Real estate odds and ends

Botanas II to open in January
Martha Navejar of Oak Creek plans to open Botanas II, a Mexican-restaurant patterned after Botanas in Walker’s Point, in January at 1421 E. Howard Ave., Milwaukee, in the former home of Patio Banquet Hall. Botanas II will have 20 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees. It will have seating for 360, including the addition of a patio with outdoor seating for 100.