Tallulah's Construction to Break Ground in Few Weeks

Construction on the future home of Tallulah's --one of three eateries by Silver Pig Restuarnt Group slated for Grosse Pointe Park's business district-- will break ground in a few weeks.

It is one of several projects that will be underway this spring related to the development of Grosse Pointe Park's business district along Kercheval Avenue planned by the Cotton family.

The family's general contractors and property managers Robert Ermanni and Dave Quint took Patch on a tour of the Park properties this week reviewing the plans and timeline.

First up, construction for Tallulah's is only a few weeks away.

Additionally, the future home of BonaFide Bakery is nearing completion. While the progress is not visible to passersby because of the plywood covering, the inside of the building is ready for drywall, they said, which should go fairly quickly. It is taking over the former Mulier's Market location.

By mid-April they will have access to Grace United Church of Christ at Kercheval Avenue and Lakepointe, allowing them to begin remodeling in preparation for a local brewery, they said. A deal is still be worked out but is very close to being signed, Ermanni said.

Just up the street, Ermanni said they are trying to bring a market to the Heatcraft building, which was purchased by the Cottons in January along with the Janet's Lunch building.

The former location of Full Circle Retail will undergo a remodel with plans to bring some sort of retailer to the space, Ermanni said. The space offers an open floor plan with plenty of windows for display purposes--ideal for a retailer.

The nice part about the larger development project is that all of the properties were available and/or the owners wanted to sell, Ermanni and Quint said, including the church. 

The church is moving to the Little Blue Book's former location on Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Park. Full Circle already relocated into a building on Mack Avenue near Cadieux that is more permanent for the students. Mulier's Market was already closing and the Standard Oil building had been vacant for years, they said.

Red Crown Restaurant is the first of the new businesses to open. It is located in the Standard Oil building, which was preserved and given a small addition to accomodate a kitchen, they said. It opened earlier this month for dinner only with lunch and brunch hours to come later.

The only unknown factor to the timeline for the larger development plans is the Janet's Lunch building, they said, describing it as an unfortunate situation. The building was purchased as part of a package with another building the Cottons wanted without knowledge of its poor structural condition. An evaluation completed today is expected to give Ermanni and Quint and therefore the Cottons, a better idea of where to start with that particular project.

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