into the awesomeness that is the Brew City have turned into an overwhelming desire to discover anything and everything that's new, fun or just ... "different."

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