Downtown Pedergast Project Approved

Notes on a green light for a middle-class hangout that harkens back to this town's glorious Irish gangster history . . . Check-it . . .

A new 92-room, Art Deco-style hotel called The Pendergast is planned for the Crossroads in a project led by the Copaken Brooks real estate firm.

The redevelopment will be off 17th and Main streets, adding a new six-story building that would fold into the existing Tom’s Town distillery building.

The Pendergast project will also include a storefront for Tom’s Town merchandise, a restaurant, a Cocktail College classroom, a new rooftop patio and other amenities. The project will replace the existing building for Taps on Main, which is expected to remain there through the World Cup.

Construction could begin after the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and be finished by spring 2028.

The financial plan could include property tax breaks of about $3 million over 20 years, while the project is expected to still double the amount of property tax revenue it would otherwise bring in without the redevelopment.

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