I was briefly talking with Deb Jarson (of Jarson and Jarson Realty) recently and she mentioned that the OS Stapley building was purchased "by the people who did Cooperstown." Not sure entirely what that meant in detail, but hopefully its a good thing.
That building/series of buildings is really the gateway to Grand Ave and it needs to become a solid anchor for Lower Grand. I'm kind of hoping for more than just a bar/restaurant. I'd love to see for instance a revival house cinema, like the
New Beverly in LA (which I dont think would really be a direct competition w/ FilmBar). Or maybe a retro arcade/bar like
Ground Kontrol in Portland. Heck if they also bought up all the adjacent lowrise warehouses maybe they could do something like St Louis' amazing
City Museum. It needs to really be a destination I feel, which would hopefully help more bars, eateries, etc fill in around it.