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Finnigan’s Wake and the Resurrected Deal


Those familiar with the tall tale of spirit-swilling Irishman Tim Finnigan will appreciate the following analogy: the deal is once again alive.

Finnigan’s Wake, a now-defunct bar at the intersection of 3rd and Spring Garden Streets in Northern Liberties, will be undergoing renovations and converted into an office building.Finnigan's Wake

On Thursday, March 17, PlanPhilly reported that City Councilman Mark Squilla passed a zoning bill to facilitate the establishment’s conversion. This is not, however, his first attempt to do so.

In May 2015, an almost identical proposal was put forth. Councilman Squilla passed a zoning bill that would allow for additions to be made to the establishment. Larry Freedman of the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association backed the proposal because it would have forced Finnigan’s owners to relinquish their nightclub permit. But that deal fell through.

Councilman Squilla told PlanPhilly,

“The [current] process is still early, and the reason why we introduced it and passed it and then withdrew it is because the deal fell apart, so now the deal is back on the table again, and we’re hoping to encourage that to happen.”

Prior to the recent back-and-forth, Finnigan’s was initially put on the market for $3.9 million. A group of investors expressed interest in purchasing the bar, but a settlement was never able to be reached.

Full article at Plan Philly
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