The days are numbered for a popular purveyor of beer by the keg on Madison's west side.

Flad Development plans to demolish Party Port Liquor, along with its distinctive sign on University Avenue, to make way for a 52-unit apartment building with parking and commercial space at 2901 University Ave.

John Flad, president of the company, said at the earliest, the project would begin in the spring of 2018 and open in the spring of 2019.

The site is about an acre and includes the one-story cinder block liquor store, as well as multifamily buildings along Ridge and Harvey Streets, all of which would be demolished.

The new development would create 52 market-rate apartment units above 10,700 square feet of first-floor retail. The building would include a parking structure with 113 parking spaces. One level of parking would be at ground level and one underground.

The building would be reach five stories on University Avenue and two stories on Harvey Street.