By early next year, Highland Park will have its own version of Point Breeze staple
Point Brugge Café.
Park Bruges Café, as it will be called, is part of the redevelopment effort of the neighborhood’s business corridor. On Friday, the
Highland Park Community Development Corporation and
East Liberty Development Inc. hosted a groundbreaking for the first phase of the Bryant Street Revitalization Project, which includes the Park Bruges project. The next phase features 12 two-story townhomes built around a center courtyard, and 3,400 square feet of commercial retail space.
Park Bruges will occupy the first floor of an existing building on the corner of Bryant and N. St. Clair Sts., not far from coffeehouse
Tazza D'Oro and Italian restaurant
Joseph Tambellini. Two residential rental units will be created above Park Bruges, and one nearby vacant house will be demolished to make room for a first-floor addition. Design work for the $2.5 million project was provided by East Liberty-based
Moss Architects, and
Repal Construction Co., Inc. will serve as the general contractor.
Park Bruges will feature a similar menu and ambiance to Point Brugge. The bistro will be seat up to 65, and will include a small patio for al fresco dining.
“Highland Park is the kind of neighborhood we want to be in,” says restaurant co-owner Jesse Seager. “It’s a close-knit community with a great combination of new, young families and people who have been here for decades. It’s eclectic and creative, and that demographic works for us.”
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Caralyn GreenSources: Jesse Seager, Point Brugge Café, Park Bruges Café; Ernie Hogan, deputy director, East Liberty Development, Inc.
Image courtesy East Liberty Development, Inc.