West Midtown ‘tavern restaurant, bar and billiards’ sales flier looks suspiciously familiar
UPDATE (Sept. 15): Corner Tavern puts its West Midtown location up for sale
Is the Corner Tavern at Apex West Midtown for sale after just opening in June of last year?
What Now Atlanta sought confirmation Tuesday from Michael Rabb, Corner Tavern owner, after spotting a sales flier from the Shumacher Group listing a “Midtown Atlanta tavern restaurant, bar and billiards” for sale.
Rabb had no comment.
The sales flier notes a “partner split” as the reason for listing the property as well as several other striking similarities: opened in 2010, live music stage, three regulation billiard tables and a full service bar with 31 taps that has its own dedicated walk, to name a few.
Oyle Harrison, manager for the Little Five Points Corner Tavern, said he hadn’t heard anything about the West Midtown location being for sale.
Harrison did confirm the Corner Tavern had “two owners up until about eight months ago.”
When the West Midtown restaurant does sell, the new owner will not be allowed to keep the current name and concept, the listing notes.
What Now Atlanta asked Tim Ewton who works at the adjacent Helmet Hair Salon on a trip to the restaurant Tuesday, what he’d like to see take its place if it comes to that.
“Something Asian,” Ewton said.
West Midtown resident, Stuart Spencer, who frequents the Corner Tavern weekly, was distraught to hear the Corner Tavern could possibly be closing.
“If the Corner Tavern closes, I am going to die,” Spencer said. “It’s the best thing that happened to the design district.”
Corner Tavern
1133 Huff Road Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318
