Nightclub Plans for Empty Steam Plant Scrapped

A former steam plant on York City’s North Pershing Avenue will remain empty as plans for a nightclub fell through after two years.

The current lessees brought about the controversial plans and had planned to open a nightclub in the empty steam plant.

Co-owner of Fat Daddy’s bar and nightclub in Springettsbury Township had stated two years ago, that he would close Fat Daddy’s to create a new upmarket club in the steam plant.

However Fat Daddy’s is still operating and does not look to be closing down in the near future. The owners have found a different direction to go in and are hoping to sublease the plant instead of opening their own nightclub.

The future of the building is uncertain, as potential subleases are more interested in using it for manufacturing or office space. However some potential buyers have shown interest in developing a nightclub or sports bar on the site.

York City Council previously fought the idea of a nightclub at the steam plant.

Council members worried that the club would be to close to other liquor-serving establishment.

Also two historic churches are in the vicinity and churchgoers were anxious that drunken customers might vandalise the properties.

The Landis brothers took the council to court and won the case. This enabled them to apply for a liquor license transfer. Regardless of this the liquor control board never set a date for a hearing on the application.

The City Redevelopment Authority planned to purchase the lot for extensive development. They planned to construct a 70-vehicle parking lot for the Northwest Triangle Redevelopment Project.

An agreement was signed with the project developers to acquire the lot and also development a parking garage. However the plans were never implemented, as they were unable raise sufficient funds to purchase the lot.

However even with the plant empty it is still bringing in money. Cell-phone companies have been paying to install antennas on the cream-coloured smokestack and nearby office space owned by Space Leasing is also rented out.

Rock Commercial Real Estate state “Even though it’s a quiet giant, it’s full or leased as it has been for the last 25 years.”

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