A well-known building on Chattanooga’s Southside that has served as a meat-packing plant, a restaurant and a nightclub is available for a new owner.
The building at 1400 Cowart St. last housed the Coyote Jack’s nightclub, but is now vacant, according to Rudy Walldorf at Herman Walldorf Commercial.
The 11,200-square-foot structure originally was built as the Armour meat-packing plant. It was converted into a restaurant in 1985. That eatery, the Southside Grill, was a pioneer in the revitalization of downtown’s Southside.
ABOUT THE SITE
* Location: 1400 Cowart St.* Sale price: $2.1 million* Building size: 11,200 square feet* Features: Located in Opportunity Zone* For more information: Rudy Walldorf at Herman Walldorf Commercial
The building was upgraded again in 2007, and became Niko’s Southside Grill. The building also housed another former restaurant, Bella Vita, and later the nightclub Coyote Jack’s, owned by Ronnie Berke, uncle of Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, and Tammy Taylor. The building became the subject of a court battle when Coyote Jack’s property owners, Cow Art LLC, terminated the nightclub’s lease in October 2019 following concerns about violence at and around the location.