J Restaurant Bar will be closing their doors at their longtime location next year! The longtime restaurant and bar is located at 297 Washington Street in Hartford. The restaurant has a new one year lease on the space, and plans to stay open until it runs out. After the lease, the owner is planning on reopening elsewhere.
A statement from the owner reads: 'As many of you have been asking questions along the way, it has come to the bittersweet announcement regarding the longevity of J Restaurant|Bar. As of January 25, 2024, I have sold my properties to LAZ Parking. J Restaurant|Bar still has a 1 year lease on the property and our closure date has yet to be determined. We have numerous options to consider, and are still in the planning stages of what will make the most sense for the future of Pizza Plus, J Restaurant Bar and J Catering. We would like to thank all of you for the concern that you have shared with regards to us leaving, but we are still here so let's make the best of the time that we have. As soon as things transpire, we will be sure and make another announcement. Reflect back on when we set up for COVID and our logo was "Paved Parking Lot, Put up a Paradise" and now it has come full circle, "Paved Paradise, Put up a Parking Garage." We will now turn the page and see what the future holds' New Parking Garage to be built on the site: The building was recently sold to LAZ Parking; who plan on building a new parking garage on the site. The parking garage is going to be leased to Hartford Hospital. The new parking garage will be built on the site and have a pass-over bridge to the Hartford Hospital campus across Washington Street. The new 8-story, 900 spot garage will cost approxiamately $47 million to build. The garage is needed do to the new Hartford Hospital expansion underway; including a large new hospital tower. The garage was approved in June of 2023 by the Planning Commission and was previously approved by the NRZ, the Neighborhood Revitalization Zone.
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