The sign for the soon-to-open restaurant is already up.Motorists on Cherokee Boulevard and that end of the Market Street Bridge may have noticed some construction as of late.
Situated next to a SunTrust Bank branch, workers are readying the inside of the Full Moon American Burger and Bar, though an official at the construction site declined to immediately comment on the restaurant.
Chattanooga Realtor Darlene Brown said Full Moon will complete the Bridgeview condominiums building. The building is now full, she said, though a penthouse is coming on the market.
The restaurant will service tourists who are downtown as well as others, including residents of the building, she said.
“It’s a wonderful addition,” said Brown.
The restaurant continues a line of eateries and retail shops that sit on Frazier Avenue just across North Market.
In addition, a new apartment building is going up on Cherokee next to Bridgeview that will offer ground-floor commercial space.
Vision Hospitality Group, Chattanooga’s biggest hotel developer, is venturing into the city’s hot downtown apartment market with that five-story, 84-unit building near Renaissance Park.
“There’s great demand, from everything we’re hearing, for housing,” Mitch Patel, Vision’s chief executive officer, said recently. “The timing couldn’t be better.”
The apartment project is pegged by Vision officials at costing “north of $10 million.” Rents could range from $900 to $1,600 a month, they said.
A promotional YouTube video online about Full Moon said it offers “more bar seating than any other bar in town, not to mention the largest bar space overall.”
“We’re a family-friendly burger restaurant, as well, serving up all of your favorites with fast and friendly service,” it said.
Contact Mike Pare at mpare@timesfreepress.com or 757-6318.