THE PANDEMIC PAUSED PLANS FOR ELECTRIC DEPOT’S NEWEST TENANTS. HERE’S THE LATEST

THE PANDEMIC PAUSED PLANS FOR ELECTRIC DEPOT’S NEWEST TENANTS. HERE’S THE LATEST

Openings for Electric Depot’s newest Mid City tenants were delayed this spring due to the stay-at-home order.

We reached out to each business to get updates on their opening dates. All the business owners that are setting up shop in the mixed-use development on Government Street agreed they can’t wait to see what the future has in store for the historic warehouse complex. Here’s the latest from current and upcoming tenants.

Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar buys Co-op Bookstore building for new HQ near first restaurant site

Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar buys Co-op Bookstore building for new HQ near first restaurant site

The owners of Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar have purchased the Co-op Bookstore building and plan to move their headquarters there.

The more than 27,000-square-foot building at 3960 Burbank Drive was purchased by Walk-On’s Enterprises for $2.7 million in a deal that closed Thursday afternoon, said Robert Pettit III, of Waters & Pettit Commercial Real Estate, who represented the sellers.

Boutique entertainment venue, healthy living center and microbrewery planned for old Entergy site

Boutique entertainment venue, healthy living center and microbrewery planned for old Entergy site

A new boutique entertainment center with a bowling alley, live music, restaurant, bar and private event space will open in the fall of 2018 in the Electric Depot, a mixed-used development planned for the old Entergy site at 1509 Government St.

Other buildings at the site will house a healthy living center with yoga, cycling and healthy foods, as well as a microbrewery and pizza parlor; another building will provide a mix of residential, office and retail space.