Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Fenton Downtown Development Authority will amend the lease delay the opening date deadline by two months.
Fenton residents have waited a long time for the old Fenton Fire Hall to be morphed into a restaurant and have the doors opened. Now, they might have to wait just a bit longer. With changes in the construction and expansions planned for the building, Clarkston Union owner Curt Catallo asked the Fenton Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to push back the opening date from April 30, 2013 to June 30, 2013. Catallo said it might not be possible to begin the foundations and outdoor work for the project until the season changes. The DDA approved the lease amendment at its meeting Tuesday. Catallo said the restaurant might be open before June 30. The group also accepted a quit claim deed for two parcels of city property that are needed for …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Clarkston Union owner Curt Catallo is recipient of Quality People/Quality County Award.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson honored Oakland County residents with his annual Quality People/Quality County Awards this week for their efforts to improve the quality of life of others. Clarkston Union owner and old Fenton Fire Hall developer Curt Catallo was among the winners. Here is the description of why Catallo won the award. "Catallo’s achievements are nothing less than exceptional. By day, he is an ad agency executive; by night, he is a popular restaurateur whose endeavors have put Oakland County on the culinary map. He is the founder of Union Ad Works whose major client is Chrysler. However, Catallo may be best known throughout the region for his unique restaurants which serve his variations on comfort food such as …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Union Joints LLC proposes buying the former pump house from the city, to open a custard business near the old fire hall restaurant.
Salted caramel custard, Faygo Rock ‘N’ Rye ice cream and more — on the banks of the Shiawassee River in Fenton. As the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant makes its way through the site plan review process, Curt Catallo from Union Joints has an additional proposal — restoring the city’s old pump house into a frozen custard building. He presented his ideas for The Pump House at Monday’s city council worksession. The proposal resembles Union Joints’ restaurant and ice cream store in Clarkston, where there is the Clarkston Union and his wife, Ann Stevenson’s, Union General for ice cream, Catallo said. The Pump House in Fenton would feature handcrafted all natural custards, by the owners of the Fenton Fire Hall. Fenton’s pump house is a gem by the …
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City council discusses Union Joints LLC's proposal for the old pump station, at Monday's council worksession.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Owners plan to preserve historical building while renovating and celebrating it, Catallo says.
Plans for the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant include the addition of a third floor (on top of the current roof) with a retractable glass roof, long communal tables, its own bar — and a fire pit in the center, said Curt Catallo from Clarkston Union, one of the owners. At Thursday’s meeting, the planning commission held public hearings on a proposed rezoning and special land use for the restaurant, to be located in the old fire hall, and approved a site plan review for it. The proposed rezoning and special land use, which is for outdoor seating, will go to city council for its approval. The rezoning would be from Parks & Cemeteries to Central Business District/Planned Unit Development, like the rest of the downtown, said Fenton planning …
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The planning commission discussed the Fenton Fire Hall restaurant at Thursday's meeting.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The planning commission is scheduled to consider a zoning change from Park and Cemetery, and review a proposed site plan for the new restaurant.
The Fenton Planning Commission is scheduled to discuss a proposed rezoning and site plan review for the restaurant going into the old fire hall on South Leroy Street, at the planning commission meeting next Thursday. The owners of the Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen, in Clarkston, have an agreement to move a new restaurant into the location. They hope to start construction inside the old fire hall building before the end of the year, said Fenton Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Chairman Craig Schmidt. The restaurant developers plan to use an outdoor deck when they open at the old Fenton Fire Hall in 2013, said Joseph Wright, of Landscape Architectural Services. After Fenton DDA's Streetscape project is completed, the restaurant plans to …
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DDA director gives update on restaurant going into old fire hall, at DDA meeting on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Site plans will soon go to Fenton's Planning Commission, construction expected to start soon after.
For those waiting to see some progress on the old Fenton Fire Hall, that day is coming soon. Site plans were submitted to city officials Oct. 1 and should be discussed by the Planning Commission in the next couple weeks, according to Fenton Assistant City Manager and Downtown Development Authority Director Michael Burns. Once the plans are approved, Clarkston Union owner Curt Catallo said crews will be ready to start working. “Once the site plan goes through, we will do a little cleaning within and start working on the foundation,” he said. “We are right on schedule.” There is one major change in the plans for the new restaurant. Catallo said crews will install a low-impact addition in the side of the building to house an elevator and …
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The DDA will provide $100,000 financial incentive and a lease of $1 per year for five years.
The Fenton Downtown Development Authority (DDA) unanimously approved a lease agreement with the owners of the Clarkston Union owners Tuesday to allow them to renovate the old Fenton Fire Hall. The DDA will provide the Clarkston Union owners with a $100,000 financial incentive, said DDA Director Michael Burns. It will be the last money invested in the building, he added. The Clarkston Union owners will have the option of purchasing the building for $1 after five years. The lease on the building, annually, is $1, Burns said. This is different from the DDA's lease with Michigan Brewing Company, which the DDA terminated. Michigan Brewing Company had a seven-year lease to purchase agreement with the DDA, and a $400,000 financial incentive, said…
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
They want to open in seven to eight months; DDA chairman says project will link North LeRoy Street to Dibbleville.
When Fenton officials opened the Clarkston Union owners bids, Fenton Downtown Development Authority Director Michael Burns said it smelled like hickory. "We were convinced they stuck their bids in the smoker before they got here. (Catallo) denies it," Burns said. "Everything they've done has been A-1." The business partners for the planned Fenton Fire Hall restaurant, Ann Stevenson and Curt Catallo, owners of Clarkston Union, greeted the community at a press conference on the site of their future project Tuesday evening. A member of the audience said now they are known as "Curt and Ann of Clarkston Union," but in five years, they'll be "Curt and Ann of the Fenton Fire Hall." Against the backdrop of a 1930 fire engine owned by Fenton's …
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Plan calls for outdoor seating, 60 beers on tap and and open fire pit in the kitchen.
The old Fenton Fire Hall will change hands, but will not likely change names. The Fenton DDA selected Clarkston Union owners Curt Catallo and Ann Stevenson to renovate the old Fenton Fire Hall Tuesday and Catallo said the name will likely stick. "The Fenton Fire Hall name was decided when it was carved into the facade nearly 100 years ago," Catallo said. "You do not mess with that. It was decided when the first stone was laid." The Clarkston Union owners were selected over the other finalist Arbor Brewing Company owners Matt and Rene Greff. Fenton's DDA voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of Clarkston Union. The DDA will provide Clarkston Union with a $100,000 financial incentive for leasehold improvements, said DDA Director Michael …
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Read more about the old Fenton Fire Hall Developments on Fenton Patch and stay tuned tonight for full coverage of the decision.
Susan OLson
11:03 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
What else does the Fenton DDA have on their dollar menu? Why not give other people a chance to buy the pump house? more ›