After Baltimore businessman Don Davis sold the Grand Central nightclub in 2019, the new owners promised to replace it with a mixed-use development that would add life and activity to the Mount Vernon neighborhood.
Their plan for the project, City House Charles, called for an eight-story building at 1001-1003 N. Charles Street, with seven levels of office space and two food-oriented retail establishments at the base.
For the prime corner retail space at Charles and Eager streets, the developers, Landmark Partners, proposed a 2,500-square-foot, full-service restaurant. They said it would feature an open kitchen concept with indoor seating for 50 diners, a 14-seat wine bar, a five-seat “chef’s counter” and space for 10 outdoor tables along Eager Street, opposite the Maryland Club…