The owner of the Green Pig building on Washington Blvd also had big plans to renovate an entire block of Reinhardt Street. The Green Pig building itself was supposed to become a vegan restaurant with a yoga studio above it. Both projects were supposed to be examples for green rehabs in the City, at least according to the owner and this article in the Urbanite.
None of this really worked out. The Green Pig has sat untouched since this article came out. It was sold in September of ‘08 and although I’ve seen workers there a few times, I’m not sure what the new owner’s plans are yet.
The block of Reinhardt Street met a similar fate. I believe a few of the houses were actually completed but had trouble selling. The rest were just recently auctioned off by AJ Billig. All five were sold in a lot for $190,000, results here.
There’s a lot more I’d like to say about this, but since this is my professional blog I should probably keep my mouth shut. It’s not my place to say what businesses should or shouldn’t come to the neighborhood. I also can’t really weigh in on how much gentrification is a good thing. But if I see any of you at the Pigtown happy hour next Friday, we can talk then. Cheers!
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