Grand Rapids developers
Franklin Partners, LLC announced the addition of a new restaurant to the ground floor of its 25 Ottawa building last week.
IRON, a concept restaurant by award-winning chef Chris Perkey, is expected to open in the space during the holiday season with a “modern Midwestern-themed menu” based on seasonal produce and regional proteins, paired with hand-picked wines and craft cocktails.
“The IRON concept paired with the atmosphere and location of 25 Ottawa is off-the-charts, and I can’t wait to get in the kitchen and create,” says Perkey, whose Osteria Rossa was named 2015 Best New Restaurant by Grand Rapids Magazine.
Franklin Partners’ Director of Marketing Julie Maue says renovations at 25 Ottawa are designed to reduce the footprints of previous failed restaurant concepts in the 5,000-square-foot space. The intimate interior will be custom designed to strip the space back to its original architecture with exposed brick, distressed wood, and kitchen-view seating.
“As we began walking people through 25 Ottawa, it became clear that they mainly knew the building based on the revolving door of unsuccessful restaurant concepts,” Maue says. “We had to recast public perception, and by engaging the public, many of the design decisions and how the building was repositioned was based on their feedback.”
IRON is expected to open during the upcoming holiday season. For more information, visit www.IRONGR.com.
Written by Anya Zentmeyer, Development News Editor
Images courtesy of Franklin Partners, LLC
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