ICECUBE: Fish Jam for the Grasso bros.

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ICECUBE: Fish Jam for the Grasso bros.

POSTED: Friday, July 23, 2010, 5:15 PM

Filed Under: Ice Cubes | Music

Last week, I wrote an item in Icepack about how the mega-real-estate-ing brothers Grasso — Joe (Union Trust) and David (DelFrisco's) — had decided to turn the just exed-Roy's, formerly at 15th and Sansom (aloha!), into a restau-bar of their own that would open by winter 2010. The bros were rumored to be looking into a club space, very possibly with live music, along that same block. I heard that they met with people from Live Nation as well as other local booking people. There's a club-sized space below Roy's that's long been discussed as a venue. And, remember, David Grasso was once going to turn what became DelFrisco's into a House of Blues until that deal died and the steakhaus became the occupant. But news — courtesy of Brownstoner — seems to make more sense where live music real estate comes into play. Grasso Holdings are looking at a 76,000-square-foot warehouse at 2055 Richmond St., south of Girard Avenue for a music venue and nightclub. They even got Councilman Frank DiCicco in the act with a bill that would override the region's zoning overlay. Stay tuned... Plus the word that Mallin Panchelli Nadel Realty, Inc. has Le Bec Fin for sale (nearly four mil for Georges Perrier's building, three-plus mil less for just the biz and liquor license)? Doubt it. Icepack mentioned possible sales of the Walnut St. Apple store neighbor ages ago. Everybody gets restless. Everything has its price.

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