Two popular waterfront bars will be replaced if proposed condo tower approved
Two popular Seaport District bars, known for their outdoor decks with Boston Harbor views, will be closed if a proposed 22-story luxury condo tower is approved.
Whiskey Priest and Atlantic Beer Garden, both operated by the Cronin Group, will be demolished to make way for the new 250-foot-high, 110-unit development, Rob Gray, president of Gray Media, which is handling PR for the project, told Boston.com.
“Whiskey Priest and Atlantic Beer Garden will close in 2017, and be replaced with a new restaurant or restaurants in the 150 Seaport Boulevard development,’’ Gray said Tuesday. “We plan to have two floors of restaurant and retail space open to an expanded Boston HarborWalk.’’
According to plans filed Monday with the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the new building features 12,000 square feet of retail space. The Cronin Group hopes to win final approval on the project by early 2017, which would mean a 2019 opening.
The proposed development made headlines this week for its “notable twisting and angular design,’’ created by architectural firm Elkus Manfredi.
Gray said he did not currently have information about the possibilities of the bars reopening in new locations.
The Whiskey Priest and the Atlantic Beer Gardentook over the former Seaport Bar and Grille and Eastern Pier II spaces, respectively, about seven years ago.
The Cronin Group also runs nearby Jerry Remy’s and Temazcal, according to the company’s website.
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