Naya Bistro & Wine Bar, a Grand Rapids-based upscale restaurant, has committed to move into the proposed City Center II project in East Lansing.
If the $120 million project is approved, Naya Bistro & Wine Bar will move into a space next to a new performance theater in downtown East Lansing.
“It’s a letter of intent,” says East Lansing City Manger Ted Staton, about the agreement between the Naya Bistro & Wine Bar and the Strathmore Development Company. “It’s a build it and they will come idea.”
Naya Bistro & Wine Bar serves upscale tapas that are made from local ingredients. It’s known in Grand Rapids as the place to go for dinner and great wine.
If approved, Naya would move into the City Center II project’s anchor building, a 10-story, mixed-use structure planned for the northwest corner of Grand River Avenue.
The entire proposed City Center II project is a 5.46-acre mixed-use development that would include town homes, restaurants, a museum and a new performance theater. The East Lansing Planning Commission is reviewing the proposal.
Source: Ted Staton, City of East Lansing
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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