More art is heading for downtown Royal Oak now that the City Council has approved the sign for the Cloverleaf Fine Wine shop on the St. Clair Edison building on the south side of downtown.
Developer Michael Chetcuti, who also owns Cloverleaf, describes the sign as a piece of fine art that has the potential to be an iconic business sign for downtown. He plans install the metal sculpture of a wine bottle within the next few weeks.
Chetcutti brought the wine shop to downtown from Southfield to capitalize on district's vibrancy and foot traffic. He opened it earlier this month in the basement of the old historic structure on Main Street and the train tracks. The shop fits nicely into the exposed brick basement of St. Clair Edison, giving it an authentic wine-cellar feel.
Chetcuti rehabbed the building on the downtown’s south side last year so he could move his cutting-edge automotive firm, Streetcar USA, there. The structure, 711 S Main St., is more than 100 years old and was originally used to house generators that powered streetcars on Woodward Avenue, before becoming a warehouse.
Its age made it obsolete but its historical character made it attractive as a new home for the specialty auto technology firm and the wine shop.
Source: Michael Chetcuti, owner of Cloverleaf Fine Wine
Writer: Jon Zemke
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