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A new "club/bar/restaurant" venue called Midway has just executed a five-year lease to occupy the ground floor of the two-story structure on Hill Street south of 9th, next to Nine Zero Seven Club and a block down from a 8th & Hill retail space which signed a similar business back in May.

According to broker David Muir of DAUM Commercial Real Estate, the new lessees currently operate several bars and clubs in Hollywood and Echo Park, though names cannot be disclosed at this time. (I already asked, it's not the guys behind The Echo.)

"Their lease contract is subject to CUP [Conditional Use Permit] approval, and the space needs to completely built out," explains Muir. "The business won't open for at least another seven months."

Mini Historic Revival

Built in 1917, the charming brick building was last home to business products purveyor United Stationers, though during that time the edifice was just another faded Downtown eyesore. For decades, brown mid-century paneling and grating covered the facade and upper level windows.

Last year, new owners acquired the property and invested to restore its original aesthetic, which fortunately wasn't destroyed by the metal veil.

The transformation is remarkable.

Today the revived structure stands with neighboring furniture store Loft Appeal to spur new development interest at the corner of 9th and Hill, anchored by the planned adaptive-reuse of the Washington Mutual Building across the street.

David Muir is a commercial broker in the Downtown area and can be reached at 213-270-2244.

-new retail deals for italian steakhouse, nightclub

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