Indoor and outdoor seating is planned. Expansion is scheduled to be opened in April.
Chef Marcos Fernandez, owner of downtown’s Nineteen61, has been cautious about his plans to open a rooftop bar at his Latin-fusion restaurant.
But the plans were made obvious by a large construction crane hoisting building materials atop the two-story building at 215 E. Main St.
According to Fernandez, he held off on opening the rooftop bar that was built for a previous restaurant, focusing instead on the ground-floor dining room and bar and adding banquet facilities.
But he confirmed this morning he is expanding the rooftop bar with hopes of opening it in April “after Sun ’n Fun is over.” Workers are enclosing what used to be a largely open-air bar. The new air-conditioned area will have large windows with views of Munn Park, and outdoor patio seating will also be available, he said.
The presence of the crane closed Main Street between Tennessee and Kentucky Avenues for several hours but traffic was flowing again by 10:15 a.m.